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Jennifer Gill was a newly-minted principal assistant at Dubois Elementary School when she got a visit from just-elected District 186 board of education member Judith Johnson. Our friendship started there and it s continued to grow, Gill said. For 20 years, she s been walking alongside me in my work here in District 186.
Johnson was presented with several gifts, including a platinum pass to get her into all District 186 athletic events. Johnson is an avid sports fan, especially basketball.
Johnson s successor in Subdistrict 6, Erica Austin, took her oath of office, along with other newcomer Buffy Lael-Wolf from Subdistrict 5, Anthony Mares of Subdistrict 1 and Mike Zimmers of Subdistrict 4. All were elected in the April 6 consolidated election.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being held as a virtual event.
The live program begins at 7 p.m.
Clay was a qualifier for the 1995 IHSA state track meet in the 400-meter dash and a top sprinter at DePaul University where he set Conference USA indoor and outdoor school records in the 4x400m relay.
One of the vaccines is for prostate cancer and a second is currently being tested in non-small cell lung cancer and triple negative breast cancer.
Clay s mother, Nell Clay, who is president of the board of directors of the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum, is a breast cancer survivor.