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Rolling Meadows high school senior misses classmates but glad to be home-schooled

By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 14, 2020

Charlotte Rex and her mother, Laura Lynn Schillmoeller, are exceptionally close, which isn’t always the case with a parent and a teenager.

District 214 parent: 'I am so disturbed by the remote learning offerings that I pulled her out of public school'

By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 2, 2020

A northwest suburban woman who now home-schools her high school-aged daughter is expressing her dismay with her school district for holding educational sessions in a school while it is not allowing most students to take part in classroom education.

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No charges against Foxx in Smollett case but GOP leaders want her out

By T.H. Lawrence | 4 years ago

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx will not be criminally charged over her investigation into actor Jessie Smollett’s claim of a hate crime in Chicago, a special prosecutor has decided.

St. Francis Xavier teacher fired after voicing reluctance to return to classroom

By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 25, 2020

A teacher at a Wilmette Catholic school was terminated after she expressed concern about in-person teaching as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the nation.

Cook County Assessor’s spokesman: No decision yet on homeowner assessments

By T.H. Lawrence | Jul 7, 2020

While some point to higher property tax bills, Smith says final decision yet to be made

Palatine state representative: We need police departments

By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 12, 2020

State Rep. Tom Morrison says he understands the nationwide reaction to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers but notes the response to it has been equally distressing.