The lawsuit was filed in Macoupin County with the group of parents being represented by attorneys Thomas DeVore, Jeffery Mollet, and Erik Hyam from the Silver Lake Group law firm.

Further, members of JCAR had learned at their Sep. 14 meeting that ISBE had been using a different set of rules to enforce Pritzker’s school mask mandate for public and private schools.

Throughout the meeting, Deputy Legal Officer for ISBE Kristen Kennedy continuously cited a December 2020 court ruling made in Hutsonville as the reason why ISBE did not plan on filing administrative rules through JCAR.

“The WATCHMAN device is for patients who have atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that is not related to problems with the heart’s valves. This is the first procedure using this device in a McHenry County hospital,” said an Oct.

The subdivision, which is located on Dundee Road, due north of St. Mary Church, was built by D. R. Horton construction. The next phase of Cider Grove will cover 43 acres.

R. Horton was founded in 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas. They claim to be America’s largest home builder having built more than 850,000 homes in 30 states.

Harry Leopold, Village Trustee, reports that “there is a new development of single-family houses on the Kudlach property which is bounded by Main and Huntley/Dundee to the north and south and Haligus and Ruth to the east and west.”

The proposed cemetery would use the vacant 2.45 acres that is adjacent to the south end of the church buildings. The cemetery would have 1,530 gravesites and 572 Columbarium Niches. Eighty-six infant graves would be included.

In addition, the church is in discussions to purchase 12.75 acres of the old Kreutzer Farm. This parcel is immediately to the east of the church property.

Police officers located skeletal remains, which were subsequently recovered and taken to the morgue by the Kane County Coroner’s Office for further examination.

The Kane County Coroner’s Office performed an autopsy on the body on Oct. 12, however preliminary findings are pending further studies.

Following the hospital’s decision not to renew its decades-long contract with United Anesthesia Associates, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) moved towards downgrading Advocate Sherman Hospital’s status as an Illinois Designated Level II Trauma Center in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Region nine, on Sep.

The Parent Union originated as a private Facebook group back in 2020 to provide a space for parents to discuss pandemic-related matters occurring within Huntley Community School District 158, according to D158 Parent Union member Jill Cataldo.

Since that time, the Facebook group has branched out to be more open to the public.

Cataldo shared that over 100 people attended the Parent Union picnic where individuals got an opportunity to enjoy some outdoor fun while discussing topics of concern at D158.

Alicia Schueller, McHenry County Government’s communications and project manager, stated that the county would take ownership of the soon-to-be-vacated Cary Village Hall, ultimately converting the 20,485 square-foot government center and police station into a multi-jurisdictional training facility under the control of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

“With that said, in order to give our kitchen a break, we have decided to temporarily close on Mondays until further notice. Should we find the right fit, we will go back to serving you all on Mondays again,” an Oct. 2 Parkside Pub Facebook post said.

Northwestern Medicine will host six collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23.

These collection sites will allow community members to safely dispose of their unused medications in a drive-up fashion.

Jill Edgeworth, the media relations manager for Northwestern Medicine, said in an Oct. 6 press release that “unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to potential accidental poisoning, misuse, and overdose.”

Alongside their written update, Tipsy’s also shared a picture of the exterior of their building showing that the front glass door had been shattered open and was being temporarily covered by a wooden board.

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The Kane County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) dispatched deputies to the scene at approximately 5:21 p.m. when a resident notified the department of zebra sightings, said KCSO Chief Deputy Patrick Gengler.

Gengler stated that the zebras were spotted in the area of Route 47 and Reinking Road.

“We notified Goebbert’s and they came out.

Leggee Elementary School, the second Huntley Community School District 158 (D158) campus located on Harmony Road, also entered into a “Secure the Building and Teach” lockdown while a potential safety concern at HHS was being investigated, said a statement from Alex LeMoine, D158’s communications and public relations director.

Ruben Campuzano, 47, of the 500 block of Harrison Street in Elgin, was taken into custody as the offender responsible for the hit and run accident after detectives pursued a lead on Sep. 16 from an independent witness.

Siwula was transported to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The new Executive Order features updated language for “Exclusion Mandates for Confirmed, Probable, and Close Contacts of COVID-19 Cases in Schools.”

In light of Attorney Tom DeVore winning several court cases where school districts excluded students without a court-ordered quarantine, the new Executive Order clarified that schools have the authority “to refuse admittance to the School premises, extracurricular events or any other events organized by the School, regardless of whether an isolation or quarantine order issued by a local health department has expired or has not been issued.”

The fifteen residents in attendance were fewer than half of the attendees at the regular Board of Trustees meeting that was held on September 14. This special meeting had a 48-hour advance notification, which is all that was required by State laws.

Once Deputy Supervisor Janet Siers opened the meeting for public comment she recognized Adeline Lewis, a township activist.

“Our quarantines are almost exclusively coming from the bus and the cafeteria where we can’t maintain that three feet of separation on the bus and masks are off for 15 minutes if you’re within six feet. We’ve made adjustments to the elementary level to spread our students out to reduce that at the elementary level but the secondary level is simply not possible to be six feet apart due to the size of our buildings,” said Rowe.

Transportation services and dismissal were postponed, with the Huntley Police Department stating that access to the campus was not being permitted at that time.

Rumors began circulating from concerned parents about a student’s mother that had supposedly contacted Huntley High School administrators making claims of a student that had brought a gun into the building.

Upon arrival to the scene, officers discovered a juvenile male victim that had been struck by gunfire four times. The victim was subsequently transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

The Elgin Police Department released an update on Oct.