In the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board packet for Tuesday’s meeting are September letters from seven employees telling the District to stop taking union dues out of their paychecks. Details follow: Cary-Grove – Library Paraprofessional Prairie Ridge High … Continue reading
Category Archives: South High School
A press release from High School District 155: Crystal Lake South Senior Applies for Two Patents before Graduation Caroline Rausch will graduate from Crystal Lake South High School in one week and she has already applied for two patents. She … Continue reading
A press release from Crystal Lake High School District 155: D155 Board Approves New Crystal Lake South Principal Crystal Lake – The D155 Board of Education approved Josh Nobilio as the new principal at Crystal Lake South High School, effective … Continue reading
Chicago Magazine ranked suburban schools. Here are the results for McHenry County grade schools: Here are the results of McHenry County high schools: The ranking methodology can be found here. … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Mike Tryon: Legislation based on Crystal Lake South bleacher controversy signed into law by Governor Rauner Springfield, IL… Legislation filed in response to the costly bleacher battle between the … Continue reading
The bill sponsored by State Senator Pam Althoff that codifies the Illinois Supreme Court decision on the District 155 Crystal Lake South High School bleacher case has been sent to Govenror Bruce Rauner. Here’s what it did as it left … Continue reading
Comments as read by Scott C. Vetter to the D155 Board of Education on May 17th, 2016: After serving in the United States Navy, I decided to transfer my newly acquired leadership skills to the manufacturing world. I am, today, considered, … Continue reading
The hottest meeting in McHenry County tonight will be the one being held by the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board of Education. Among the items, right at the end of the meeting, is awarding a contract to tear … Continue reading
Crystal Lake High School District 155’s loss of its court attempt to keep its stadium-style football field bleachers made Chicago television stations on Thursday night. Friday morning, readers of the Chicago Tribune found a article about the Illinois Supreme Court … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley had the following reaction to the Illinois Supreme Court decision My reaction is that while this is a victory for property rights and due process of the law, there is little cause to celebrate because … Continue reading
A press release from the City of Crystal Lake in the wake of the Illinois Supreme Court’s upholding of the Home Rule city’s authority to exercise zoning and water run-off ordinances over High School District 155: Property rights victory at … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake High School District lost its South High School bleacher case in the Illinois Supreme Court today. The state’s highest court upheld the decision of McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Michael Chmiel. Here is the conclusion of the … Continue reading
Crystal Lake South High School staff and students served breakfast to police, fire and rescue squads on September 11th/ It was to honor and recognize the Crystal Lake and Lake in the Hills Police, Fire and Rescue Squads for their service … Continue reading
7:50 PM update: Advisory: ROADWAYS ARE OPEN: Golf Course Rd from Miller Rd to Village Rd; Somerfield Ln & Copperfield Ln. ROADWAYS ARE OPEN: Golf Course Rd from Miller Rd to Village Rd; Somerfield Ln &Copperfield Ln. A message from … Continue reading
Crystal Laker Burce Samuels writes of why his family is planning to move after his teen graduates from high school. He left this comment under the article “More Leaving Chicago Metropolitan Area Than Any Other in Midwest.” * May 2017 … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission voted without dissent to deny Crystal Lake High School District 155 permission to keep its stadium bleachers at South High School’s football field. With the Amberwood neighbors’ suit having been won at both … Continue reading
A press release from Crystal Lake High School District 155: Illinois Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Crystal Lake South Bleacher Case by Jeff Puma The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case involving the Crystal Lake South High … Continue reading
Just in case you would like to read the letter that Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley sent to Crystal Lake High School Board President Ted Wagner and his fellow board members, it is below: September 8, 2014 Dear Mr. Wagner … Continue reading
It’s the local school district versus the neighbors in Anchorage, Alaska, too. The difference is that it’s not the local property taxpayers in Alaska are not footing the bill. State taxpayers are. What’s planned? “The school district is asking the … Continue reading
Superintendent Johnnie Thomas just robo-called homes of District 155 High School students to inform families that high schools will be closed tomorrow. Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Gove, South and Prairie Ridge High School students are probably the happiest people in town … Continue reading