D155 Teachers Union Considers Challenging Board Candidates Scott Coffey’s & Meghan Tillson’s Letter Scandalous

Cary Grade School Board President Scott Coffey sent the following letter on behalf of his candidacy. From the reply from the Crystal Lake teachers union, you can see it was not considered favorable.  The reply is below the letter. The … Continue reading

Crystal Lake High School Board Approves Teachers’ Contract after Five Months of Negotiations

A press release from Crystal Lake High School District 155: D155 Reaches Agreement with D155 Education Association The District 155 Board of Education approved the teachers’ contract on Thursday, January 24. The D155 Education Association, district administrators, and the Board … Continue reading

Crystal Lake High School District 155 Teachers Get Raise of about 12% over Three Years

A Friend of McHenry County Blog, John Pletz, provides the following information about the Crystal Lake High School Board’s teachers’ contract action last night: 4 to 2, teachers win 12% over 3 year “2019 through 2022 agreement between the board … Continue reading

District 155 Postpones Teacher Contract Approval Meeting Until Thursday

-NOTICE OF CANCELATION and RESCHEDULING- BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING January 22, 2019 The January 22, 2019 Board of Education Meeting for Community High School District 155, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois, has been CANCELED due to weather conditions. The Rescheduled … Continue reading

CL High School Board Agenda re Teacher Contract

Way down at the bottom of the Crystal Lake High School Board 155’s agenda for tonight’s meeting is the following: If you can attend the meeting and want to speak, you need to go early. What you see from the … Continue reading

District 155 Teachers’ Contract Up Tuesday Night at 7:30

From regular Crystal Lake High School Board attender John Pletz: What happens when teachers elect their family members to Community High School District 155’s Board of Directors? Taxpayers only get 48 hours of notice that these board members are voting … Continue reading

Union Dues of Teachers at Crystal Lake High School District

What do teachers at Crystal Lake High School District 155 paid in dues to the Illinois Education Association? That’s a question that popped into my mind for some reason. The answer: D155 Education Association Monthly Dues – IEA Full Time … Continue reading

Seven Resign from IEA Union at CL High School District 155, Will Get More Take-Home Pay; Tax Meeting at 6

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

Overly Friendly CLCHS Music Teacher, Former D155 Teachers’ Union President, Convicted of Battery

A press release from the McHenry Countyh State’s Attorney’s Office: JUSTIN M. HUBLY GUILTY OF TWO COUNTS OF BATTERY AND FOUR COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL TO A MINOR Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Justin … Continue reading

CL High School Board Meeting in Emergency Session Tonight

Waiving the two-day notice required by the Open Meetings Act, the District 155 High School Board is meeting tonight at District offices in Crystal Lake to react to the resignation of Superintendent Johnnie Thomas at last night’s meeting. The agenda … Continue reading

Crystal Lake High School Teacher Union Feeling the Heat

You can tell an election contest is close when one side stops putting out positive pieces about its candidates and starts attacking the other side. Consider this literature found at the Crystal Lake Jewel on Saturday: I think this is … Continue reading

District 155 Dueling School Board Slates Deploy Signs

There’s a fight for control of the Crystal Lake District 155 School Board this spring. One team is led by McHenry County Board member Donna Kurtz. You can see that side’s four by four foot sign below: Running with Kurtz … Continue reading

Former District 155 IEA Teachers Union President Justin Hubly Arrested

Justin Hubby, the man who served as President of the District 155 Education Association has been arrested by the Crystal Lake Police Department for activities with underage females. The Police Department press release is below: Crystal Lake Police Arrest Subject … Continue reading

CL Teachers’ Favorites

The following comment left by “Nobody” is not completely accurate.  I have indicated where mistakes occur: The comment did, however, inspire me to take a look at the candidates that Crystal Lake Grade School District 47’s and Crystal Lake High … Continue reading