2020-09-06

D209 Board Might Make Black History Course Graduation Requirement

Sunday, September 6, 2020 || By Michael Romain || @maywoodnews  The Proviso Township High Schools District 209 school board is expected to vote on Sept. 8, on a proposal to add Black history as a required course for graduation from D209 schools. The measure has been under consideration by the board and administration since the 2019-20 school year. Last year, the […]

D209 Board To Approve FY 2021 Budget Sept. 8

Sunday, September 6, 2020 || By Michael Romain || @maywoodnews  The Proviso Township High Schools District 209 school board is expected to approve its FY 2021 budget — its first budget since the coronavirus pandemic — at a regular meeting on Sept. 8. The FY 2021 operating fund budget featured revenues of $92.2 million and expenditures of $96.3 million for […]

Months After Closing Westlake, Pipeline Seeking State Funds To Keep Oak Park Hospital Open

Sunday, September 6, 2020 || By Stacey Sheridan/Wednesday Journal || @maywoodnews  After receiving an additional $44 million in state and federal funds this year over last, Pipeline Health, the owner of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Chicago’s Weiss Hospital, is seeking more special funding from Springfield. The news comes roughly a year after the company closed Westlake […]

Two Broadview Men Charged In DuPage County Home Invasions

Sunday, September 6, 2020 || By Local News Curator || @maywoodnews  Three people, including two Broadview men, were charged on Aug. 30, with “attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated battery,” according to a CBS 2 news report. Malik Pitts, 22, and Keytori Johnson, 22, both of Broadview, were charged along with Isaiah Johnson, 21, of Blue Island, multiple news outlets […]