2022-03-07

District 89 Student Wins West 40 Scripps Spelling Bee

Alexander Williams, a seventh-grader at Irving Middle School in Maywood, won the 12th Annual West 40 South Cook Intermediate Service Center (ISC) Scripps Spelling Bee held Monday at Lindop in Broadview. | Michael Romain  Monday, March 7, 2022 || By Community Editor || @maywoodnews  And the winning word was “pedicure.”  But Alexander Williams, a seventh-grader at Irving Middle School in […]

Candidate Filing For 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Begins 

Monday, March 7, 2022 || By Community Editor || @maywoodnews  Candidates filing for Cook County races in the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election lined up inside of the Cook County Administration Building in Chicago early Monday morning in order to secure top spots on the ballots for the June 28 Primary Election, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough’s office announced March 4.  […]

Despite Loss, Triton Heading To National Tournament 

The Triton College Trojans fell 83-74 to Moberly Area Community College on Saturday, but they’ll still make the national tournament. | Provided  Monday, March 7, 2022 | By Community Editor || @maywoodnews  The Triton College men’s basketball team fell 83-74 to Moberly Area Community College in the Midwest District championship game in Moberly, Missouri on Saturday. But the loss wasn’t […]

No Picketing Monday, Proviso Teachers Union Says

Monday, March 7, 2022 || By Community Editor || @maywoodnews  District 209’s second teachers strike in 22 years entered into its second day on Monday, but members of the Proviso Teachers Union won’t be on the picket lines, union leaders announced. “As the weekend comes to a close, the Proviso Teachers Union would like to thank each and every person […]