So, the school is "preparing free and reduced meals for students to technology specialists fixing the Google Chromebooks that are essential to do online learning at home" What are the students doing in a closed building and independent...

Just a reminder to everyone in River Forest that although our building may be closed, our digital library and all of our digital resources are available. Take a look at all of our offerings: riverforestlibrary.org/digital

FWIW, the OPRF "Imagine" project is scheduled to begin in three months: https://www.oprfhs.org/about/facilities-master-plan. Translated: I don't know if we have time to be patient about this $32M first phase. Admittedly, some of...

William - understood...I think I'm feeling a little bit raw hearing that the OPRF board voted to pay employees time and a half to come in to perform certain essential tasks, arguing that they are at risk going to work in a mostly empty...

I agree, Tom, as reflected in my reference to "this existential health and economic threat." And I don't necessarily disagree with Michael- once we put the fire out.

Actually Mr Dwyer we are in the beginning stages of both a medical and a financial crisis. Both aspects are going to profoundly impact many people and require immediate action. Mr. Nevins doesn't know if everyone gets this so he seems to be...

I think the time to discuss local tax policy is months from now, when we've mitigated and contained this existential health and economic threat. Talking about anything other than is akin to talking about getting a new refrigerator during a...

@Mr Dwyer. I thought my comment from 24 hours ago accurately reflected most of the 20 or so previous ones - your's included - but my pivot to the struggling people and businesses of OP, IMO, was also appropriate AND empathetic. Further,...

Thank you, Nick. "We needed to have some type of incentive for people to come in versus them saying, 'Well everyone else is getting paid to stay at home,'" the superintendent said. "So it was our way of incentivizing people to...

As our economy shudders to a stop people will truly suffer. When we emerge from this there will be immense economic pain for all, small businesses will fail, unemployment will rise. With this backdrop the board and unions take this opportunity to...