Will County Gazette

Joyce pushes legislation to ‘prevent schools from closing without public input’

By Benjamin Kibbey | May 20, 2021

Citing the closing of a school within his district, Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) has pushed for legislation that would require public input before future school closings for budgetary reasons.

Providence Catholic HS coach feels breakdown in communication to blame for conflict between IHSA and Pritzker

By Benjamin Kibbey | Nov 16, 2020

Providence Catholic High School Girls Varsity Basketball head coach, Eileen Copenhaver, states she feels the situation demonstrates a failure in communication in the state in an interview regarding the continuing impasse between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

Lutheran HS coach, 'You’re killing these kids': athletes, coaches wait for IHSA and Pritzker to find common ground

By Benjamin Kibbey | Nov 16, 2020

At Illinois Lutheran High School, like many schools across the state, an impasse between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is leaving the school in a position of uncertainty about the upcoming basketball season.

With IHSA, Pritzker at loggerheads, some see IHSA’s resistance as start to long battle

By Benjamin Kibbey | Nov 13, 2020

The Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) Board of Directors recently responded with a vote to continue as planned after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sudden change in how high school sports such as basketball are classified for purposes of COVID-19.