Hispanic students, constituting 10.5% or 39 of Bentley Elementary School's total student population of 370, accounted for three out of the five total suspensions (60%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging one suspension per 13 students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Black students, constituting 7.8% or 32 of Wolf's Crossing Elementary School's total student population of 410, accounted for five out of the 10 total suspensions (50%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per six students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Republican candidate Jerry Evans for the 11th Congressional District celebrated a major milestone in his campaign as he announced that his team successfully submitted nearly double the required number of petitions to secure a spot on the March ballot.