Category Archives: Employing Disabled

Can Illinois Governor Rainer Be Re-Elected ?

Posted on July 8, 2017 by royfmc

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner lost an unprecedented battle with the “Springfield insiders” he once campaigned to dethrone when lawmakers approved a budget deal and $5 billion tax hike over his objections, and without the pro-business reforms the Republican promised for … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Crime, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Elections, Employing Disabled, Finance, foia, Franklin Park, Harwood Heights, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, Leyden, Mayor Caiafa, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Northern Illinois University, Northlake, O'Hare Noise, Pennoyer School District 79, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park School District 81, Social Media, Special Education, Taxation, Union Ridge SD86, West Leyden | Tagged Board of Education, District 81, education, Illinois, Kennedy, Madigan, McCampbell, Pritzker, Rauner, Roy McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park School District 81, Special Education, Washington School | Leave a comment

Leyden and Norwood Park Townships Need To Seriously Consider School District Consolidation

Posted on July 7, 2017 by royfmc

One of the maddening aspects of the state’s ongoing financial crisis is that some obvious long-term solutions are rarely considered. One solution to the massive tax collections by state and local government is to reduce the number of local governments. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, East Leyden, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Elections, Employing Disabled, Finance, Food, Franklin Park, Harwood Heights, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, Leyden, Mayor Caiafa, News, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Northlake, Pennoyer School District 79, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park Commentaries, Schiller Park School District 81, Social Media, Special Education, Taxation, Union Ridge SD86, West Leyden | Tagged Board of Education, cook county, District 81, education, FAPE, Franklin Park, IEP, Illinois, income tax, Kennedy School, Leyden, Leyden High School District 212, Lincoln Middle School, LMS, Nick Caiafa, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell, Roy McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park Board of Education, Schiller Park School District 81, Schiller Park School District 81 Board of Education, school, School District 81, School District Consolidation, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs children, Triton College, Village of Schiller Park, Washington School | Leave a comment

Today is the Day !!!

Posted on July 1, 2017 by royfmc

The minimum wage increase in Cook County starts today, July 1st It’s going up to $10 an hour and will increase by a dollar every year to get to $13 an hour by 2020. There are at least 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Economic Development, Economy, Employing Disabled, Finance, Illinois, Mayor Caiafa, minimum wage, politics, Taxation, Union | Tagged budget, Chicago, cook county, Franklin Park, McCampbell, minimum wage, Nick Caiafa, Rosemont, Roy McCampbell, Schiller Park, Village of Schiller Park, work force | Leave a comment

It’s Time To Streamline Illinois Government

Posted on June 21, 2017 by royfmc

Last year legislators from both sides of the aisle came together to approve a “smart streamlining” bill (Senate Bill 3) that would enable all 102 Illinois counties to begin merging or eliminating overlapping, and arguably, unnecessary units of government, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, Crime, East Leyden, Economic Development, Education, Elections, Employing Disabled, foia, Franklin Park, Harwood Heights, Illinois, Kemper Sports, Norridge, Norridge School D80, Northlake, Pennoyer School District 79, political satire, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Special Education, Taxation, Uncategorized, Union Ridge SD86, West Leyden | Tagged Bensenville, Board of Education, Franklin Park, Illinois, Leyden, Leyden High School District 212, Nick Caiafa, Rosemont, Schiller Park, Schiller Park School District 81, School District 81, School District Consolidation, Special Needs children, Village of Schiller Park | Leave a comment

West Leyden Groundbreaking

Posted on May 31, 2017 by royfmc

On May 18th, the Leyden Board of Education SD212 held a ground breaking for a $25,000,000 building project at West Leyden High School. At West Leyden they are building an addition inside a portion of the inner courtyard. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in East Leyden, Education, Employing Disabled, Finance, News, Northlake, O'Hare Noise, politics, Special Education, Uncategorized, West Leyden | Tagged certificates of debt, nortlhlake, taxpayer fund, West Leyden | Leave a comment

Schiller Park Has Lost It’s Moral Compass

Posted on April 3, 2017 by royfmc

The local election in Schiller Park has become a proverbial “witches cauldron”. Clearly, the community has lost its moral compass, as the political discussion in Schiller Park has reached an abysmal low. We have seen people banned off of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, East Leyden, Education, Elections, Employing Disabled, Leyden, O'Hare Noise, political satire, Schiller Park Commentaries, schillerparkblog, Social Media, Taxation, Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Piltaver, caiafa, Nick Caiafa, Piltaver, schiller park first party, Vision for the Village Party of SchillerPark | Leave a comment

The Importance of Transition for Adolescents with Disabilities And the Role That Your High School District Plays in that Transition

Posted on March 8, 2017 by royfmc

Congress has designated March as a time that businesses recognize the talents that people with disabilities contribute to their communities. As companies such as AMC Theatres, Walgreens and Microsoft can attest, disabled workers can be a great asset. But only … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Disability Employment Month, East Leyden, Education, Employing Disabled, Franklin Park, Health, Leyden, Medical, Social Media, Special Education | Tagged #leydenpride, Autism, disabilities, transition goals, work force | Leave a comment