Category Archives: Roy F. McCampbell

Of toilets and contractors: Is Pritzker up to the job of renovating Illinois? – Chicago Tribune

Posted on October 16, 2018 by royfmc

Of toilets and contractors: Is Pritzker up to the job of renovating Illinois? – Chicago Tribune — Read on http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-toilet-unions-mansion-20181015-story,amp.html

Posted in #madigoon, #metoo, #taxation, Chicago, Crime, Education, election fraud, Elections, foia, gun control, Horse Racing, Illinois, Illinois Pensions, illinois politics, marijuana, News, political satire, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, Taxation | Tagged #city politics, advocates, Chicago, cook county, Crime, Illinois, income tax, Madigan, politics, Rauner, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, transparency, unemployment | Leave a comment

The “Magic” in School District Education Settlement Agreements

Posted on October 2, 2018 by royfmc

As any lawyer or hearing officer will attest, it is almost always better to settle a case than to go to hearing. There are several reasons for this. First, it avoids the delay, expense, uncertainty, and emotional strain associated … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Employing Disabled, foia, IEP, illinois politics, LASEC, legal services, Leyden Area Special Education CoOp, political satire, politics, referendum, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park Commentaries, School Incident Reporting System, sexual assault, sexual harrassment, Social Media, Special Education, student discipline, Taxation, Uncategorized | Tagged confidentiality agreements, education, hearing officers, IDEA, lawsuits, litigation, mediation, music, Roy F. McCampbell, school, school district., settlement agreements, Special Education, testing | Leave a comment

O’Hare Area Is Getting a New Highway: I 490

Posted on September 25, 2018 by royfmc

I 490 is currently under construction to link I 90 (Jane Addams Tollroad) to I 294 (TriState Tollroad) with interchanges at Green Street/Franklin Avenue and at the intersect of I 294 and County Line Road, with the major interchange at … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Development, Economy, Franklin Park, I 294, Illinois, illinois politics, Illinois Tollroad, Leyden, Leyden Fire Protection District, Mayor Caiafa, News, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park Commentaries, schiller park police, Social Media, Taxation, Transportation, West Leyden | Tagged budget, Chicago, cook county, education, Franklin Park, Illinois, Irving Park Road, Kennedy School, Leyden, Nick Caiafa, politics, Rosemont, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Village of Schiller Park | 1 Comment

East Leyden Construction

Posted on July 29, 2018 by royfmc

Drone view of construction in May, 2018 http://www.youtube.com/watch 360 • view of construction https://www.youtube.com/watchv=RSJ9O0sW5ac&feature=share

Posted in #leydenpride, East Leyden, Franklin Park, Leyden, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Special Education, West Leyden | Tagged #leydenpride, cook county, Franklin Park, Illinois, Leyden, Leyden High School District 212, Roy F. McCampbell, school district. | Leave a comment

Who Torched The Northlake Elephant ?

Posted on July 29, 2018 by royfmc

Please Share, Tag yourself and everyone that knew about this elephant! Spread the word anyway. With all our help we WILL find this guy. As many of you know by now our Elephant and the surrounding towns mascot was torched … Continue reading →

Posted in #leydenpride, Chicago, Crime, Franklin Park, Illinois, Leyden, Northlake, northlake elephant, Roy F. McCampbell, Social Media, West Leyden | Tagged arson, northlake elephant, Roy F. McCampbell, torched | Leave a comment

Is Illinois’s Budget Real ? Or a Political Convenience ?

Posted on June 3, 2018 by royfmc

Illinois budget watchdog groups are skeptical over whether the $38.5 billion fiscal 2019 state budget that passed Thursday is truly “balanced” . Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle should restrain their self-praise about the budget plan given that it … Continue reading →

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“Pity The Nation Whose People Are Sheep………”

Posted on May 27, 2018 by royfmc

Lawrence Ferlinghetti decades ago wrote and it gives me chills to read it today: “Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots … Continue reading →

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This Day, May 25th, is One That is Forever in my Heart as We Remember American Flight 191

Posted on May 25, 2018 by royfmc

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of , those whose lives were lost 42 years ago and their families who still are grieving the loss of their loved ones. In 1979, May 25th, was also a Friday, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, elk grove, flight 191, Franklin Park, Leyden, Leyden Fire Protection District, Norridge, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park | Tagged Bensenville, Chicago, cook county, flight 191, Franklin Park, Illinois, lake park, Leyden, parents, Roy F. McCampbell, Village of Schiller Park | 2 Comments

A Schiller Park Transgender Student Shares His Good and Bad Memories of Grammar School and High School

Posted on May 24, 2018 by royfmc

Transgender student Charlie Zielinski https://www-dailyherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/ https://www-dailyherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20170316/news/170319203/?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQECAEoAQ%3D%3D#origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&prerenderSize=1&visibilityState=prerender&paddingTop=54&p2r=0&horizontalScrolling=0&csi=1&aoh=15271304605258&viewerUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Famp%2Fs%2Fwww.dailyherald.com%2Famp-article%2F20170316%2Fnews%2F170319203%2F&history=1&storage=1&cid=1&cap=swipe%2CnavigateTo%2Ccid%2Cfragment%2CreplaceUrl An interesting Schiller Park School District 81 and East Leyden High School Story Transgender student: I am mad, I am upset, and I am invalidated

Posted in Chicago, East Leyden, Economy, Education, Franklin Park, IEP, Illinois, Leyden, politics, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park School District 81, Social Media, transgender | Tagged #leydenpride, Board of Education, Brian Amsler, children, District 81, education, Franklin Park, Illinois, Kim Boryszewski, Leyden, Leyden High School District 212, Roy F. McCampbell, Schiller Park, Schiller Park Board of Education, Schiller Park School District 81, Schiller Park School District 81 Board of Education, School District 81, transgender, Village of Schiller Park | Leave a comment

The Parents of Norridge SD 80 Students at Enger Continue To Face Challenges Created By LASEC

Posted on May 22, 2018 by royfmc

So Norridge SD81 Administration has worked diligently with the Illinois legislature to ensure the continued enrollment at Enger only to encounter Amendment 2 To SB 2344 introduced at the request of Leyden and Norwood Park area Superintendents to frustrate the … Continue reading →

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