DUPAGE COUNTY – A suburban school district has postponed its first day of classes due to the dangerous heat expected to plague the Chicago area this week. On Monday, Supt. Dr. Kevin Russell of Downers Grove Grade School District 58 announced that classes on Wednesday would be delayed until Friday because of “extreme heat conditions…
(BENTON, Ill) Students at Benton Grade School will spend Monday learning from home after a fire damaged the building’s tech infrastructure. Crews responded to an electrical fire at the school Sunday morning. School leaders say a fire broke out in the mechanical room that caused a power outage and shut down the school’s safety and…
A small fire has forced the cancellation of classes Wednesday at Buffalo Grove High School, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 announced in a tweet Tuesday night. Fire officials responded to an alarm around 7:45 p.m. and found a small fire in one room, according to a village news release. No injuries were reported. The…
A suburban high school that was evacuated because of a fire in a wood shop Thursday afternoon will remain closed Friday, with all classes canceled. According to officials at Glenbrook South High School, there will be no classes Friday after the fire, which forced students and faculty to evacuate just before dismissal time at 3…