Jim Marter, a past chairman of the Republian Party of Kendall County who has announced his candidacy for Illinois' 14th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, told the Kendall County Reporter that he is disgusted with the pay raises that state lawmakers will receive as part of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new $40.1 billion budget that goes into effect on July 1.
Kelsey Miller, a teacher for special-needs children in District 202's preschool, has won the 2017 Bonnie McBeth Early Learning Scholarship from the Plainfield Foundation for Excellence, a news release announced.