School consolidation

“The votes were very, very close. It has to pass in both communities by a majority. It passed in Leland but it did not pass in Somonauk. We were disappointed in that," said Claire Anderson, Leland school board president.

Officials in the Leland School District are looking into ways they could consolidate with their neighbors. The Daily Chronicle reports it was prompted by…

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A plan to close eight Rockford elementary schools and build two new ones is on its way to a vote by the school board. Last night, the school district held…