The Algonquin-based District 300 school board president has been removed from her position by fellow board members a week after she refused to apologize for her remarks about the Charlie Kirk assassination. A special board meeting for Community Unit School District 300 was held on Thursday evening. The board voted to remove Nancy Zettler as […]
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Algonquin-based District 300 board president says she will not apologize after social media post about Charlie Kirk death
The Algonquin-based District 300 school board president says she will not apologize after a protest was held and community members call for her resignation over her remarks about the Charlie Kirk assassination. Nancy Zettler, the Board President for Community Unit School District 300, shared a Facebook post on her personal profile from Qasim Rashid, a […]
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Parents call for Algonquin-based District 300 board president to resign after social media post about Charlie Kirk death
A protest was held and community members are calling for the resignation of the Algonquin-based District 300 school board president over her social media remarks about the Charlie Kirk assassination. Nancy Zettler, the Board President for Community Unit School District 300, shared a Facebook post on her personal profile from Qasim Rashid, a fellow Democrat […]
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Former Algonquin District 300 employee pleads guilty to possession of child pornography, receives 7 years in prison
A former longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to solicit child pornography, court records show. Donald Peters, 36, of Cary, pleaded guilty to two charges of soliciting child pornography during a hearing in front of McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt on June 6, court […]
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Woman transported to hospital after school bus, SUV crash in Algonquin
A woman in her 20s was transported to the hospital after a school bus and an SUV were involved in a crash on Randall Road in Algonquin, police said. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 3:05 p.m. Monday to the area of Randall Road and Algonquin Road […]
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Algonquin D300 school employee faces new charges for allegedly luring child, soliciting child pornography
A longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 found with child pornography in July is facing new charges for allegedly luring and grooming a child to create child pornography. Donald J. Peters, 34, of Cary, was first charged in July with three counts of child pornography, two counts of intimidation, two counts of cyberstalking, two […]
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Longtime Algonquin District 300 school employee arrested for soliciting students, possessing child pornography
Police say a longtime employee of Algonquin-based School District 300 solicited students for their social media accounts and investigators found him possessing child pornography. The Algonquin Police Department announced they arrested Donald J. Peters, 34, of Cary, on Tuesday. The Cary Police Department, Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office assisted in […]
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Child taken to hospital by ambulance after getting off bus, running into vehicle in Algonquin
A student was taken to the hospital by ambulance with minor injuries after getting off a school bus and running into a van in Algonquin Monday afternoon, school officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Algonquin Police Department responded to the incident around 2:40 p.m. Monday at Woods Creek Lane and […]
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Algonquin-based School District 300 votes to go mask-optional following appellate court ruling
Algonquin-based School District 300 board members voted Sunday to no longer require masks or exclude close contacts from school beginning Tuesday. The District 300 Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of ending mandatory mask usage for students and staff in its schools. Board members Christine Birkett and Nancy Zettler voted against removing the mask […]