A bus aide, who has since resigned, has been charged with felonies after she allegedly struck a 7-year-old special ed student in the head on a bus in Algonquin. Joyce C. McFadden, 75, of Huntley, was charged with aggravated battery in a public place, a Class 3 felony. The Algonquin Police Department Campus Resource Officer […]
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Police responding to third threat of week involving graffiti in school bathroom in Lake in the Hills
Dismissal was delayed at an elementary school in Lake in the Hills after police responded for the third time in less than a week to a report of threatening graffiti found in a restroom. Chesak Elementary School was placed on a “hold in place and teach” lockdown Wednesday afternoon, according to school officials. A threatening […]
Elementary school in Lake in the Hills on lockdown for second day in a row following another threatening message
An elementary school in Lake in the Hills is on lockdown for the second day in a row after a threatening message referencing a weapon on campus was left in a restroom. Martin Elementary School was put on a “hold in place and teach” lockdown, the school said around 10 a.m. Friday. A threatening piece […]
Coroner says death of Algonquin middle school teacher occurred at her home, foul play not suspected
An autopsy has been performed on a longtime Algonquin middle school teacher who died on Sunday and the coroner says foul play is not suspected in her death. Heineman Middle School Principal Stephanie Mitchell last weekend sent a letter to the parents of Heineman Middle School notifying them about the death of Heather Frederick. Frederick […]
‘Heartbroken and deeply saddened’: Longtime Algonquin middle school teacher dies, officials say
School officials say they are “heartbroken and deeply saddened” after a longtime gym teacher at a middle school in Algonquin died on Saturday. Heineman Middle School Principal Stephanie Mitchell sent a letter to the parents of Heineman Middle School about the death of Heather Frederick. Frederick was the school’s physical education department leader and teacher. […]
Lockdown lifted after threat of violence involving weapon at elementary school in Lake in the Hills
A lockdown has been lifted after school officials say police were called to investigate a “threat of potential violence with a weapon” made towards an elementary school in Lake in the Hills. Huntley Community School District 158 said Thursday in a message to parents that Hannah Martin Elementary School, located at 10920 Reed Road in […]
Police responding to ‘safety concern’ that prompted lockdown at elementary school in Lake in the Hills
Police are investigating a “safety concern” at Hannah Martin Elementary School in Lake in the Hills, which has prompted the school to go into a “hold in place.” Huntley Community School District 158 said Thursday in a message to parents that the school, located at 10920 Reed Road in Lake in the Hills, is currently […]