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🌱 Blue Island families press school board over persistent sanitation problems

Blue Island, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Blue Island families press school board over persistent sanitation problems

Also on today's calendar: Operation Blessing Annual Pancake Brunch and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 45, low: 35.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Unsanitary conditions at south suburban schools have parents, teachers pleading for change (wgntv.com) — Blue Island parents and teachers say District 130 schools remain unsanitary months after more than 30 custodians were replaced with contractors. They urged the school board Tuesday to bring custodians back, citing cockroaches and other persistent problems. The board took no action, while the teachers union voted no confidence in Superintendent Colleen McKay.
   

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  • Ribbon-cutting ceremony held to celebrate launch of Amazon Prime Air drones in south suburbs (wgntv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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