She called it a "big missing chunk" in the effort to sell the school's land in Willow Springs.
The firm may have been a casualty of the controversy over the effort to sell land.
The board is set to vote on hiring a new firm. Its current one failed to inform the board it broke state law.
Students at Lyons Township High School are heading back to school Aug. 21.
The school is projecting big increases in salaries and benefits.
The administration explains the reason for last year's big increase in drug referrals
The school appears to have kept its promise to focus on absences and tardies.
A top official called for "collaboration" with Willow Springs. The village was kept out of the loop before.
The board again promised openness. Last time, it kept key information secret.
The school explains how an appraisal backs up the superintendent's number.
For the most part, the increases were less than those for teachers.
Teachers and other workers got major pay increases, the district said.
The district did not need a tax referendum for $16 million in projects, the superintendent said.
The state is determining whether the school board broke the law with its 2022 closed sessions.
In discussing opposition to a land deal, an official referred to Willow Springs as "one small community."
A retired teacher called the hike "vulgar," while an official defended it.
Officials noted they kept information from other local public bodies, yet decried misinformation.
A board member said she didn't think a big developer had time for small-town politics.
An engineer from La Grange Park was selected to fill a vacant position on the board.
Elvia Nava of LaGrange Park has been appointed to the Lyons Township High School District 204 Board of Education, effective July 5, 2023
Nine other candidates say the school board rejected them. They were vying to fill a seat left vacant by a member who is moving.
Five applicants confirmed they have been rejected. The board plans to appoint a new member next week.
A helicopter will be used for placing air handling units at the school's North Campus.
Willow Springs was "over its skis," "under-educated" and "naive," an official suggested in January. The village responded in recent days.
The principal says high participation represents "connectedness" at the school.
Each candidate's interview will be about five minutes, the school said.
Officials' comments behind closed doors contradicted an official statement.
A resident accused the board of keeping secret from the public a former member's long-planned departure.
Under pressure, the board released a 2-year-old closed session recording. It was about whether an official had a conflict of interest.
The school's "lack of communication" prompted the village's moratorium on the land, an official said.
The meeting involved a conflict-of-interest allegation against a board member.
The sessions are about specific personnel issues, according to meeting agendas.
Any kind of development would make Willow Springs unhappy, an attorney said.
Behind closed doors, the school board acknowledged the sale of land would negatively impact residents.
The conspiracy theory is a "joke" and "unfounded," area officials say.
A board member mentioned the election in a closed meeting about the Willow Springs controversy.
They are reflecting a trend seen at high schools across the United States.
The board voted unanimously to release the recording of a closed meeting on a controversial land deal.
She stayed publicly silent for months as residents correctly predicted her departure.
The school board broke the law by closing the doors, the attorney general said.