Amid recent controversy and calls for his dismissal over changes to a holiday music program, Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Superintendent Eric Olson announced Monday he will resign at the end of the school year.
High-fives and hugs were exchanged, and perhaps a few tears shed, Wednesday morning as students in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 were back in class for the first time following summer break.
After the killing of 19 students and two teachers Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, suburban school leaders moved quickly Wednesday to reassure students and parents and review safety policies.
Former Arlington Heights Trustee Edith Jolly served during a period of great transformation in the village, yet she is being remembered for the relationships she built with the residents who elected her time and again to positions of leadership.