The Daily Herald endorses Jessica Buttimer, Edward Estes and Julie Hill for Glen Ellyn Elementary School District 41 and Yannick Koger, Jessica McGee and Kevin McGrane for District 89 in the April 4 consolidated election.
Voters on Tuesday will weigh in on more than just who will represent them in Springfield and Washington. Tax hikes, mental health boards and a statewide amendment are also on ballots across the suburbs.
Primary voters on Tuesday will select their party s nominees for various state and congressional seats to advance to the November general election. But with so much focus on the top-tier races, it s easy to overlook down-ballot contests that will help shape the political landscape in DuPage County.
More DuPage County schools requiring students to mask up Parents and students rallied in Aurora over the weekend to call for a mask mandate in schools. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Updated 8/3/2021 8:03 PM
A growing number of DuPage County school districts and colleges will require students and employees vaccinated or not to wear masks when classes start later this month.
Several elementary school districts are the latest to embrace indoor masking rules, falling in line with state and federal health guidelines.
The school year is fast approaching as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus takes hold across the state, and children under 12 are still not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.