Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Nine candidates ran for three seats for Lincolnwood trustee. One candidate lost by seven votes.
Lincolnwood's trustee election was a tight race from start to finish. Incumbent John Swanson eked out a victory by seven votes over Ronald Cope. Swanson ran under the newly formed Independent Party of Lincolnwood (IPOL) while Cope ran as an Independent. All in all, there are 8,811 registered voters in Lincolnwood and 2,193 cast a ballot for Lincolnwood trustee. Swanson finished with 751 votes while Cope ended up with 744. Local business owner Craig Klatzco (Independent) came out on top with 925 votes while Lawrence Elster (IPOL) finished second with 904. Meanwhile, incumbent Beryl Herman (IPOL) won her seat as Village Clerk, beating former Village Clerk Carol Krikorian (Forward Vision Party). Herman finished with 1,187 votes while …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Former Lincolnwood School District 74 superintendent Mark Klaisner was recently hired by the Illinois State Board of Education for their top job, Skokie Patch reports.
Former Lincolnwood School District 74 superintendent Mark Klaisner was recently hired by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) as the new assistant superintendent for Kane County, according to the Kane County Regional Office of Education's website. Klaisner's new role is the highest position an educator can be hired for, as the superintendent for the ISBE is an elected position. Klaisner resigned after Lincolnwood residents put pressure on the school district after uncovering reckless spending by the school district. The turmoil began in January and snowballed from there. Klaisner ultimately resigned while assistant superintendent Susan Bradt retired. Meanwhile, business superintendent Kevin Nohelty recently filed a $250,000 lawsuit…
Friday, July 27, 2012
Former Superintendent of Business at Lincolnwood District 74 is suing the school board for $250,000, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. However, legal documents reveal a different side to the story. (Read lawsuit in its entirety here)
Editor's note: Skokie Patch has posted the lawsuit in its entirety above. You can scroll down using the bar to the right of the document. You can also find the "zoom in" option by clicking the magnifying glass at the bottom of the image. New details have emerged regarding the termination of former Lincolnwood School District 74's superintendent of business Kevin Nohelty. The document also indicates why Nohelty was placed on administrative leave. Nohelty, who filed a lawsuit against School District 74, alleges that he was wrongfully terminated by the school board on June 13. He is seeking $250,000 plus the cost of legal fees, according to complaint. Nohelty also alleges that his firing caused him "emotional distress," according to the suit…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Former assistant superintendent of business for Lincolnwood School District 74 Kevin Nohelty is suing the school board for $250,000 plus the cost of legal fees. Nohelty alleges that he was wrongfully terminated on June 13 by the school board.
Update 10:16 a.m. 07/27 - Skokie Patch has received documents detailing why Nohelty was placed on adminstrative leave as well as other information. Lincolnwood District 74's former assistant superintendent of business, Kevin Nohelty, filed a lawsuit against the school board last week. Nohelty, who was dismissed on June 13, alleges that he was wrongfully terminated by the school board. He is seeking $250,000 plus the cost of legal fees, according to the suit. The complaint specifically lists board members Scott Anderson, John Vranas, Kevin Daly and Georjean Nickell as defendants. The aforementioned voted 4-0 to terminate Nohelty on June 13. "The filing of the lawsuit does not change my belief that we made the right decision," said school…
Friday, June 15, 2012
Assistant Superintendent Kevin Nohelty was released by board officials during an open school board meeting on Wednesday. The meeting originally started on Tuesday evening, but ended around 2:30 a.m. the following day.
School board members at Lincolnwood District 74 terminated Kevin Nohelty early Wednesday morning. Up until then, Nohelty served as the Assistant Superintendent for Business for nearly two years. However, he was on administrative leave for roughly four months prior to his dismissal. The school district has said numerous times that they will not disclose why he was on leave. Nohelty was released during an open school board meeting that started on Tuesday evening and ended around 2:30 a.m. the following day, said School Board President Scott Anderson. Nohelty was primarily in charge of the school's finances. He was widely criticized for not seeking a non-profit tax exemption for the former superintendent's 'company car,' which cost …
Friday, April 20, 2012
New information regarding the resignation of superintendent Mark Klaisner shows he was paid a little over $39,000 upon resigning. Meanwhile, a group of Lincolnwood residents have created an online petition demanding the resignation of 3 board members.
Former superintendent Mark Klaisner received $39,455 upon resigning from Lincolnwood School District 74, according to information obtained via Freedom of Information Act. Of that money, $25,435 was from remaining payments under his contract for the 2011-2012 school year. Klaisner was also paid an additional $14,020, which was equal to his unused vacation time and personal days that accumulated during his time with the district. Read more: See our previous coverage on SD 74 The school district has seen a variety of changes over the last three months. Among those changes include three different board presidents; two board resignations and an administrator being placed on leave for unknown reasons, among other things. Most recently, the …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A small group of Lincolnwood residents have created big changes in their community. In as little as three months, two board members have resigned. The superintendent and assistant superintendent have also left the school district.
Lincolnwood School District 74 has seen three different board presidents in as little as two months. Former board president David Koder stepped down in February and board member Amy Frankel filled his position. On Monday, Frankel resigned, effective immediately. Several people familiar with the matter told Skokie Patch the resignation was “unexpected.” Now, recently reelected board member Darlene Fourkas is president. Fourkas has worked for the school board for nine years and served the PTA prior to that. “The immediate goal is to ratify the votes needed for an interim superintendent and assistant superintendent,” Fourkas said. “Right now, we are really focusing on the crisis the district is in. The super isn’t in place. We lost another …
Monday, April 9, 2012
After being reelected to another term, Lincolnwood School District board president Amy Frankel has officially resigned. Frankel was elected by a 4-3 vote by board members last week.
Read our update here - Lincolnwood School District 74 board president Amy Frankel has officially resigned from her position, according to now board president Darlene Fourkas. Frankel's picture and bio is also no longer on the school district's website. She was recently reelected to another term at a school board meeting last week by a vote of 4-3. Fourkas, who was also reelected to another term during that meeting, will now step in as board president. Lincolnwood resident Mark Collens said, "This is one of the things we've been looking for - the community has been seeking the resignation of four board members. Now, the board has an opportunity to change the dynamic of the board significantly and gives them an opportunity to rectify the …
Friday, April 6, 2012
It was a real display of fireworks during a Lincolnwood School District 74 board meeting on Thursday evening. The school district is in violation of state code, and several candidates who were poised to become superintendent walked out of the meeting.
Update 11:15 a.m. - Lincoln Hall principal Dr. Linda Klobucher will be filling in as interim superintendent and Dr. Jean Weiss will be the assistant superintendent. Stay tuned for more information as we will post it as it comes in. Earlier - The immediate future of Lincolnwood School District 74 isn’t clear, as the board failed to name an interim superintendent during a chaotic board meeting Thursday evening. Potential candidates opted out of the top spot by walking out during Thursday’s board meeting. Roughly 100 people loudly voiced their displeasure over the actions of the board in recent weeks - which included the re-election of the embattled President Amy Frankel and Darlene Fourkas as Vice President. Any possible superintendents who…
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Yesterday's open session started at 11:14 p.m. and ended about two minutes later. The school is currently dealing with the departure of their superintendent and assistant superintendent. Their business superintendent is also on administrative leave.
Lincolnwood School District 74 may have set a record on Tuesday evening for latest start-time to an open session, 11:14 p.m., and fastest finish, less than two minutes. Only two audience members were in attendance; a teacher from Rutledge Hall and a village employee. The meeting provided no new information. Despite residents demanding transparency between them and the school board, many recent open sessions have lasted for only a handful of minutes. Much of the time has been spent in closed session, as the board prepares to deal with the recent departures of its superintendent and assistant superintendent. The district's business superintendent, Kevin Nohelty, is also on administrative leave. Read more: See all of our coverage on …
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7:45 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Your facts are incorrect. Those numbers were based on results not counting mail and provisional ballots. If you look now, Mr. Cope has eked out a victory by one vote over Mr. Swanson. As an election judge, I feel compelled to tell you that results are unofficial until certified by the county clerk to the state board of elections within, I believe, 21 days. more ›