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NOVEMBER 26, 2025
House Speaker Welch joins town hall on D209’s Sports Complex at Proviso West
District wants more feedback as planning process continues Amaris E. Rodriguez
District also discusses chronic absenteeism and kindergarten assessment at its Nov. 13 meeting
Contributing Reporter
“Yes, $40 million is in this state budget for Proviso West High School to build a sports complex and I make no apologies about it,” said Chris Welch, speaker of the Illinois House. Welch is widely credited, and sometimes criticized, for getting the Proviso funding into a tight state budget. Welch was back in the cafeteria of his alma mater on Thursday, Nov 20. to speak with D209 administrators, community members and stakeholders about the $40 million grant designated for the construction of a new sports complex at the high school. The town hall was held at West to discuss the Sports Complex Design Proposal See SPORTS COMPLEX on page 8
D91 school board evaluates superintendent search firms By HOPE BAKER Contributing Reporter
AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ
Superintendent Kris Mohip addresses community members regarding the Sports Complex grant to build new state-of-the art facilities for Proviso West.
District 91’s school board hopes to soon take its next step towards finding a new superintendent of schools: the hiring of a search firm to help. Three potential firms made presentations during a Board of Education meeting on Nov. 13. The three contenders are: School Exec Connect, EduSee D91 SEARCH on page 8
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