Top Stories Chicago » Girard, Illinois http://www.topstorieschicago.com What is happening in Chicago Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:48:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Threats prompt closure of Downstate school district http://www.topstorieschicago.com/girard-illinois/threats-prompt-closure-of-downstate-school-district/ http://www.topstorieschicago.com/girard-illinois/threats-prompt-closure-of-downstate-school-district/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:56:18 +0000 Chicago Breaking News http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/threats-prompt-closure-of-downstate-school-district.html GIRARD -- Classes at a southwestern Illinois school district are closed for a second day after vandals left messages threatening to blow up some of the buildings.

Girard School Superintendent Marlene Brady says the nearly 700-student Macoupin County district is taking every precaution since the vandalism was found before school Monday.

Employees found 32 windows and three glass doors broken in the district's attendance center, which houses all grades from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Brady says most of the damage was done to the high school building.

She says two windows also were broken on the school's driver education car.

Brady says she hopes classes will resume Wednesday.

Girard is about 30 miles southwest of Springfield.

-- Associated Press


]]> GIRARD — Classes at a southwestern Illinois school district are closed for a second day after vandals left messages threatening to blow up some of the buildings.

Girard School Superintendent Marlene Brady says the nearly 700-student Macoupin County district is taking every precaution since the vandalism was found before school Monday.

Employees found 32 windows and three glass doors broken in the district’s attendance center, which houses all grades from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Brady says most of the damage was done to the high school building.

She says two windows also were broken on the school’s driver education car.

Brady says she hopes classes will resume Wednesday.

Girard is about 30 miles southwest of Springfield.

– Associated Press



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