L-O-V-E IT! Thank you, Mike Carroll!!

How can the board make the decision on this? He has built relationships with these people. I smell somthing fishy!

Ben, any truth to the fact that Patch has until the Fall to show good solid numbers? On Fox News there was a report that only 100 out of the 900 sites even make money? I don't know how long AOL wants to sit and wait. My one buddy used to be a freelancer for Patch up north and she says that freelancers budgets are almost gone. Are we going to see more rate this restaurant or property sales in place of traditional news? Doesn't seem like anything is really clicking

" I ran eight years ago for District 135 because I wanted to make sure it was running well, and now I’d like to do the same with Moraine.”............So you are going to let the business manager of Moraine use you as a tool. Please don't do the taxpayers any more favors.

As far as I know Mike Carroll is a liberal democrat that will spend spend and spend. Here go our property taxes!!! He's nothing more than a McLaughlin puppet.

What makes you think this, soccer mom? Your statements about this man are serious claims. He's been very involved in volunteering here in Orland. Other than that, how do arrive at your allegations?

Thank you Mike Carroll! We need new blood on the school board and need to get rid of Cunningham and Gentile! While Tommy-boy's cohorts (Carmody and Zekich) won't do anything about his conflict of interest, it is great that someone isn't afraid to challenge him! Thanks, Mike!

Tom C says, "I love education." WoW, powerful words coming from a person who spent and continues to spend our tax money on attorney's fees for unnecessary lawsuits caused by him and his allies. Why would he want another school board position, much less another term, when he doesn't read his Board packet to make informed decisions and then block votes with Carmody, Gentile and Zeikich, or however the top administrators TELL him to vote? These four (previously mentioned) do NOT have the students' interest as a priority, they thrive on bullying and have nothing "going on"... they NEED this position to feel powerful or respected -- at the expense of taxpayers and the students. Now, I don't care if you get along with each other, but when my tax money is funding your fights-- i draw the line. The wasted tax $$ these three people allowed to be wasted in the past year 4 years is INCREDIBLE!

Here are some of the unnecessary big ticket items: these four approved our tax $$ to be spent on three different superintendents; two in house at a time, receiving supt. salary. (still happening at this very moment!) One supt, they have been playing musical chairs with to "hide" him. (At one point, he was receiving his Superintendent's salary as an ASSISTANT principal!) Then moved, the district had two Curriculum Directors and an Assistant Curriculum Director- all paid administrative salaries and benefits AT THE SAME TIME, there were TWO Student Services Directors at the same time, one was receiving pay as an Assistant Supertandent! Then the infamous debacle with hiring/firing a district ofc employee based on retaliation and personal differences, initiated by Gentile-- is it settled now? We still do not know. Even with a "gagged" settlement, it cost ALOT of our tax $$ in attorneys fees! Then to continue the spree, the board hired the former superintendent to help with the superintendent search (because he is respected and would draw good candidates) That money was blown, because oddly, with good candidates, the search turned up unsuccessful! So they did another search & from that they finally hired a Supt. Mind you, this was not without stoking up more legal bills.

I have to ask, is it not true that there is ANOTHER lawsuit on the horizon with this last search? The only thing I can think of that would be lawsuit worthy-- would be if the board did not act professionally during the process, if they did not treat all candidates equally or if a board member covertly shared confidential (a resume) information with SOMEBODY outside the Board, to gather information. This could cause a problem if the candidate being interviewed (& checked up on) did not let her present district know she was applying for another position (which, like any other profession is not mandatory) and was found out and let go as a result of it.
"I love education?" I think it is more like "I love to spend other people's tax money to keep myself entertained" or "I love education because I personally do not have to pay any of these wasted $$ back!" There should be a policy where board members are held accountable to pay back money that is "wasted irresponsibly thru unreasonable actions of the Board." This type of behavior has been the entertainment and games of Cunningham, Gentile, Carmody and Ziekich... At the expense of our tax dollars!

Anyone that says Mike Carroll is a puppet clearly has never met him. I have never met a more honorable man. He is doing this for all the RIGHT reasons and not one of them is an agenda for himself.

Cunningham's quote, "This is nothing more than a political move." is evidence that he is either completely ignorant of the rules or thinks he is above them. Either way I don't want him making decisions for my family.
If you care to educate yourselves please check the 2013 Candidates Guide, Illinois Association of School Boards website and the Attorney Generals website like I did. You will find that this objection is an appropriate one and I would hope that the electoral board(Carmody, Attorney at Law Zekich and Donegan) will play this by the book.
"The Illinois Attorney General’s office has compiled a comprehensive list of incompatible offices. Some offices found by Attorney General opinions to be incompatible with the office of school board member are:
Board of Review member, City Council member, City Manager, Community College District Trustee, County Board Member, County Engineer, County Zoning Administrator, County Zoning Board of Appeals Member, Educational Labor Relations Board Member, Fire Protection District Trustee, Park District Board
Member, Township Assessor, and Township School Trustee." (from iasb.com)

When a candidate files for incompatible offices, he must withdraw from all but one office within five business days following the last day of petition filing. If he does not withdraw from all but one incompatible office, his name will not be certified for any office.[10 ILCS 5/7-12](from 2013 Candidates Guide)

Tom Cunningham should know better! He is a poor board member for 135, much less to spread his lack of interest in education to another board.

I just hope after the April election we have people on the board that care about all of 135's students and have some idea of what this district needs to do to move forward with the education of our children in the 21st century!

Wake up Orland Park! When I saw the story about Mr. Carroll running, I thought it's about time! Finally someone who will stop the spending.

This board got involved in hiring and demoting and cost taxpayers thousands of dollars. They raised the levy to the highest amount possible even though they have money in the bank and then they blamed the teachers!

Most of our taxes go to the schools and we need people like Mr. Carroll to bring common sense to this board. I'm glad he challenged Cunningham for the Moraine board and 135. It's against the law and should not be allowed.

Mr. Carroll you have my vote and I'm telling all of my family and friends to support you too. Get in there and clean house and spend our money wisely.

The hearing Tuesday @ 6p at the administration building is open to the public.

The 135 board talked about back ground checks they should look into Ann Gentile and her husband. I found this on the Illinois commerce commission web site

Copy and Paste the web site interesting reading (public documents)

site.http://www.icc.illinois.gov/docket/files.aspx?no=10-0379&docId=168549

Download Exhibit 2.0 – Dr. Qin Liu March 2011 Testimony

In total, IQT obtained $1,426,877 in federal low income support between January 1350 and November of 2010. Of this amount, it is properly eligible for only $1,271, 1351 which it received as facilities-based LEC. It is ineligible for $1,425,606, which it 1352 received as a reseller or for customers that it served through resale. Put 1353 differently, it is eligible for only 0.09%, but ineligible for 99.91%, of the 1354 $1,426,877 federal low income support amount requested and obtained during 1355 between January and November of 2010. 1356

http://www.icc.illinois.gov/docket/files.aspx?no=10-0379&docId=168549

Download Exhibit 2.0 – Dr. Qin Liu June 29th 2011 Testimony

IQT has not managed both its Lifeline and Linkup Programs properly. It 2125 has made genuine efforts to get customers on the Lifeline program but has 2126 refused to make efforts to keep them on the program. In doing so, it has 2127 drained $1.2 million in federal Linkup support funds without much of the 2128 intended benefits to the customers, and has deprived 96% of the customers 2129 them of their eligibility for further Linkup support.

They talk about fraud and how Mr. Gentile took $2 Million from customers.

Cunningham’s D135 Election Petitions Challenged - Orland ...

The 135 board talked about back ground checks, I found this out about the Gentile’s. Her husband owned a company the took over $2 Million dollars from Illinois tax taxpayers. Click the website below.

http://www.icc.illinois.gov/docket/files.aspx?no=10-0379&docId=168549

Download Exhibit 2.0 – Dr. Qin Liu June 29th 2011 Testimony

IQT has not managed both its Lifeline and Linkup Programs properly. It has made genuine efforts to get customers on the Lifeline program but has refused to make efforts to keep them on the program. In doing so, it has drained $1.2 million in federal Linkup support funds without much of the intended benefits to the customers, and has deprived 96% of the customers them of their eligibility for further Linkup support.