Republican candidate Jerry Evans for the 11th Congressional District celebrated a major milestone in his campaign as he announced that his team successfully submitted nearly double the required number of petitions to secure a spot on the March ballot.
Black students, constituting 30.6% or 89 of Malta Elementary School's total student population of 291, accounted for 27 out of the 31 total suspensions (87.1%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per three students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.