Schools push for election reimbursement
The Illinois Association of School Boards is pursuing legislation that would require local election agencies to pay any costs incurred by school districts when a school is used as a polling place. Officials from Indian Prairie Unit District 204 -- which has dozens of schools in Naperville, Aurora and Bolingbrook -- championed the proposal at a recent gathering of association delegates, claiming they spend about $10,000 each election on security at schools when students are present.
Dec 6, 2017 11:22 AM