Early Morning Ramblings..

School is closed today mainly because the area high school districts decided to close for some reason. I was out at 3:30 am checking out road conditions and found that Woodridge and Downers Grove had done a great job preparing their streets. Darien was just starting to plow and the county had main roads cleared. Some of the secondary roads were snow covered but drivable and school lots were plowed and clear. Buses were cleared and ready to be started. Due to the relatively warm weather and favorable road conditions it seemed a sure thing to open school. Cass, Darien, Woodridge and Maercker districts were all ready to open with us. I hate to loose a day of school and especially a day like today which is full of activities for students. Now we will need to add a day and amend the school calendar.

I hope that everyone has a safe and restful Holiday! I look forward to to New Year and hope for some resolution to the Blagojevich situation as well as action to solve the State of Illinois financial crisis.

Peace and joy!