Teachers in River Forest Elementary School District 90 have been working this school year without a contract, and they are not happy about it.

Teachers wearing green union T-shirts packed School Board meetings on Aug. 19 and Sept. 2 to show their displeasure and to demand salaries that reflect the excellence of the district’s schools.

Co-union presidents Lauren Baiocchi, a third grade teacher at Lincoln School, and Cindy Crannell, a STEM teacher at Willard School, said all three of the district’s schools were rated exemplary by the state last year, meaning they ranked in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. They said teacher salaries in District 90 don’t match the excellence of the teaching.

“We deserve a fair contract and compensation that reflects the dedication of our staff that l

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