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District 47 mulls next step Board begins process of replacing Mendoza By JEFF ENGELHARDT

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Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw (65) collides with Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask during the first period in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final in Boston on Monday. AP photo

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Tuukka Rask shuts out Hawks in Game 3; Bruins take series lead

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CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake School District 47 board members met Monday for the first time since Donn Mendoza’s resignation but only held preliminary discussions in executive session on how to best replace the former superintendent. Board president Jeff Mason said discussions would focus on setting a framework for how to select the next superintendent and it could be a combination of an internal and external search and may involve hiring a search firm. He said no decisions would be made, and the board’s July 15 meeting would likely be the earliest start of any official search. Because only one board member has been involved in a superintendent search, he said it was important to take time. “Right now every option is going to be part of the talks,” Mason said. “None of us have ever really gone through this process before.” Mendoza’s resignation was

Mendoza’s resignation was announced as a mutual agreement during a special meeting June 6. Kathy Hinz, who serves as the assistant superintendent of Student Service and Professional Development, will act as interim superintendent. District 47 board members held preliminary discussions on how to replace Mendoza at their meeting Monday.

STANLEY CUP COVERAGE IN SPORTS See D-47, page A5

Divers search area where woman disappeared New information in 1999 missing persons case leads team to Fox River By LAWERENCE SYNETT lsynett@shawmedia.com

and JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com CARY – Divers Monday were searching an area of the Fox River near where a Chicago woman last was seen more than 14 years ago. Based on new information, the Cary Fire Department and the Lake and McHenry Sonar Team assisted the Cary Police Department by searching in the Fox River near Route 14 and North River Road. Cary fire Chief Jeff Macko said the dive team “found some things” but said he could

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not elaborate because the evidence was part of the police investigation. Cary police also declined to speak about any additional developments in the case. Two separate pieces of sonar technology – one that rotated 360 degrees and one that was pulled by a boat – were used Monday to scan the 4-foot-deep water. The search lasted about

five hours. The Cary Police Department is continuing the investigation into the disappearance of Wendy M. Kimura, who was last seen walking along Route 14 in Cary in May 1999. On Saturday, police, along with other agencies, performed a land search around the Arlington Club subdivision and Jack’s Channel. “We had some new infor-

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The Cary Police Department, with the assistance of emergency response personnel from neighboring communities, searches the Fox River on Monday for evidence in the 14-year-old missing person case of Wendy M. Kimura in Cary. New information prompted the search effort involved with the May 1999 disappearance in Cary of the Chicago resident.

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D-26 PREPARING TO PRESENT ITS BUDGET

RUN FOR HOPE 5K MARKS THREE YEARS

District 26 is preparing to present a balanced budget for the fourth consecutive year. The district, which went through rough financial times in previous years, plans to bring back dedicated art and music teachers as part of this budget. The $36.2 million spending plan, also has money for capital projects. For

Deb Fuller – the mother of Hope, the 12-year-old victim of a rare brain tumor in 2010 – has spent much of the three years since her daughter’s death raising money so that other moms might not go through what she went through. Her efforts continue next month, when she and others host the third annual Run For Hope 5K. For more, see page B2.

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mation that came forward, and we are taking another look at [the case],” Cary police Sgt. Ed Synek said. “This remains an active missing-persons case until something changes that.” Kimura was living in Chicago and took the train to Cary to spend the night with a friend on May 20, 1999. The friend said Kimura last was seen May 21, 1999, walking on Route 14 in Cary, perhaps to catch a train in Cary or Fox River Grove. She later was reported missing by her mother.

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