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February 15, 2017 Vol. 35, No. 26 ONE DOLLAR
JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest
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Trinity tops Lyons Township Sports, page 48
Parents want school nut-free after allergic reaction Parents of a Holmes student say employees violated district’s food allergy policy, threaten legal action By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
about. Despite being cleared to enter earlier in the night, and having RSVP’d with no issues hours prior to the event’s 6 p.m. start time, a Wednesday Journal reporter and a photographer were shown the door
The parents of a Holmes School fourthgrader are demanding that District 97 officials take steps to make the school nutfree after they say their daughter nearly died from a food-allergic reaction on Feb. 3 during her lunch period. Tim and Laura Hunnewell say their 10-year-old daughter, Sadie, who is allergic to peanuts, went into anaphylactic shock just as her lunch period was ending. Tim Hunnewell believes that actions taken by school employees both before and after his daughter’s allergic episode violated the district’s Food Allergy Management policy. “They basically had her cleaning up in the cafeteria, which she isn’t supposed to do,” Tim Hunnewell said in an interview last week. “That’s a violation of protocol.
See ROSKAM VISIT on page 15
See ALLERGIC REACTION on page 13
WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer
SEEKING SANCTUARY? Congressman Peter Roskam of Illinois inside Good Earth Greenhouse where he gave a talk last Friday.
Republican congressman’s visit met with protest in River Forest By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
At least 40 people gathered on the sidewalk outside of Good Earth Greenhouse, 7900 Madison St. in River Forest on Feb. 10, hoping that their signs
and chants would catch the attention of Republican Rep. Peter Roskam (6th District). The Congressman was headlining an RSVP-only affair hosted by the Oak Park and River Forest Republican Organizations. It wasn’t clear what Roskam would talk
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