Progress continues in the building of the new
K-4 elementary school in Chatham.  The
building is on schedule to ready for the new
school year in August.  With the opening of
the new school, the district will split into three
K-4 elementary schools, with GIS becoming
a grades 5-6 facility and GMS a grades 7-8
center.  More pictures of the construction
progress will be included in the coming
weeks in the Clarion.  (Photo courtesy Betsy
Schroeder)
Surprise! New school likely to be
Glenwood Elementary
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Barring a major public outcry, the name for the new K-4 elementary school in Chatham  will be
Glenwood Elementary. (more)
Strip mall plans move forward in Foxx
Creek
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The Village of Chatham held its regular committee meetings Tuesday night at Municipal Hall.
(more)
Gray: ‘We think the Census count is 13,200’
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Chatham Mayor Tom Gray and village officials are not giving up in their pursuit of a revised 2010
U. S. Census count for the Village. (more)
I-55 frontage road bridge in Glenarm
closed until November
The I-55 frontage road (Palm Road) in Glenarm is closed at the bridge over the Illinois Central
Railroad. The closure is expected to extend into November.  The project calls for removal and
replacement of the bridge.  The contractor for the $2.5 million project is Sangamon
Construction. Motorists should find an alternate route.
7 candidates vying for 3 spots on Chatham
Village Board
There are seven candidates competing for three trustee positions on the Chatham Village Board in the
upcoming April 5 election. (more)
4 candidates vie for 3 spots on Ball-Chatham
Board of Education
There are four candidates competing for three positions on the Ball-Chatham Board of Education in the
upcoming election April 5. (more)
Larson, Cox to switch school buildings; 78
teachers on move
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
As expected, there were a slew of personnel moves approved at Monday's annual Personnel Meeting for
the Ball-Chatham Board of Education. (more)
Village officials grapple with budget
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Village of Chatham officials are currently ironing out details for the fiscal year 2012 budget,
which starts May 1. (more)
STORM DAMAGE - Severe storms ripped
through Chatham Tuesday evening, downing
a power line along Gordon Drive, just south
of the Walnut intersection (top).  Also, a large
tree was uprooted near the West
Walnut/Market intersection in front of The
Laundry Stop.  Parts of town were without
power until 4:30 Wednesday morning, due to
the downed power line.  Affected areas
included Manor Hill, Breckenridge Manor and
Kings Point. Some minor structural damage
was also reported, according to Deputy
Police Chief Vern Foli.  Reports included
siding damage near Buckingham and
County Road, along with a trampoline in a
tree in that area.  There were no reports of
major flooding issues, he added.  Most of the
calls were about fallen tree limbs, Foli said.  
Tornadoes reportedly touched down to the
west and south of town.  Tornado sirens
went off in Chatham at the height of the
storm, and police and Village crews
responded to affected areas immediately,
with Chief John Holm redirecting traffic on
Gordon.
Brian McClure, a 1992 graduate
of Glenwood High School, was
inducted into the Glenwood Hall
of Fame this past Sunday.  
McClure, a standout baseball
player at GHS and the University
of Illinois, played professional
baseball for the San Diego
Padres and Detroit Tigers
organizations.
Glenwood’s Eric Kerr intercepts a
pass in the end zone on a two-point
conversion attempt with 25 seconds
to play to preserve the Titans’ 48-47
win over Jacksonville last Saturday.  
Looking on for GHS are Ian
Richardson (1) and Zach Joos (53).  
(Gorman photo)
Members of the Glenwood student body
storm the field in Jacksonville as the final
seconds tick down of a 48-47 Titans’ victory
last Saturday. (Pritchett photo)
VICTORY! - Glenwood assistant head coach
Len Onken celebrates as the Titans stop a
two-point conversion attempt and clinch a 48-
47 win over Jacksonville late in the fourth
quarter of Saturday’s game.  Also celebrating
are assistant coach Steve Rembusch and
players Kyle Shadden (left) and Devin
VonNordheim-Moore. (Pritchett photo)
Titans surge to 5A quarterfinals
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
JACKSONVILLE - The Glenwood Titans (and Redskins) have been playing varsity football
since 1974.  And die-hard fans who have been around since the beginning would be
hard-pressed to find a more exciting game and nerve-wracking finish than the one seen in
last Saturday's GHS-Jacksonville epic. (more)
Titans take control in second  half,
avenge loss to Senators
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
SPRINGFIELD - This 2010 Glenwood Titan football team just will not go away.  In fact, the
Titans just keep getting better each week as this improbable postseason run rolls on.
(more)
Titans thrash Richwoods; history awaits
in Champaign
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The biggest football game ever played in Chatham turned out to be everything the home
team could have wanted, and more, last Saturday afternoon. (more)
First quarter nightmare sacks Titans'
title hopes
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
It seemed like the longest first quarter in the history of high school football.  And to the
Glenwood Titans, it was an eternity. (more)
Wrestlers look to repeat success as
Mosier takes over
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
The postseason success of the Glenwood football team has had its impact on the GHS
wrestling program early in the 2010-11 season, not that anyone's complaining. (more)
Back to back is twice as nice for GMS
girls
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
ROCHESTER - A gritty, talented and determined Glenwood Middle School 8th grade girls
basketball team made some history last Thursday night in Rochester. (more)
School construction
on schedule;
property tax rate set
at 4.3131
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
Construction at Glenwood Elementary School
was put at “65 to 75 percent” complete by
officials from Gilbane and Ittner Architects at
Monday’s regular Ball-Chatham Board of
Education meeting. (more)
Budget balanced,
Village to seek
software upgrades
By Joe Pritchett
Clarion Editor
During the latest round of Village committee
meetings Tuesday night, members of
Chatham's Administrative Committee learned
that the General Fund in the proposed fiscal year
2012 budget is now balanced, according to Chief
Finance Officer Sherry Dierking. (more)
Copp wins election to school board;
Neuses survives challenge
Steve Copp of Glenarm was the winner in Tuesday’s election for three spots on the Ball-
Chatham Board of Education, while incumbent president Jim Neuses of Springfield survived a
stiff challenge from Ethan Manning of Chatham in winning election to a new four-year term.
(more)
Kavanagh re-elected;
Boyle, Holden new
village trustees
Incumbent Tom Kavanagh won election to a third
term as a trustee on the Chatham Village Board
in Tuesday’s election. (more)
Ted Chase (left) was inducted into the
Glenwood Hall of Fame this past
Sunday in the Service category.  Chase
served as the Band and Choral Director
in the district from 1957 to the mid-70s.  
Chase composed the school song,
which is still used today.  He was
introduced by former student Mike
Moore (right).
Repair crews from the Village of Chatham and
local utility companies worked Tuesday
evening to repair downed power poles and
power lines along East Walnut, just east of
the Applebarn.  A pop-up thunderstorm hit the
area around 4 p.m., with a “microburst” or
high winds causing the damage.  The road
was blocked off to traffic for a couple of hours
before traffic was allowed through with
flaggers on one lane.