Repairs Underway at Libertyville High School Pool

Drainage of the pool started May 5.

Work has officially begun on the swimming pools at Libertyville and Vernon Hills High Schools. According to an update issued by Community High School District 128 Monday, drainage of the Libertyville High School pool began May 5 and pre-construction demolition work was set to begin Monday. Drainage of the Vernon Hills High School pool is set to start at 8 a.m. May 9, followed by pre-construction demolition work starting May 11. "The LHS sump assembly and drain cover unit has been manufactured and will be delivered this week for installation following required pre-demolition work. Barring unforeseen complications, LHS repairs are expected to take five to seven days with IDPH inspection and approval to follow within 3 days," according to the…

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Libertyville High School Pool Compliance Plan Approved

Community High School District 128 has received formal approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Wildcat’s swimming pool.

After six months, Community High School District 128 finally has received formal approval of the Libertyville High School Swimming Pool Compliance plan. Libertyville High School’s pool closed for 21 days in October after the Illinois Department of Public Health refused to give an extension to meet a pool compliance mandate. To move the Libertyville’s pool compliance plan forward as required, the district will post bid specifications in local newspaper and bids will be opened Monday, April 23. Depending on the results of bidding contractor vetting, the Board of Education will award a Libertyville High School pool construction contract at its regular meeting that evening. Once the contract is awarded, construction is expected to begin as …

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District Seeks Pool Compliance Plan Approval By April

Community High School District 128 hopes to have final construction permit approval for Libertyville High School's pool by mid-April.

District Seeks Pool Compliance Plan Approval By April

Community High School District 128 hopes to have final construction permit approval for Libertyville High School's pool by mid-April.

Community High School District 128 is working toward final construction permit approval for Libertyville High School’s pool compliance plan by mid-April or sooner, according to the district’s website. Libertyville High School’s pool closed for 21 days in October after failing to get an extension to meet a pool compliance mandate from Illinois Department of Public Health. Once the high school receives final construction permit approval, the district will open up the project for bids and award the bids. Construction is expected to take four weeks to complete after the bid is awarded and a final inspection and occupancy will be required from Illinois Department of Public Health. The district is required to repair drains at the pool to meet …

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District 128 Pools Reopen Oct. 21

Community High School District 128 pools at Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools will reopen today after school. The district reached an agreement with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

After 21 days, Community High School District 128 officials announced Friday that they will reopen pools at Libertyville High School and Vernon Hills High School. "The LHS and VHHS pools will reopen for use today after school," according to a district press release. The district says it has received, reviewed and signed stipulated settlement agreements from the Illinois Department of Public Health for swimming pools in the district, according to a press release. The district closed pools Oct. 1 at both schools after failing to get an extension to meet a pool compliance mandate. This is good news for district pool users. Many previously have said the pool closures have affected them. One parent was worried that less pool time may jeopardize…

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District 128 Pool Users Adapt to New Schedule

Community High School District 128 closed pools at Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools on Oct. 1.

This week is the start of figuring out new schedules for many pool users at Community High School District 128 pools. The district closed pools Oct. 1 at Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools after it failed to get an extension to meet a pool compliance mandate. Some parents blame the district, while others say the state is also at fault for not communicating the changes well to the district. Regardless of who is to blame, the pool closures are more than just an inconvenience for swimmers — it also is eating into busy schedules. “I’m getting less time to myself with homework being piled on with less time in the day,” said Morgan Dickson, a junior who is one of the top swimmers at Libertyville High School. Dickson broke the school’s …

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Ana Draa

7:28 am on Thursday, October 6, 2011

What a mess. Overall, I am very impressed with D128, however on this issue, the district completely blew it. They had years to comply with this very important safety issue, but did not. We have literally the only schools in the entire county that did not meet the deadline. If notification was such a problem, how did every other single school in the district get it...we did not?! That's bad enough…   more ›

Patch Flash: 22-Year-Old Goes to Trial for Deadly Party Game Punch

Chicagoland news to talk about: West suburban high school football player rape case in court this week.

  In Sept. 2010, a Romeoville party game turned deadly when 25-year-old John Powell paid $5 to let a woman punch him in the face. Moments after the punch, Powell died. The 22-year-old who punched him, Tiffany Startz is on trial this week on charges of battery and reckless conduct. The man who arranged the party game, Jimmy Mounts, 27, of Romeoville, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge, on Monday.   A 17-year-old Rolling Meadows High School senior recounted the January 2010 night when two former Glenbard West football players forced her to have sex with them inside a car in a secluded church parking lot, during opening testimony in Cook County court. “I was yelling and crying and …

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Government Changes Guidance on Pool Safety Rule

The Consumer Product Safety Commission revoked its guidance and now requires public pools with a single main drain to have a back-up system that could shut the suction of the drain.

Viewfinder: Libertyville Swim Team at Stevenson

The Libertyville swim team will need to swim away from home until the Libertyville High School pool has met the new requirements for pool drains and repairs.

The Libertyville High School swim teams competed at Stevenson High School on Tuesday. The team may not have the chance to have another home meet this season due to repairs needed on the Libertyville High School pool. A new law requires that all potentially dangerous drains be replaced by Oct. 1. Related articles

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Libertyville and Vernon Hills High Schools Likely to Face Temporary Pool Closures

Community High School District 128 will likely have to close district pools on Oct. 1.

Community High School District 128 Superintendant Prentiss Lea, along with a team of engineers, traveled to Springfield Monday to meet with Illinois Department of Public Health officials hoping to gain headway on pool modification plans. “In a 45-minute conversation on the specifications of our plan, we learned that we are going to have to make significant modifications on our two facilities,” Lea announced at the regular school board meeting hours after returning from Springfield. The state of Illinois has mandated that pools must be in compliance with federal safety standards by Oct. 1, 2011, or close. The health department has rejected two submissions from the district, saying that the plans don’t meet the required standards. Lea …

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