Illinois quick hits: Teacher fired after using racial slur; governor campaign most expensive in U.S.
Teacher fired after using racial slurThe Kankakee School Board has voted to fire a teacher after a video posted online showed him calling a studen...
Teacher fired after using racial slurThe Kankakee School Board has voted to fire a teacher after a video posted online showed him calling a student a racial slur.After the video was posted online, the algebra teacher was placed on administrative leave until the school board meeting. The student's mother says the incident shouldn't have happened in the first place because she claims the teacher threw a book at her son last month. Illinois tops list of expensive governor campaignsThe amount of money raised for governor races this cycle is expected to approach $1.