NILES — Dan Patrick, Alex Jones, Mancow

Reported by Madhu Krishnamurth, Daily Herald

The Maine Township High School District 207 school board Wednesday night voted to dismiss head boys varsity soccer coach Michael Divincenzo after recent hazing scandals at Maine West High School.

Divincenzo has 17 days after receiving his dismissal papers to request a hearing before a hearing officer selected through the Illinois State Board of Education, a process that could take up to a year to be completed. In the meantime, he would be suspended without pay.

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Maine West hazing allegations to be reviewed by State’s attorney

Reported by Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald

Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has ordered a “complete top-to-bottom review” of the ongoing hazing scandal at Maine West High School, Alvarez spokeswoman Sally Daly said late Tuesday.

Daly declined to discuss specifics but said prosecutors from the office’s sex crimes division will initiate “a thorough, comprehensive review of the allegations that have been raised both recently and in years past about hazing incidents at the high school.”

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