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CICERO ELEMENTARY TEACHER NAMED 2008-2009 ILLINOIS TEACHER OF THE YEAR
October 18, 2008
PEORIA, Ill., Oct. 18 -- The Illinois Board of Education issued the following news release:

Linda Smerge, a second grade teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Cicero, has been named Illinois Teacher of the Year. The Illinois State Board of Education chose Smerge from 9 finalists at the 34th annual Those Who Excel/Illinois Teacher of the Year banquet. Smerge will spend 2009 as an education ambassador speaking with educators about her experiences and representing Illinois i . . .

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