Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Johnny Holmes is said to be "weighing his options" in the wake of his second DUI arrest and abrupt retirement from his job at the Robbins police chief.
Questions remain about whether a District 218 board member charged with DUI will continue his tenure. Connect with Patch: Palos / Oak Lawn Johnny Holmes, who was pulled over in Midlothian while allegedly carrying a flask of alcohol on Dec. 22, failed to show for a regularly scheduled Community High School District 218 Monday night. Holmes is accused of drunken driving for the second time in three years. He announced his retirement from his job as the Village of Robbins police chief earlier this month. Board President Randy Heuser said he spoke Sunday afternoon with Holmes, who indicated he was "weighing his options" for how to proceed with the school district. "He still hasn't decided what he'd going to do," Heuser said. "After he makes …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Johnny Holmes, a long-time District 218 school board member, could hear it from district residents at tonight's meeting.
Tonight will mark the first time since a Dist. 218 board member was arrested for his second drunken driving charge that he’ll face the public in an open meeting. The agenda for tonight's meeting of the Community High School District 218 school board makes no mention of discussion on former Robbins Police Chief Johnny Holmes, one of the district's longest-serving board members. Holmes retired from his top cop job last week, just days after getting his second drunken driving arrest in three years. Holmes is likely to come up for talk tonight, though. Some members of the public already are calling for his resignation from the school board. Time for public comment is usually reserved early in school board meetings, as is time for board member …
Johnny Holmes' second DUI arrest in three years has readers wondering whether he should stay a representative of Dist. 218 families.
Quite a few Patch readers have asked whether Dist. 218 school board member Johnny Holmes should leave or have demanded outright his resignation from the board. Holmes was arrested in December for drunken driving and abruptly retired from his position as Robbins police chief earlier this month. Here's what some are saying about Holmes: Mother 24: "I want to know why Chief Holmes wasn't held accountable for his FIRST DUI?!! Public officials should be held to the same regards of the law, just as everyday citizens are!! Does Mr Holmes not realize the consequences of drinking and driving? God-Forbid a drunk driver ever hurt someone close to him, I'm sure he would want justice served, yet he gave no regard to himself getting behind the wheel of …
Kelly
10:21 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
When are the elections? Do they all come up at the same time? Mr. Holmes HAS to go; it's a moral obligation to all tax paying citizens, students and faculty. How can we condone his actions?? What does this tellvothers? We're okay with your habitual drinking? Don't worry, we won't punish you? In fact, we let you continue to set an example to all members wof the district that this is acceptable … more ›