Elmhurst D205, Teacher Settle 2-Year-Old Dispute: Agency

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst School District 205 and a York High School teacher have settled their dispute, a state official said Tuesday.

John Brosnan, an attorney with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, told Patch that the parties had just gotten back to him that the case was settled.

The union representing teacher Kelly DeLoriea withdrew the complaint against the district, he said.

"So that completes the case from our agency's view," Brosnan said in an email.

DeLoriea and a district spokesperson did not return emailed messages for comment Tuesday.

The school board would likely have to approve any settlement between DeLoriea and the district. It voted to discipline her in 2023.

The matter involved DeLoriea and her critic, Elmhurst conservative activist Tom Chavez.

In 2023, the Elmhurst Teachers Council filed a complaint with the agency on behalf of DeLoriea. The union alleged the district retaliated against her.

That summer, DeLoriea received a suspension after the district accused her of revealing information about Chavez's child on social media. Chavez complained to the district.

In addition to the one-day suspension DeLoriea had already served, the union contended the school board gave her a public reprimand in the form of a "notice to remedy."

A two-day hearing was set for last spring, but it was delayed after the labor board got word that the parties were in settlement talks.