Schoenburg: District 186 school board president loses state job

Springfield School Board President Scott McFarland has ended his run as executive director of the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.McFarland, 37, a married father of three, has worked for the commission since 2006 and was named its executive director in 2014 by then-Gov. Pat Quinn.”It’s an at-will position, so the governor has the ability to decide who they want,” McFarland said of the $95,000-a-year post, adding that he’s not upset. […]