Overview

• Llorens died Thursday at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, the union said.
• Goeke will serve as IEA president through July 2026, and the board will vote to fill the vacant vice presidency.
• Llorens spent more than 30 years teaching math and coaching girls’ track and cross-country at Thornridge High School in Dolton.
• Gov. J.B. Pritzker and union leaders including Becky Pringle, Dan Montgomery, and Stacy Davis Gates issued tributes, and funeral arrangements are pending.
• He advocated guidance on school bus safety and student re-engagement that later became law, and he opposed immigration arrests near schools and attempts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.