Another picture of a restaurant, I almost thought it closed.

Close McDonald's on game night?

Cancel the games if they lead to problems!

go north!!

Basketball attracts scum!

I thought there are no problems on the precious North side of Plainfield? It was nice and quiet on the Southside. Seriously, parents need to knock some sense into their kids. Anything goes, right?

The Plainfield north student definitely was not standing on any table. He was standing on the floor chanting with every other student. He was unfairly singled out. Also, the police did not restrain from yelling F bombs and threatening to taze students that were simply waiting for their food to be made. The police handled the situation completely wrong

Yeah let's go fight in front of Mcds, where there are cameras and everybody will see.... They have the dumbest students

Lets play baseball.

Were there any punches thrown? Any verbal altercations? Looks to me like the police over reacted. North and east had no problems at McDonald's.

First of all, they are blowing this whole thing out of proportion I guarantee nothing wouldve happened at mcdonalds that night we were all having a good time until the cops tried to intervene. At the game, "meet at mcdonalds" was never chanted we were saying "we own mcdonalds" so that settles that. The kid was not on a table he was on the ground. And there are this many kids at mcds every game and nothing ever happens. Ever. Everyone gets along fine and if they don't things are not settled at mcds

This is some bs

Why should McDonald's have to close their lobby on game nights? Shouldn't the parents of the kids that got unruly be held responsible for their kids actions? Wouldn't it make more sense to employ more police officers on game nights if they know there have been problems in the past? I think asking a local business (even if it is corporate owned) is insane.

The comment about basketball attracts Scums...........is so totally off base and very "Big" generalization which is out of line. Rivalries will always be there no MATTER THE SPORT! If parents would STAND UP and teach their children RESPECT and sportsmanship conduct, situations like these could be avoided all together. The other thing that is so SAD is that SMACK talk is just that no matter the sport........when 2 teams come together to play it is decided on the court, the field, the track etc. as to who the better competitor is or was on that day enough said! Be a gracious looser and take the loss and see how or what you can do better as a Team next time, the fact that ANY kind of Violence should come of it is totally ridiculous. PEHS has definately proved themselves time and time again to be a solid competitor in many of their sports programs so QUIT TREATING them like the step children of Plainfield..............you are NO BETTER, in fact when any of you acts like this it is a testimony to your true character or lack there of. Lastly, all need to remember we are dealing with teenagers who do not always make the best decisions, but if they have a SOLID home life and parents who SHOW UP and give a DAMN what they do..............we would have much less of these types of problems in society. I have never met a teenager/person who did not want to know they were LOVED and cared about and accepted for who they are.

The East player was flying through the air and did not "chest bump" the North player on purpose. The problem starts with the disrespect from North. I sat behind the North bench and was not impressed. After the foul, the player from North wearing the #1 jersey physically went after East players and had to be carried off the floor by his coach, who was yelling the "F" word, asking what was going on. A student with that much rage should not be allowed on the team. To make matters worse, a few plays later, the coach puts the player back into the game! That is what caused alot of the problems. He needs to be in therapy to deal with his anger issues, not on the floor playing. Its basketball, people will run into each other, you should know that going in. And as far as McDonald's goes? Its not their responsibility to police the High School students! Teach the kids from North to respect themselves and other students.

This is why my kids go to private school.......just sayin'

I do not believe my comments placed blame on any particular team, merely the entire situation. Respect and sportsmanship conduct should be displayed by ALL compettors and in all sporting events. So...........if you were there then and it attracts scum.........what does that say about you, I mean honestly to say that is rude and totally inaccurate. I believe that some people just do not have respect for themselves or who and what they represent and make some bad choices at times.............I do know that since the inception of PEHS in the district, no matter the event.........respect is never given by North.........even when they are out played........that is just arrogance at it's best. Each one of the high schools in Plainfield have many talented children and in many venues, be respectful to yourself and others and give your children an appropriate example of how they should act and tolerate nothing less.......you will be teaching them one of the most valuable things they need to survive in this world when they have to navigate it on their own.

I think asking McDonalds to close is absurd. They are a business, why should they have to lose business because of out of control teenagers. We pay all these taxes for the police and it's bothering when they look for the easy way out. If they need to show up every game night so be it. And with the whole north side vs. south side deal everyone has their problems. I'm a senior at PHS (central for you non Plainfield natives) that lives south side of town, that goes to school downtown, and works with friends and a girlfriend on 127th. Let me tell you it's all the same. Yes lower end of town is lower income and lower taxes (in Joliet) so that presents problems in itself however north side...these kids have so much money they don't know what to do with. My girlfriend hates going to north, she says it's a constant competition of who's parents bought them the nicest car or the nicest Chanel bag. So that kid that was labeled "anger problems" probably is just spoiled and doesn't know how to handle not getting what he wants. Feel free to disagree but as a student that interacts with all sides of town I see a lot of the same, money just changes. (PHS has state sportsmanship awards taking up the walls of our gym so feel free to visit our games :) )

Parents from other schools bashing on Plainfield North because we lack respect. Lacking respect is our only problem I will admit that. But instead of overreacting about Respect lets focus on the real problems of Plainfield. The gang usage and drug usage at East is of course not a problem? The heroin and drug use at Central clearly not a problem as it was kept as quiet as possible..and lastly the teenage pregnancy rate and gang violence at South is not a problem? So over reacting because a little lack in sportsmanship and no respect for a local company or a rival school is sum bullshit!

had to be mostly east students, it was at mcdonalds, north students were having a nice post game dinner at chilis or the olive garden!!

To "The only chance still to smash east". You are not even using your real name, you need to stop making comments. If you really believed what you are writing you would not be hiding who you are. And the line "to smash east" just screams out your maturity level. No one is taking you seriously.

Well kimberly have the time fights are never settled because people just forget about it but normally they settle them online:)

Alexander that simply is not a true statement.

All schools have issues and problems. Even private ones. I understand you are still a high school student, but those kind of blanket statements do nothing to solve the problem. Even if they were to break up the school district, what difference would it make. I have 3 students in Plainfield schools, and I live in an area that feeds into the Plainfield South High School. ALL of my kids are honor roll students in advanced placement classes. It's not about where your home is located inside of a town as big as Plainfield, it's about blooming where you're planted.

I'm not at all ashamed to say my son will be a student at South next year. I love my neighbors, my home, and my "side of town". I love the teachers my kids have had throughout the years here.

Sorry i apologize for my bame being "the only chance to smash east" it was from a recent post. I keep it secret because knowing this district i can get suspended for posting about the school or by being on my phone during class. But there are problems at every school in Plainfield. This was a small incident blown up because it involves the hated North. Why is North hated? No one can answer that could be because their sports dominated early in the year and the basics if American life revolves around sports mostly because it is students getting involved. Why dont we focus on bigger issues that may start with the "higher powers" in district 202. What ever the reason is every school has its problem whether its something that was hidden or not hidden North is one of the better school in plainfield with acedemics and student discipline. I blame every school.

Thank God they got the score right....

North does have the best report card AND the higher taxes and up until last year, we didn't even have a child in the district schools and hadn't since 2010. Truth of the matter is, Naperville has even more problems than we even do, because they have even more money. As for this situation, all amateur childlike normal BS. There are adults who act like this and professional games. Being competitive is only bad when you let it get the best of you. Forget about this and move on. It isn't going to stop as long as people are alive. Let's worry about our kids dying of heroin overdoses or car accidents, not petty BS such as this. Geez.

I'm sitting here laughing at how a few of you who claim "nothing would have happened". Coming from someone who WORKS at THAT McDonald's there have been stupid fights happening there after basketball games and I'm glad that for once the cops WERE there this time...None of you idiots "own McDonald's" and all you kids do is cause issues for us workers over your petite little fights and desire to leave our store in a complete wreck.

Can't wait till we get a Plainfield west so everyone can hate them the most...

Can't wait till we get a Plainfield west so everyone can hate them the most...

Julie - If you don't think the higher taxes of others are subsidizing the education of your children..you can't perform simple math. Facts are facts...but why let those get in the way, right?

Or let's not forget the sexting scandal at east eaither or the teacher doing a student at north so we all have something bad in our school so just drop the bull shit and it's sports let the kids yell at other kids so what they are getting loud to cheer on their team like last night when north crazies stormed the court after loosing by 33 or what ever who cares its just them having fun

Wow!!! I can't believe this is happening in Plainfield. I could understand if it was happening in Chicago!!! Wow!! I'm sorry for the insult Chicago!! I was just giving an example!! Our kids acted worse than people in Chicago!! Whether it is Northside, Eastside, Westside or Southside of Plainfield. The kids here in Plainfield are given a better life than kids in Chicago!! Perhaps too good of a life!!! This was all over a basket ball game!!! I think all these parents need to really address this with there kids!! I hope there weren't innocent customers involved as bystanders and I'm glad no one was hurt!!! Closing McDonalds is not the answer. They run a business!! They shouldn't have to deal with this BS!!! The answer is discipline all your kids!!! Make them all do community service prodjects or something that makes them realize how good they really have it here. So they won't be acting like IDIOTS in public over a stupid game!!!

Parents need to stop crying, mcd's employees are a joke, and this article is almost completely false. Score 1 for Plainfield Patch... not. By the way, Karen Sorenson sucks at writing.

Then I guess since that's how it works, according to you, those who no longer have children utilizing the district... are, gasp, subsidizing yours :o)

And this will really tick you off, I have SIX kids! I'm really going to suck the well dry. You'll probably want to move now before my next one starts school. But maybe all the taxes on merchandise I buy in the community, and at local businesses, will make up for my drain on society. I mean, I am from the south side of Plainfield and all, so I know it's unlikely that I have any expendable income because we are all poor over here. And let's not count the investment properties I have owned and the times I was paying taxes on MULTIPLE properties. Yeah, that stuff doesn't count. Thanks North-sider! You're so much smarter and better than me! Oh, and richer too!

And mcdonalds employe it wasn't even north kids fighting it was graduated students coming back for a fight so dont sit there and laugh at the fact you no nothing bout who fought so get your shit right before you say shit

Kimberly - Everyone pays the same % of taxes to the PSD202 District. If your house is worth more - you pay more - plain and simple. Sometimes your house is worth more than your neighbors, sometimes it's worth less. Virtually no one pays the exact same amount. You talk of kids getting a good education - but don't seem to giving good lessons with your sterotyping and all. Julie - Go Cougars!!!

All of you parents are so dumb...you say how "the kids on the north side are all snobs and daddy pays for everything and blah blah blah", yet you live right down the street from us in THE LAKELANDS. Every school has some kids who drive nice cars or have nice purses, but every school has that. Don't be actin like your kids are the "holy children"...obviously If things were being said, there was a reason behind it. It takes two to tango. Your kid ain't as innocent as you think. this is all bullshit. The cops and newspaper blew this way out of proportion. I was there, there was no fighting, no "riot", and the kid that was detained (not arrested) was standing on the ground. I have that shit on video. It's all you parents starting shit that's the problem in this town. Let the kids be kids! Let them have rivalries! Nobody was hurt last night, so get over it and stop with this "north side" "east side" shit. Because technically you're on the north side too.

The East kids were looking for trouble when they decided to go to McDonald's. That McDonald's is a well known hangout for north fans after sporting events. This started way before East even opened

Amen Tiger Pride!! Too bad that had to come from a kid. The parents, and yes I am a parent, need to remember WHO is in high school. It sounds as though some of these parents never left high school. There will always be rivals in town, that's ok. But all this BS about the "rich" kids, the "poor" kids, etc is such crap. All four of our schools have rich/poor, white/black, and so on. It seems as though the parents are teaching their kids what to think about the other schools. Sad!! Grow up and start acting like parents and let your kids enjoy their own HS experience!!

After reading the article and the comments, I can see why we have this rivalry; it is the parents who most likely couldn't play sports and push their children to be what they couldn't be sponsored by hatred that an area of Plainfield that is valued less can beat them. As for Alex Rodriguez, if you are a senior and wrote a letter to redistrict in 1990, wow! I am impressed that you were involved and concerned for your community when you were 6 years old and petitioned for a redistrict. Kim, you sound a little bitter there, there must be a reason, maybe a daughter or son did not make the team or a past experience with a basketball boyfriend does not mean that you have to condemn the sport and the people who watch it. The battle of classes seems alive in this post and it is a shame, as most are showing lack of it. I wonder if people would say the same things if they were all face to face in a room. I doubt it. The bottom line is always respect, no matter where you live and learn from the loss and prepare and plan to do better next time

KIMBERLY!!! your insane for saying basketball attracts scum! obviously you have never been to a basketball game& your kids probably play checkers for a sport. you wouldnt know anything about basketball, the skill & dedication and heart you have to have to be good. and the achievements that can come from basketball. as a PEHS student and sister of a football and basketball player i know the heart that goes into everygame & what it means to east to be so undefeated. its a first & everyones excited and as an orange crusher. yes! were going to trash talk, chat, cheer and pump up our team, cuz its spirit and excitment and were proud!. since you have probably never been to a basketball game cuz it attracts "scum" you have no idea that the players have to shake hands at the end of the game as a sign of respect win or lose. it was a great game! as a player alot of emotion is in it, so yes some players can get hot headed, and some players get so hyped they dunk over a player and hang on the rim (which is why we got the T!!!) & dont say anything about our coach and how he acted when we played u in janurary because he had frustration from a call that wasnt fair it happens!
yes east & north may have a rivarly but what high schools dont! & at one point many of us went to school together before any of the new middle schools were made!
things are going to get chanted, people can eat where they want! i was their. that doesnt change how my parents raised me, i still acted with class.

.... trash talking and supporting your team is fun, maybe some times it can be blown out of porportion just like this article was but its a high school experience type of thing, which oviously your kids arn't experiencing. yes it is about how the students handle themselves in public, were not the best but you cant say were always that rowdy and oh its the parents fault! alot of the fights that may break out have nothing to do sports.
by the way this has nothing to do with money, taxes and pass high school students mess up like sexting & drug usage u all sound ridiculous, because thats not a reflection of the entire school. your getting off topic and your just talking to talk especially if you werent there.. at mcdonalds or at east on tuesday. & if basketball is scum dont commment and associate yourself with this article because it alll started with a basketball game, and was tweaked into a totally different situation from there. but at the end of the day it high school, its competitive and were going to support our schools by trashtalking the other no matter if its at mcdonalds, on weber, 59 or in joliet it doesnt matter we choose where we go, what we say and we choose how we act. & what really matters is that no one was hurt and were all just one town.

@bengalgirl...
Why can't all of the parents just stay out of this and let us be high schoolers? Nobody has been hurt, it's just a high school rivalry. Every school has them! North and east are good competitors and we both have great athletes, so of course thrres gonna be some rivalry. Plus we're right down the street from each other! I find it absurd that all of these parents are freaking out because some kids went to McDonald's to eat, and there ended up being some chanting AFTER the cops came and provoked the kids. What kid isn't gonna join in school pride? And they can say that our parents didn't raise us right or whatever, but what the hell do they know? They're stereotryping both east and north, and it's bullshit. East and north both get along with each other perfectly fine, we don't hurt each other. It's just some healthy competition. These parents get way too involved now a days. Let your kids be kids and enjoy they're high school years! They only live once. It's not like they were high or drunk at McDonalds and fighting... They were just gettin together!

Look at all these parents going at eachother over a COMPUTER, at least their kids confronted eachother face to face... lol get a life people

And to say that we have "no class" is insane. That's called stereotyping, and that's part of YOU PARENTS having no class. Leave us kids alone. And grow the hell up

@eastsidepride hahaha right?! Parents are more immature than us kids...

Bravo to Bengalgirl, Tiger Pride and eastsidepride. It's very interesting to see that the most mature comments on this thread have come from the "out of control" teenagers who "need to be handled by their parents".
For the adults who are going at each other back and forth like this... Wow.
How are you going to sit there and attack each other and then turn around and say the kids are wrong?

Sounds as if the Mayor needs to reprimand and re-train his Officers. I expect the media to blow this out of proportion to sell papers. However police officers that resort to verbal abuse and expletives have already lost any semblance of control.

>>And mcdonalds employe it wasn't even north kids fighting it was graduated students coming back for a fight...

So it's not all harmless chanting? Man, you kids need to get your stories straight. Try to re-group for next week and have a cohesive story.

This is ridiculous. I love how all these parents act like they didn't talk crap to other schools when they were in high school and they never acted this way. We didn't do anything wrong at all. Everyone between the schools are friends, we don't hate eachother. Sure, we get competitive at sports but what school doesn't? Im from north, and I can honestly say none of us expected to win Tuesday. We just went to support the guys and see our friends at east. You parents act like the schools are sooo different, when were really not. They're rich and poor kids at every school. So stop stereotyping students. Also, no one was going to get like stabbed or something Tuesday. You act like we were going to shoot eachother. We were taunting eachother, but not enough to provoke the other school to get mad. These parents need to relax and stop judging us.

See, little boy, it's not all about you. It's about what a private business considers acceptable conduct on their own property.

A defense to unacceptable behavior is not: "At least we werent' doing something WORSE!"

As a Plainfield Central senior that regularly attends basketball games, I have to say that even though rivalries are what make the games more exciting and entertaining, there's a limit. As an athlete (2 years of volleyball, 1 year of tennis, and 4 years of badminton) I can say that all the coaches I've had hold sportsmanship of high importance. I'm sorry that students from District 202 make us all look immature and out of control, that obviously isn't the case.
At these games, I always hear students in the stands talking excitedly about "a fight" they heard is going to happen at (it never fails to be) McDonald's, and all I can think is "That's got trouble written all over it."
As for different high schools having their stereotypes, some of them apply to a small part of the population, but overall, pregnancies, drug and alcohol use, and poor academic standing are issues that happen to all schools, and it is ignorant to identify a school by them.
Every year it fails that there are a small number of students that ruin the good things for everyone else, and I really hope this won't be the cause of another privilege taken away. I shake my head at my peers who are unable to limit their emotions and recognize that basketball games are just sporting events. I know for a fact the district has made "leaders" in each superfan section from each school meet for lunch and agree to try to keep things under control, and hopefully that will stay in affect for the future.