• District 54 students have a blast launching rockets

  Daily Herald report Students from Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 launched 450 rockets throughout the day Tuesday as the culmination of a yearlong learning project. The launches at Schaumburg's Olympic Park involved students from all 27 of the district's schools who began exploring aerospace engineering through the NASA Rockets curriculum in September.
  Last Updated May 14, 2013 4:18 PM

• Police: Roselle man sexually abused peacock

  Updated May 11, 2013 12:22 AM

  DuPage County authorities say a Roselle man sexually abused his pet peacock, which later was found dead in his garage. David Beckmann, 64, of 645 E. Devon Ave., was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after Roselle police said they learned about the abuse and subsequent death of the bird, named Phyl, while investigating another crime.

• District 54 hosts event for disabled athletes

  Updated May 10, 2013 6:45 PM

  Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 is getting ready to host its single largest event of the year — the annual Partners Club/Young Athletes track meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16 on the track behind Eisenhower Junior High School at 800 W. Hassell Road in Hoffman Estates. Events will take place until noon, followed by lunch for all athletes, their partners and volunteers.

• Some COD part-time faculty will get health care

  Updated May 9, 2013 6:02 PM

  Though the impact of new federal health care guidelines remains unclear, College of DuPage officials say they're planning to provide benefits to some part-time professors. The college will create the new position of "lecturer" — a nontenured adjunct faculty member who will teach more classes than the average adjunct professor, but still fewer classes than a full-time professor. The new designation would allow lecturers to be eligible for health care insurance, officials said.

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