• Prospect gymnast finds 'place that fits' despite challenges

  By Eileen O. Daday Jill Sevilla won't be competing for Prospect High School when the girls gymnastics state championships open Friday, but she's already a winner. Jill, who has Down syndrome, has been on the junior varsity team this season, and event competed in a match earlier in the year. “The girls that are less experienced pick an event to focus on, and Jill picked floor routine,” says her coach, Sara Koshelev. “We worked with her to improve her jumps and some tumbling passes.”
  Last Updated Feb 11, 2013 2:48 PM

• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results

  Updated Feb 11, 2013 3:25 PM

  In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.

• Probation revoked for teen who admitted starting fires

  Updated Feb 7, 2013 4:25 PM

  A Wheeling teen sentenced to probation last year for starting several fires violated his probation and was resentenced to three years in prison court records show. Nathan Orlowski, 18, must serve at least 50 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

• Popular Harper College teacher shared his passion for art

  Updated Feb 7, 2013 2:23 PM

  A popular art teacher at Harper College, who helped build up its printmaking studio and left a lasting impression on his students, has died. William Wimmer spent nearly 40 years sharing his passion for art, and more specifically for printmaking, with students of all ages.

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