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Regional talent pipeline: Students advance from ECC to NIU engineering degrees while gaining industry experienceSep 14, 2026 12:27 am - Joseph Rayner advanced from a teenage manufacturing intern to an application engineer at Assurance Technologies Inc. in Elgin, completing his path from Elgin Community College to Northern Illinois University's mechanical engineering program while gaining hands-on experience in various technical roles.
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Vanguard Gifted Academy opens enrollment for personalized education programSep 13, 2026 9:31 pm - Vanguard Gifted Academy in Batavia has opened enrollment for the 2026-2027 academic year, offering a personalized microschool model for gifted and twice-exceptional students.
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COD’s Youth Academy sets summer enrollment recordSep 13, 2026 9:02 pm - College of DuPage’s Youth Academy recorded its highest summer enrollment with over 4,500 registrations, offering 380+ camps and courses for K-12 students in areas like culinary arts, manufacturing, graphic design, welding and business.
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Second annual Festival of Cultures highlights Palatine's diverse communitySep 13, 2026 4:42 pm - Palatine celebrated all the differences that bring its community together on Sunday at the second annual Festival of Cultures.
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College Achievers: Warren graduate Ziegler off to a hot start for Illinois State volleyballSep 13, 2026 4:18 pm - College Achievers: Warren Township High School graduate Ruth Ziegler, a junior opposite hitter on the Illinois State University women’s volleyball team, was named to the Missouri Valley Conference preseason all-conference team and was this season’s first player of the week.
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Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance systemSep 13, 2026 3:32 pm - Automated license plate readers — increasingly synonymous with Flock, though there are other brands on the market — photograph the license plates and other identifiers of passing vehicles. Police officers are then able to search and share the data for investigations. But a growing number of cops throughout the Chicago area and across the country have been accused of searching those databases for personal reasons. Civil liberties activists too are alarmed that law enforcement departments could use the cameras to work with immigration officials or surveil ordinary citizens.
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Who are the area’s midseason player of the year candidates?Sep 13, 2026 3:27 pm - Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran presents his list of the area’s midseason prep football player of the year candidates
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Batavia considers temporary lot as possible solution to downtown parking woesSep 13, 2026 11:24 am - Batavia aldermen will discuss Tuesday whether to turn the site of the former Shumway Foundry into a parking lot that would alleviate a shortage of spaces in the southern part of downtown.
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Decision on Aurora recall referendum expected MondaySep 13, 2026 11:11 am - The Aurora electoral board said it plans to reach a final decision Monday on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declares reelection campaignSep 13, 2026 10:51 am - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Sunday he will seek a second term, ending speculation over his plans by making a forceful argument that he deserves four more years in City Hall to try to entrench his progressive agenda.
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