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BMO’s Ablin to highlight Economic Forecast Breakfast Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Harper College this month will offer a free public economics lesson aimed at deciphering the economy and the financial market for 2013.
D214 Community Education offers classes to a ‘new you’ starting Feb. 13 Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Cardio workout and Frank Sinatra? Hybrid coaching for a better you? District 214 Community Education is offering new classes that will help you strike a balance between your mind and body.
Prospect gymnast finds 'place that fits' despite challenges Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
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.”
Des Plaines Chamber hosts document shredding event Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
State Rep. Marty Moylan, a Des Plaines Democrat, and the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a community document shredding and electronic recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 16, in the parking lot of Juno Lighting, 1300 S. Wolf Road, in Des Plaines.
Feds: Des Plaines woman arranged sham marriages for noncitizens Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
A Des Plaines woman who runs an Arlington Heights-based immigration consulting business faces federal charges alleging she helped arrange at least four sham marriages to help clients evade immigration laws, authorities announced today. Teresita Zarrabian, 60, is charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, marriage fraud, visa fraud and obstruction of justice in an indictment unsealed following her arrest Thursday.
Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
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.
Oakton students raise awareness about violence against women Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Oakton Community College students will join in the "One Billion Rising" global campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and girls this Valentine's Day. The college's Women's and Gender Studies Program is joining organizations from more than 160 countries worldwide to participate in the campaign calling for one billion men and women to raise awareness about violence against women.
Allstate’s Gregoire works to help others Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Kukec's People features Buffalo Grove's Maryse Gregoire, who has worked for Allstate for 39 years and recently won the Outstanding Employee Volunteer of the Year award with her community work.
League of Women Voters Celebrates 93nd BirthdayFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
The League of Women Voters is elated today to celebrate our 93rd anniversary. Since our founding in 1920, the League has worked tirelessly to protect and uphold the constitutional right to vote, a right that composes the very foundation of our democracy.
Marist provides playoff prep for St. Viator Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Viator girls basketball coach Christina Jost and her players knew they were going up against a quality team in Marist on Saturday afternoon at the Cahill Gymnasium. So what better way to tune up for a Class 3A regional next Tuesday? “We kind of took that mindset,” Jost said after the talented Redhawks came away with a 76-39 victory in the East Suburban Catholic Conference finale. “We knew Marist (21-9, 7-3) was a very good team and obviously well-coached. “So we were using it as a good way to prepare for the state tournament. I don’t see us playing teams as tough as them early on, so hopefully this will help us.”
Collinis, Maine West carve out a victory Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Nearly 1,500 spectators were applauding singers and dancers in the Sheely Center for Performing Arts at Glenbrook North on Friday night for the school’s 2013 Variety Show. Not too far down the hall, fans of the Maine West girls basketball team were doing some cheering of their own in the school’s gymnasium. They watched a fine show from the Warriors, who closed out the regular season with a 44-26 victory over the Spartans in the Central Suburban North.
Barrington brings out the best Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Welcome to Barrington, Mid-Suburban League competitors. You were guests one of the finest boys swimming teams in the history of the conference, and more supporting evidence came forth Saturday. The host Broncos finished with 273 points to win the MSL championships in workmanlike fashion. Barrington answered challenges to win all three relays, but beyond that their only victory came from Kyle Ujiye in the 100-yard butterfly (50.46). That oddity is simply due to the overall balance of top-level swimmers in the conference, though. And no one else could come close to matching the completeness of Barrington’s lineup. “With the team we have, our focus this year really has to be on swimming our best at state,” said Barrington senior Jack Strauss, who was second in the 200 free and 100 free and anchored the Broncos’ freestyle relays. “Our goal for this meet was mainly to be consisent with our times across the board, and I think we pretty much did that.”
Big finishes for Hoffman’s Wille, Palatine’s Conrad Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Sarah Wille of Hoffman Estates and Katie Conrad of Palatine didn’t let the frenetic atmosphere of Cherry Bowl Lanes bother them in the least. As a matter of fact, the junior bowlers thrived in it. In the jam-packed setting of the Rockford alley — one that a fan rightly called “organized chaos” — Conrad and Wille showed their mettle by placing in the top 20 at Saturday’s state tournament.
Make it 3 for Hersey’s Rollins, after 3 OTs Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Hunter Rollins put the finishing touches on a brilliant regular season before a packed house. With a brave effort during a gripping contest, Rollins struck late to seal his passage into next weekend’s Class 3A wrestling state tournament. In doing so, Rollins won his third straight sectional crown. He’s the first to do so since Barrington began hosting in 2009. The No. 3-rated Hersey senior outlasted No. 4 Kayne MacCallum (40-3) of Libertyville in the third OT period of the 160-pound final Saturday. Rollins, along with seven others from the Mid-Suburban League, earned their trips to the Assembly Hall in Champaign, where preliminary matches start Thursday.
Niles North steps it up at Hersey Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
For just over two quarters, Hersey kept pace with a lightning-quick Niles North squad. Then Malachi Nix and the Vikings put on a third quarter performance that few high school teams in the Chicago area could duplicate. Niles North scored 33 third quarter points, turning a 2-point lead into a 29-point advantage by midway through the fourth quarter in claiming an 84-58 nonconference victory over Hersey on Saturday in Arlington Heights.
Geneva bounces back, surprises St. Viator Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Less than 24 hours after suffering one of its worst losses of the season, Geneva’s boys basketball team earned one of its best victories Saturday night. Chris Parrilli and Nate Navigato scored 18 points apiece to lead 4 players in double figures, as the Vikings (17-7) recorded a 69-62 nonconference triumph over St. Viator (16-7) in Geneva.
Productive day for Glenbard N. at Maine EastFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Heading to Champaign next weekend? Your probabilities of running into a few young men with bleached blonde hair are looking strong. And when you do, you will have found Glenbard North's 7 state-qualified wrestlers, all hoping for individual state titles and traditionally wearing the hairdos. Success for the Panthers came easy at the Class 3A Maine East sectional Saturday afternoon as Jon Marmolego (120 pounds), Jered Cortez (126) and Brian Murphy (152) all grabbed first-place wins in their respective weight classes, while Jimique Davis at 160 took second place, Patrick Augstyn (106) and Johnny Gosinski (132) placed third and Colton Wegner (170) sneaked into Champaign in fourth place. “We brought 10 guys here, seven got out and I can remember when we'd be happy if we got one guy out,” said Panthers' coach Mark Hahn. “To get seven guys out that's pretty good. We had five in the finals, pretty good tournament, all the way around.”
DCFS places Maine West educators on child abuse, neglect registry Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
The Department of Children and Family Services has validated several claims of abuse and neglect filed against two Maine West educators following allegations of hazing in the school’s sports program and put their names on a state list of child abusers which is accessible to employers. The department’s investigation concluded Jan. 30.
Harper Foundation to host economic update breakfast Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Harper Professional Advisors Committee of the Harper College Educational Foundation will put on an economic update and outlook breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine.
Longtime Harper professor releases eighth book Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Greg Herriges first began writing his latest novel, about a family coping with their 9-year old daughter’s battle with leukemia, more than a decade ago. Six months into his research, the Harper College English professor’s own family began living the plot. Herriges’ nephew was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic childhood leukemia - the same potentially devastating disease affecting the book’s main character - and Herriges put his writing on hold, using his research to simply better understand the illness and answer his family’s questions.