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Oakton College hopefuls talk health care, retraining Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Cutting teaching hours for part-time faculty, absorbing the cost of employee pensions, retraining today's workforce for an evolving job market, and improving graduation rates are among the top concerns for five candidates running for three, six-year term seats on the Oakton Community College board. The candidates are incumbents Joan DiLeonardi, Ann Tennes, and Eric Staley, and newcomers Kyle Frank and Neil Meccia.
Coval returns to Oakton for hip-hop reading Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
6.78- with one photo Northbrook native Kevin Coval will read selections from his latest book of poems at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, as part of the Chicago Writers Series at Oakton Community College, 1600 E.Golf Road, Des Plaines. Readings are free and open to the public.
Northbrook native returns to Oakton for hip-hop reading Mar 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Northbrook native Kevin Coval, co-founder of Louder Than a Bomb, will read selections from his latest book of poems at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, as part of the Chicago Writers Series at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Readings are free and open to the public.
Coval returns to Oakton for hip-hop reading Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
6.78- with one photo-page 3 Northbrook native Kevin Coval will read selections from his latest book of poems at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, as part of the Chicago Writers Series at Oakton Community College, 1600 E.Golf Road, Des Plaines. Readings are free and open to the public.
Endorsements: DiLeonardi, Tennes, Meccia for OCC board Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM
The Daily Herald endoses Joan DiLeonardi, Ann Tennes and Neil Meccia for Oakton Community College Board of Education.
Adjunct faculty protest community college cutbacks Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Concerned that community colleges are cutting the teaching hours of part-time faculty to avoid providing them health care under the Affordable Care Act, educators are imploring presidents to reconsider. "If you don't have contingent labor, you don't have community colleges," Roosevelt University faculty member Beverly Stewart said afterward.
Iowa knocks Northwestern out of Big Ten tourney Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Morgan Johnson and Jamie Printy scored 18 points apiece and Iowa defeated Northwestern 60-55 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament. Bethany Doolittle added 10 points and Samantha Logic grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (20-11), the seventh seed in the tournament. They advance to meet No. 21 Nebraska, the Big Ten's second seed, in Friday's quarterfinals.
Explore the Future of Feminism at Oakton Conference Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Examine feminism through diverse lenses from women involved in academics, science, literature, activism, and art at the one-day conference Futuristic Feminism: Visionary Perspectives Across the Disciplines, 8:30 a.m.5 p.m., Friday, March 22, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Police officer downplays ‘hero’ talk after saving boy Mar 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Evanston police officer Sean O'Brien has been praised as a hero for rescuing a 7-year-old boy from the icy waters of the Des Plaines River on Tuesday afternoon, but he's reluctant to accept that label. "I'd like to think that any good citizen, certainly any police officer or firefighter, would have done what I did," he said.
Oakton conference explores the future of feminism Mar 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Examine feminism through diverse lenses from women involved in academics, science, literature, activism, and art at the one-day conference Futuristic Feminism: Visionary Perspectives Across the Disciplines, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, March 22, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
Some fear new, high-tech GED a problem for low-income test takers Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Suburban education officials are worried looming federal changes to GED testing will leave those less fortunate with one less path to joining the workforce. The test will become computerized in 2014, and the price to take the exam will more than double. Plus, you need a credit card and an email address. "It’s going to be people with the least resources who are going to be left out," Josh Boies of Kane County says.
Algonquin dentist all smiles with book, activities Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Kukec's People features dentist Audrey Sim of All Smiles By Dr. Audrey in Algonquin has has written a chapter in a newly published book, which hit the bestseller list on Amazon.
Oakton’s Nature Project shines at Brickton Art Center Feb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Art students and faculty from Oakton Community College will showcase their ecologically themed works at The Nature Project, which opens Friday, March 8, at the Brickton Art Center, 306 Busse Highway, Park Ridge. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Harper approves $2 per credit hour tuition increaseFeb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Consistent with a regional trend among community colleges, Harper College will ask its students to dig a little deeper into their pockets for the cost of a high education. The board of trustees last week unanimously approved increasing tuition by $2 per credit hour beginning in the summer 2013 term. For a full-time student taking 30 credit hours annually, that’s an additional $60 for a total of $3,735.
Police say alcohol a factor in Northwestern death Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
After a months-long investigation, police say they believe alcohol played a role in the death of a Northwestern University student whose body was found in a harbor near the school’s suburban Chicago campus. Evanston police say tests showed 18-year-old Harsha Maddula’s blood-alcohol content was one and a half times the legal limit. They determined his death was accidental.
Oakton lecture spotlights African Jews during Black History Month Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
What it means to be an African Jew is the topic of a free event 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at Oakton Community College’s Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. (Room P103). Though fewer than 2 percent of the world’s nearly 14 million Jews live in Africa, some Jewish communities there are among the oldest in the world, originating more than 2,700 years ago.
Glenbard North takes express route to state quarterfinals Feb 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Right on schedule, Glenbard North is moving on to the Class 3A wrestling team dual quarterfinals.
Bail denied for hotel shooting suspect Feb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
A judge has denied bail for an Evanston man accused of shooting and injuring a fellow guest at a birthday party in Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
Oakton, Maine West hold One Billion Rising events Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Maine West High School and Oakton Community College, both in Des Plaines, held events Thursday as part of the Valentine’s Day One Billion Rising global event to raise awareness about violence against women and girls.
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.