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  •  The Campana factory in Batava is among the architectural images available in the new screensaver launched by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

    State offers screen saver with architectural wonders Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
    Architectural and history buffs may enjoy a new screen saver that recently launched by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The new screen saver offers historic landmarks and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and other buildings deemed eligible for the register. They include the Campana factory in Batavia, Fort Sheridan in Highland Park, and other buildings in Woodstock, Waukegan, Wilmette and elsewhere around the state.

     
  • Dean DeBiase

    Jill Biden unavailable, so College of Lake County picks Dean DeBiase to speak at commencementMar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    After striking out with Vice President Joe Biden's wife and the U.S. education secretary, College of Lake County has selected a successful graduate and author to give this year's commencement address.Dean DeBiase, co-founder and CEO of Reboot Partners in Lake Forest, said it will likely be an emotional talk for him.

     
  •  Sen. Mark Kirk

    Kirk, coalition reintroduces GPS privacy actMar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is introducing legislation to require law enforcement officials to obtain a warrant before accessing smartphone GPS data.

     
  • Barrington Middle student wins third spelling title Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    For the third straight year, Barrington Middle School student Pranav Sivakumar won the Lake County Final spelling bee. Pranav, an eighth-grader at the school's Station Campus, won the competition at the College of Lake County on Wednesday.

     
  • CLC open house: Mar 18, 2013 12:00 AM
    The College of Lake County will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St.

     
  • University Center open house Mar 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    The University Center of Lake County hosts an open house on Thursday, March 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at its Grayslake facility, 1200 University Center Drive.

     
  • Keep experience, knowledge at CLC Mar 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    A Lake County letter to the editor: I have known Barb Oilschlager for 24 years, who is running for re-election to the board of trustees of the College of Lake County, on both the state and national levels.

     
  • Endorsements: Oilschlager, Drummond for College of Lake County board Mar 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Daily Herald endorses Barbara Oilschlager and Darl Drummond for the College of Lake County board of trustees.

     
  •  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, from West Virginia, second right, wave from the steps of the U.S. Capitol when Kirk returned for the first time Jan. 3 since he suffered a 2012 stroke

    Iran work shows Kirk adjusting to life post-stroke Mar 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    In his first major appearance this year outside the halls of Congress, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk had a succinct message to convey. "I have one message for the dictators in Tehran, I'm baaack,'" Kirk called out to the attendees of the AIPAC 2013 policy conference. He was met with a roaring standing ovation. Kirk's dedication to Iran sanctions reveals how the senator is adjusting to work back at the Capitol, and how his presence is encouraging some bipartisanship in the politically divided upper chamber.

     
  • Richard Anderson

    College of Lake County fires worker believed to be illegal immigrant Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    College of Lake County board members voted this week to fire an employee who was suspected of being an illegal immigrant. She was a children's learning center worker at CLC, officials.

     
  • Richard Anderson

    College of Lake County board rejects tuition and fee hike Mar 12, 2013 12:00 AM
    College of Lake County board members Tuesday night rejected an administration recommendation to raise total tuition and fees for students starting with the fall semester.

     
  • Brad Kriser

    Kriser’s born out of love for pets Mar 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    Kukec's People features Brad Kriser, a Highland Park native who founded the Kriser's retail stores that feature all-natural foods for pets. He refers to the store as the Whole Foods for pets.

     
  •  Members of the audience listen at the “Muhammad Messenger of Peace” program Thursday at College of Lake County in Grayslake.

    Groups share their views on Muhammad Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    Two Muslim groups hosted a presentation Thursday night at College of Lake County in Grayslake to raise awareness about what they say is the true good character of Prophet Muhammad. It was one of 50 presentations of "Muhammad Messenger of Peace" planned across the country by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of the United States of America. The organization's branch serving Lake County and southeaster Wisconsin co-hosted the Grayslake program with the CLC Muslim Student Association.

     
  • Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka

    Topinka: Ousting Brady sends 'a terrible message'Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka became the third Illinois official to publicly sound off in support of state GOP Chair Pat Brady, of St. Charles, who may be ousted this week for making statements supporting gay marriage. “He's on the right side of history, for God's sake,” Topinka told the Daily Herald Tuesday. “For me, it's being a total conservative that you're really pushing family values.”

     
  • Roycealee Wood, Lake County regional superintendent of schools, voices her concern about the new GED: “I would say I’m very concerned. Going to all computers — boom — like that would be even a bigger problem than the cost. The computer part really bothers me.”

    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.

     
  • Joe Riddle of Aurora will be $78,000 in debt when he completes the graduate program in engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It's a situation facing more college students as Illinois' budget woes have led to higher tuition and less state aid at public universities.

    Students squeezed as Illinois college costs rise, aid dropsMar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    The growing cost of college is one big way that suburban families shoulder the burden of Illinois' budget woes. Public university tuition is rising, state aid for students is down and funding for alternative paths to a college education is drying up. “Some students start school and are academically able to continue but are financially not able to continue,” Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon said.

     
  • Conference on Prophet Muhammad at CLC Mar 3, 2013 12:00 AM
    Learn about the Prophet Muhammad during a conference hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on Thursday, March 7, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the College of Lake County’s Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Richard Anderson

    College of Lake County considering tuition and fee increasesFeb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
    College of Lake County is proposing another boost in student tuition and fees starting in the fall semester. Under the plan, CLC would enact a $3-per-credit-hour hike for in-district tuition and fees, elevating it to $115 beginning with fall classes. CLC had a $109 credit-hour charge for tuition and fees when the fall semester began in 2011.

     
  • CLC offers help for job-seekers Feb 25, 2013 12:00 AM
    Lake County residents who are seeking employment are invited to take advantage of the free assistance offered by the College of Lake County Career and Placement Services office.

     
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