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Oilschlager appointment: May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Gov. Pat Quinn has reappointed College of Lake County Trustee Barbara D. Oilschlager, of Grayslake, to serve on the Illinois Workforce Investment Board.
Defense attorney: Accuser recanted in trafficking case May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
A downstate woman who told police she was the victim of human trafficking has recanted her statements against two Chicago men charged in the case, a defense attorney said Monday. Defense attorney Eric F. Rinehart told Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti that the unidentified woman now says in video and on her Facebook page that she was never forced to work as a prostitute by Aaron Thurmond, 23, of the 10000 block of Walden Park.
CLC would be part of test program meant to create jobs May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
College of Lake County and three other 2-year schools would be part of a test job-training program under a measure recently passed by the Illinois Senate. It would allow the colleges to custom design workforce training programs to benefit new or expanding companies, and those businesses would have to create new jobs. It's modeled after programs in three other states.
Dawn Patrol: One shot in Elgin; Hawks need top players to step up May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
One hurt in Elgin shooting; Des Plaines River racers pay tribute to event's founder; Fox Lake dedicates firefighter memorial; Lombard's Lilac Parade gets nostalgic; Hawks' best players were invisible in Game 2
Harper falls in finale at Waubonsee May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Waubonsee Community College eliminated the Harper College baseball team from postseason play with a 13-1 victory Sunday in the decisive game of their best-of-three NJCAA regional series in Sugar Grove. The Chiefs advance to the NJCAA World Series in Tyler, Texas.
Harper to offer social media boot camp for small businesses May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
The calls kept rolling in to Harper College's Small Business Development Center: Entrepreneurs were well aware they needed to jump on the social media bandwagon to boost their business, but had no idea how to start.
Des Plaines River racers pay tribute to event’s founderMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
For the first time in the 56-year history of the Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon, the man who was its guiding force was absent. But the memory of Ralph Frese, who died in December at the age of 86, loomed large over the race from Libertyville to Prospect Heights.
K-9 Memorial fundraisers May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Organizers of the Northern IL Police K-9 Memorial are hosting two fundraising events.
CLC benefit golf outing May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Golfers can help raise money for College of Lake County scholarships in an outing on Monday, June 3.
Check for beach advisories May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Lake County beachgoers can access the latest information on Lake Michigan and inland lake beach advisories and swim bans at http://health.lakecountyil.gov/Population/.
COD paves new way to earn bachelor's degreeMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus in Glen Ellyn.
Gender pay gap starts right away for college grads May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
As college seniors enter the workforce, some are frustrated by one factor that still enters the salary equation -- gender. According to the American Association of University Women, a gender pay gap not only exists, but it develops right away. Women working full time one year after graduation are paid an average of 18 percent less than men also working full time one year later. “We were really trying to get at a group that was as close to the same as possible right out of college," said Christianne Corbett of the AAUW. "And we still found a gap.”
High-schoolers walk at Harper commencement May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Included in the 550 or so students who donned caps and gowns Saturday at Harper College's commencement was a contingent not yet old enough to vote, but qualified to take vital signs, transfer patients and practice infection control. A total of 18 high-schoolers, 17 from Wheeling High School alone, walked after completing their Certified Nursing Assistant certificate, among the numerous fast-growing dual credit options that Harper offers.
Floods can’t stop Des Plaines River canoe raceMay 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Yes, the 56th Annual Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon will go on as scheduled Sunday. But that doesn't mean organizers didn't have a few things to worry about in the wake of last month's floods.
Harper drops game two at Waubonsee May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Stevenson strong in sectional win May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
There was nothing but black and green atop the victory stand Saturday afternoon when the Stevenson boys tennis sectional came to a close on the sun-kissed courts of the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. The Patriots recorded a clean sweep at doubles, then watched a nearly three-hour match finally swing in favor of freshman Benjamin Bush over senior Varun Parekh (Barrington). That outcome gave the hosts Patriots a third-place singles medal to go along its championship singles hardware from Jeremy Bush as Stevenson wrapped up the team title.
Plenty of suburban summer hockey camp options for young athletes May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Young athletes won't be hutring for choices if they want to keep their hockey skills honed over the summer.
Wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Vernon Hills man days before his criminal trial is to beginMay 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The family of a Vernon Hills woman who authorities say was killed by her husband in 2011 has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against him days before the start of his criminal trial.
Appeal planned for Baker in Vernon Hills murder May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Daniel Baker's defense attorney said he will file an appeal after a Lake County judge refused to reconsider Baker's prison sentence in the brutal 2010 murder of a Vernon Hills woman. Ed Genson said he will immediately file Baker's case in the Illinois State Appellate Court.
Long-awaited trial in Lindenhurst slaying starts MondayMay 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The family of Mary Hutchison will finally see their daughter's accused murderer on trial. James Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa, will finally stand trial Monday for the murder at a Burger King on Grand Avenue in Lindenhurst. The case has been a litigators nightmare because of numerous legal hoops that needed to be jumped through.