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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.
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Dawn Patrol: 1 hurt in N. Aurora crash; Mt. Prospect ex-trustee was 104 Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
One hurt in North Aurora crash; former Mount Prospect Trustee Theodore J. Wattenberg dies at 104; dance competition in Batavia; Hawks win again; images from the Grammy awards.
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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.
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Lake County Housing Authority names influential African Americans Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake County Housing Authority's Chairman of the Board, R. Delacy Peters, and Commissioner Cranston Byrd were among the honorees at the 2013 Most Influential African Americans of Lake County awards ceremony recently hosted by the People's Voice newspaper. Also, Jackie Cunningham, who is involved with LCHA's Self-Sufficiency program, was recognized as one of the Most Influential African-Americans of Lake County for Community Service.
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40-inch catfish caught at Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishin’ Derby Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The talk of this year's Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishin’ Derby and Winter Festival was the 40-inch catfish caught Sunday by an Ingleside family. Despite the rain and warm temperatures, hundreds of ice fishermen, from as far away as Canada and Germany, were able to fish near Channel Lake in Antioch.
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Willer named deputy of the year Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake County sheriff’s deputy John Willer has been named the department’s 2012 Deputy of the Year. Willer earned the award for his part in the arrest of an intoxicated, armed suspect in October 2011 in Antioch Township.
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The Soapbox Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Read editors' comments about a tiny new river resident, pocked roads and other winter hazards, and an amazing acronym.
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Distillery proposal suits the taste of Lake Zurich officialsFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake Zurich officials are amenable to a proposed craft distillery on Main Street. Copper Fiddle Distillery, proposed by two partners from Hawthorn Woods, would sell crafted whiskeys, gins and other speciality liquors. “These are the kind of unique things that would help separate us from some other communities that don’t have these things and are looking for them,” Trustee Tom Poynton said. “I’m 100 proof for this.”
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Barr brothers carry Carmel Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
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Task force would address heroin “epidemic” in suburbs, stateFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
A suburban lawmaker has proposed legislation that could help alleviate the heroin problem both in the suburbs and across the state. The proposal, written by State Rep. Sam Yingling, a Round Lake Beach Democrat, would form a bipartisan Young Adults Heroin Use Task Force to identify how the state can help. The task force will be given until the end of June 2014 to conduct a study of heroin use problems in Illinois high schools and suggest programs they can use to address the problem.
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Dawn Patrol: Commute should be easier; W. Chicago Dist. 33 fallout Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Snow messed up last night's commute. West Chicago District 33 still has financial issues to tackle. Two accused of stealing cold medicine all across suburbs. Bank robberies in Aurora, Mount Prospect.
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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.
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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.
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ATM skimming reports investigated: Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Lake Forest police in cooperation with Northern Trust Bank is investigating a fraud involving multiple customer accounts.
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Two Lake County men accused of stealing $12,000 worth of cold medicineFeb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Two men have been charged with stealing more than $12,000 worth of cold medicine from drugstores in Illinois and Wisconsin, Lincolnshire police said Thursday. Drashawn J. Griffin, 21, of the 500 block of Beechwood Drive in Round Lake, and Dave L. Windham, 23, of 2800 block of Elizabeth Lane in Zion, are in Lake County jail on $100,000 bond after being charged with multiple counts of burglary and retail theft via an emergency exit, police Investigator Adam Hyde said.
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Storm disrupts flights from O’Hare to east coast Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The snow has stopped falling in the Chicago area, but flights at O'Hare International Airport continue to be canceled due to a winter storm pounding the east coast. Nearly 250 flights have been canceled at O'Hare this morning as the storm that dumped up to 10-inches overnight in Lake County heads to the east coast.
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Popular Harper College teacher shared his passion for art Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
A popular art teacher at Harper College, who helped build up its printmaking studio and left a lasting impression on his students, has died. William Wimmer spent nearly 40 years sharing his passion for art, and more specifically for printmaking, with students of all ages.
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Icy conditions slow morning commute Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
A Winter weather advisory remains in effect for the Chicago area due to freezing rain that is turning to ice.
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Dawn Patrol: Woman gets 8 years for dirty dish shootingFeb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Dawn Patrol: Elementary school resumes in West Chicago. Woman found guilty of sledgehammer attack. Waukegan High teacher charged with possession of child porn. Grayslake Dist. 46 board approves tentative deal for teachers. Joe Walsh considers starting a SuperPac. Downers Grove woman gets eight years for shooting boyfriend. Mount Prospect man gets 24 years for sexual assault.
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Carmel’s Feely’s looking forward Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Carmel Catholic’s Lauren Feely is looking forward to next week’s state gymnastics meet at Palatine, but it won’t be the same this year. Feely chalked up the all-around championship with a 38.175 Thursday night in the Stevenson sectional. She also flew to top honors on vault (9.85) and floor exercise (9.65), while placing third on uneven parallel bars (9.5) and fourth on beam (9.175).
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