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Des Plaines mayor-elect young, not inexperiencedApr 12, 2013 12:00 AM
At 26, Des Plaines Mayor-elect Matt Bogusz already has earned many distinctions — among them youngest mayor in the Northwest suburbs, and perhaps the youngest city leader in recent Illinois history. “What he lacks in institutional knowledge, he makes up for in enthusiasm and really a go-getter attitude,” Northwest Municipal Conference Executive Director Mark Fowler said.
New local Holocaust film premiers at Oakton Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM
"Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home," a one-hour documentary by Ethan Bensiger, premiers 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oakton Community College's Skokie campus.
Film premiere features Chicago area Holocaust survivors Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
In the late 1930s, a group of young German Jews avoided Nazi persecution by immigrating to Chicago, where they created a supportive community. Eventually, they established a Jewish retirement home on the city’s north side, where many of the area’s last Holocaust survivors live today. Delve into their stories during a free screening and panel discussion open to the public, starting at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, at Oakton Community College, Skokie.
Two incumbents in lead for Oakton board Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
With 333 of 341 precincts counted, unofficial vote totals showed incumbents Ann Tennes and Joan DiLeonardi won re-election to the Oakton Community College board Tuesday, receiving 22,475 and 20,889 votes, respectively.
Incumbents and Brook win in Maine Elementary District 63 Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Three incumbents and newcomer Alexandra Brook won 4-year terms on the East Maine Elementary District 63 board Tuesday. Sheila Urban, who has been on the board since 2009, received 1,948 votes to be the top vote-getter. Brook received 1,672 votes; Krystal Zec, who became a board member last year, took 1,669 votes; and Walter Gluzkin, who joined the board in 2008, garnered 1,619 votes.
Childers, McGrath, Owen, Lee win in District 207 Apr 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Newcomers Mary Childers and Jin Lee, incumbent Margaret McGrath, and recently appointed board member Carla Owen won election to four seats on the Maine Township High School District 207 board Tuesday, according to unofficial vote totals with 107 of 109 precincts reporting.
Suburban “Madonna Bar Mitzvah Boy” now a motivational speakerApr 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Stevenson High School alumnus who became a YouTube sensation for dancing to Madonna's "Vogue" at his bar mitzvah will speak to students about being their authentic selves. He'll give presentations Monday at Stevenson, and Tuesday at Maine East High School in Park Ridge.
Victims upset over Dist. 207 deal to represent fired Maine West coach Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM
The attorney representing the families of four Maine West High School students who say they were hazing victims is upset over Maine Township High School District 207's decision to represent the soccer coach who is in the middle of that scandal. Former head soccer coach Michael Divincenzo has agreed to a drop an appeal of his dismissal in return for the district hiring an attorney to represent him in the lawsuit, district officials said.
District 207 school board hopefuls discuss Maine West hazing Mar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Maine Township High School District 207 school board hopefuls call for more education and ongoing training of staff, administration and students on recognizing and preventing hazing after recent scandals at Maine West High School in Des Plaines. Seven candidates are vying for four, four-year seats on the District 207 school board April 9.
Roofing practices evolve for better protection Mar 30, 2013 12:00 AM
The importance of keeping a roof over one's head has been well documented in literature for centuries. Everyone needs a place to take shelter during adverse weather conditions, so it makes sense. But those benefits are much decreased if the roof in question is leaky or lets the cold winds blow in.
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.
Endorsement: Burk, McGrath, Lee, Owen for Dist. 207 school board Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM
The Daily Herald endorses Eldon Burk, Margaret McGrath, Carla Owen and Jin Lee for the Maine Township High School District 207 school board.
Suburban spirit teams win at Illinois Drill Team Association state championships Mar 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Several suburban schools brought back trophies from the annual Illinois Drill Team Association competition held Saturday in Champaign.
Dist. 207 Foundation sets ‘A Night for the Books’ benefit Mar 18, 2013 12:00 AM
The Maine Township High School District 207 Educational Foundation will host its fifth annual benefit dinner, "A Night For The Books," from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at The Rosewood, 9421 W. Higgins Road in Rosemont.
Images: IDTA state finals Mar 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Images from the Illinois Drill Team Association State Championships Saturday in Champaign.
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.