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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.
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.
Former Maine West teacher sues District 207 for discrimination Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
A former physical education teacher and health instructor at Maine South and Maine West high schools has filed a federal lawsuit against Maine Township High School District 207 and its school board for employment discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation for exercising her First Amendment right to free speech, and for retaliatory discharge under the Illinois Whistleblower's Act. A District 207 statement says the lawsuit has no merit.
Maine West athletic director resigns Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Citing personal reasons, Maine West High School's athletic director, Christopher Addante, has resigned and will step down from the post at the end of the school year. Addante's departure is not connected to the recent hazing scandal at the school that led to the firing of two soccer coaches, Maine Township High School District 207 spokesman Dave Beery 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.
Winter storm postpones boys playoff basketball games Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The winter storm hitting the suburbs today has caused several boys high school playoff games to be postponed until Wednesday.
District 207 rebates taxes to Maine Township residents Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Maine Township taxpayers will receive $1 million tax abatement from Maine Township High School District 207. The measure was approved at Monday night’s school board meeting. "We believe our financial management and cost-containment efforts have put us in a position that we can make this tax abatement without compromising the quality of our education,” Superintendent Ken Wallace said.
How to change a culture of hazing in schools Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Changing a culture of hazing in schools takes more than the mere adoption of anti-bullying policies. It requires making the school environment not just physically, but emotionally safer, according to a consultant hired by Maine Township High School District 207 in the wake of a hazing scandal. "We’ve got to rely on the character and the ethics of our children. Policies don’t go into bathrooms, Facebook."
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.
Chasers to replace Yogi's in Lake Zurich Mar 1, 2013 12:00 AM
When the spring youth sports seasons get started in Lake Zurich, there should be a new place to gather after a softball or soccer game. Chasers Sports Bar & Grill is replacing the former Yogi's Pizza at 830 S. Rand Road. Chasers has operated a location in Niles for more than two decades and decided the time is right to expand to the north. “It's a family-operated establishment,” Helen Montanile said.
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.
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.
Maine East breaks new ground with spring musical ‘In the Heights’ Feb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
On Friday, March 1, Maine East will become the first high school in Illinois to perform the Tony Award-winning “In the Heights,” with its upbeat score and hip hop choreography. “It’s a show about culture,” says director and drama teacher Karen Hall. “How do I fit in? What is home? And how do we make that work?”
Moylan's tougher hazing penalty wins committee backing Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Recent hazing scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools have prompted one state official to call for a tougher penalty for school officials and employees who fail to report hazing. State Rep. Marty Molyan's plan was approved 15-0 by a House committee Wednesday, sending the proposal to the full House for further debate.
Des Plaines, Park Ridge ink deal for 911 service Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
The Des Plaines City Council recently approved an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Park Ridge to provide emergency dispatch services to Park Ridge for two years at a yearly cost of $1.25 million.
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.
District 207 replacing textbooks with Chromebooks Feb 22, 2013 12:00 AM
All incoming Maine Township High School District 207 freshman and sophomore students must purchase Google Chromebooks as part of a new program that will eventually eliminate the need for physical textbooks. "Instead of filling their backpacks with expensive, heavy, print textbooks, freshman and sophomore students will instead purchase a lightweight Chromebook computer along with electronic books for select courses," District 207 Superintendent Ken Wallace said.
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.
Police: Elderly Niles bank robber hoped to get caughtFeb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Authorities say a 73-year-old ex-convict told investigators he became accustomed to life in prison and wanted to get caught when he robbed a Niles bank so he could live his final years behind bars. A federal complaint says Walter Unbehaun walked into the Niles bank with a pistol and used the stickup line that he had just months to live. He wore no disguise during Saturday's heist that netted him $4,178.