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Campton Hills leaders want to hire administrator Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Campton Hills trustees have given the go-ahead in their 2014 budget to have a village administrator. Ideally, they'd like to have a person hired by June, when the 2014 fiscal year starts. In coming months, the village's finance committee will hash out how much can be set aside and if that person is full- or part-time. Village President Patsy Smith has basically worn an administrator's hat for the last 5-plus years.
ECC art instructors put their works on display Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Only 23 medieval girdle books have survived in their original form, but visitors to Elgin Community College can see a replica of this 13th-through-16th-century status symbol at an exhibition that recently opened. The artwork of eight Elgin Community College graphic design faculty members will be displayed through Saturday, Feb. 16, in Safety-Kleen Gallery One inside the ECC Arts Center, Building H, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Nothing to do with anything Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
A Wasco letter to the editor: I read with great interest your article about the Schaumburg Police Department, "Can officers' integrity ever be guaranteed?" Eric Peterson wrote about how high ethical standards is key and that integrity cannot be compromised when you are a police officer.
ECC to stage play based on former slave’s autobiographyFeb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College and the Elgin Area Leadership Academy will present "Voices of the Middle Passage," a one-act play written by retired 16th Circuit Court Judge Wiley Edmondson and directed by Robert Hines III, ECC theater adjunct faculty, Feb. 12 at the school.
Travel to Tanzania with DeKalb group this summerFeb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Opportunity to travel to Tanzania this summer with an organization based in DeKalb Il, Tanzania Development Support
Volunteer ombudsman needed to visit nursing homesFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Caring people of the world have been making a difference in the community, volunteering their time for others. They can make a great change in someone's life just by doing the simplest tasks. Senior Services Associates Inc. has positions open for several Volunteer Ombudsmen to visit nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Kane, Kendall, and McHenry counties.
Campton Hills man gets probation in belt-beating Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
A Campton Hills man accused in September 2011 of beating his daughter with a belt has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to four years probation. Mathew Gumbel, 35, had faced a minimum six-year prison term if convicted of aggravated battery of a child.
ECC readiness initiative up for award Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College's Alliance for College Readiness initiative has been recognized on a national stage for being a "cutting-edge, trendsetting" program. ECC is a finalist for the Community College Futures Assembly Bellwether Award, which has recognized noteworthy programs across the country since 1995. Five representatives of the college will give a presentation at the assembly Jan. 28 in Orlando, Fla., with an announcement of the winners set for Jan. 30.
ECC Alliance for College Readiness wins college national award Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College was recognized Tuesday with the 2012 Bellwether Award, education's equivalent to football's Heisman Trophy. The Community College Futures Assembly chose ECC over hundreds of other schools, declaring its college readiness initiative the top instructional program in the country. "It underscores what we've been doing for a long time, indicating to people that partnership works," ECC President David Sam said.
ECC team ‘adopts’ child with brain cancer Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
ECC basketball team ³adopts² a kid who has had a serious illness since birth. Matthew Erickson, son of South Elgin assistant baseball coach and former Larkin and Judson star Ben, who has had a serious illness since birth (hundreds of thousands spent on the kid's treatment) will be "adopted" by the ECC basketball team. It is "adopting" the kid as a part of the "Friends of Jaclyn" program.
Legislators to give insights on new session in Springfield at breakfast Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
The Metro West Council of Government will host its annual Legislative Breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Eagle Brook Country Club, 2288 Fargo Blvd., Geneva. It is a nonprofit organization that represents municipalities in Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties.
ECC team to give odds-beater Erickson a special day Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Matthew Donald Erickson has two siblings already, but he’ll gain 14 new big brothers when he is “adopted” by the Elgin Community College men’s basketball team in what promises to be a heartwarming gathering Saturday at 11 a.m. Such moments of joy are welcome for Huntley parents Ben and Sue Erickson, whose son has spent the first 13 months of his life battling a rare form of brain cancer rarely diagnosed in infants. Ben and Sue learned something wasn’t quite right shortly before Thanksgiving 2011. An ultrasound revealed Matthew would be born with hydrocephalus, an excess of cerebral fluid. The Ericksons’ third child was born on Dec. 11. Four days later he endured a procedure to relieve pressure on the brain caused by the fluid.
GED test to change format in 2014 Jan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College encourages those planning to take the GED test to finish by the end of 2013 as it will be changing next year.
Stand up to injustice, MLK speaker urges at ECCJan 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Embrace not just your own dreams, but others' too, so you can fight against injustice, speaker Dan Duster, a great-grandson of civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells, said at the 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at Elgin Community College. "Being a leader is about, 'Nobody's got my back, and I'm still going to stand,'" he said.
After no vote, rehab plan will go to Kane County insteadJan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Officials representing the Kiva Recovery Center, rejected by Campton Hills trustees, said they plan to take their proposal to the Kane County Board. Kiva had asked to be annexed into the village, which gave trustees the ability to negotiate numerous conditions. "We regret that the majority of the village board was unable to separate fact from fear,” a Kiva attorney said.
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the Fox Valley Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
This month, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84. Communities throughout the Fox Valley area are pulling together to hold celebrations of his life, and to honor his legacy — with a special focus on community service.
Campton Hills trustees reject Kiva rehab centerJan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
After months of consideration, Campton Hills trustees voted 4-2 to deny the controversial Kiva Recovery Center, a 96-bed facility proposed for a former private school. Residents vehemently fought the plan to the end. “We need to look at that and be a representative government,” Trustee Al Lenkaitis Jr. said.
Elgin CC to host ISCC Tip-Off Classic Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference men’s and women’s basketball season will kick off this weekend when the conference’s eight schools converge on the Elgin Community College Events Center for the league’s second annual Tip-Off Classic.
Durbin: ECC a model for student loan reformJan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday many colleges are negligent when it comes to educating students about how to keep their loan debt at a minimum. But he praised a program at Elgin Community College that shares his vision for how financial aid offices should conduct business.
Durbin: Assault weapons ban must be part of gun reforms Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday reenacting a ban on assault weapons will be the line in the sand for him during the current gun control debate in Congress. Durbin said the ban must also pair with elimination of high-capacity magazines and universal background checks in any legislation he would support.