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Book notes: Meet CakeSpy blogger in Vernon Hills May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
CakeSpy.com blogger and author Jessie Oleson Moore discusses and signs copies of her book "The Secret Lives of Baked Goods" at 7 p.m Thursday, May 23, at the Aspen Drive Lirbary in Vernon Hills.
Book notes: Meet local mystery writer Saturday May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Local author Annie Hansen reads from and signs copies of "Give Me Chocolate," her new mystery book that is set primarily in the Tri-Cities, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Geneva History Center.
Book notes: Meet Gabby Douglas at Skokie’s B&N Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Olympic gold-medal winning U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas signs copies of her new memoir, "Raising the Bar," from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Barnes and Noble in Skokie. Free numbered signing tickets will be distributed beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 2, to customers presenting a copy of "Raising the Bar" with proof of purchase from Barnes and Noble at Old Orchard.
10 area townships accepting Paint-A-Thon applicants Apr 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Applications are currently being accepted for the 26th Annual Community Paint-A-Thon on Saturday, Sept. 7. Under the program, volunteer teams are matched to do the scraping, priming and painting of eligible houses for free.
Early childhood resource center opening at Oakton Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Oakton Community College will open an Early Childhood Resource Center Library at its Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17.
Student from Winnetka killed in Denver Apr 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Wilson King of Winnetka, a 20-year-old University of Denver student, was struck and killed by a car early Friday morning.
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.
Book notes: Jamie McGuire signs in Round Lake Beach Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Best-selling author Jamie McGuire discusses and signs copies of her newest book, "Walking Disaster," from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Cultural and Civic Center of Round Lake Beach. The event is co-hosted by the Lake Forest Bookstore. Registration is required.
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.
Potential governor hopeful Rauner claimed extra exemptionsMar 29, 2013 12:00 AM
A likely Republican gubenatorial bidder improperly claimed three homeowner exemptions for a number of years, a Daily Herald investigation has found. After being notified of the error Wednesday afternoon, Bruce Rauner Thursday paid Cook County $1,616 to cover the extra tax savings he received, spokesman Chip Englander said.
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.
Book notes: Caroline Kennedy reads poetry collection at NCC Mar 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Caroline Kennedy discusses and signs copies of her new book, "Poems to Learn By Heart," at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College in Naperville. The event is sponsored by Anderson's Bookshop of Naperville. Tickets for the event are available with the purchase of Kennedy's book from Anderson's at 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville.
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.
Book notes: Jodi Picoult signs ‘Storyteller’ Saturday Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Best-selling author Jodi Picoult reads from and signs copies of her newest book, "The Storyteller," at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Libertyville High School. She then heads to Lisle for a signing at 7 p.m. Saturday at Kennedy Junior High School.
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.