Darien
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Once homeless herself, woman leads COD symposium to help othersOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Jill Markussen was a senior executive in the mortgage industry, but her company filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and all employees got the pink slip. Months later, she and h...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Community colleges increasingly rely on foundationsOct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Funds growing in importance in providing the extras in tight economy
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Guilty plea in Darien triple murdersSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - A 25-year-old man admitted to slaying three members of a Darien family last year as part of a deal with prosecutors that requires him to testify against a friend he clai...
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Web conference Sept. 22 on elder lawSep 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The nonprofit National Private Duty Association, along with the Illinois Chapter, has announced it will host a consumer education web conference entitled Addressing Lega...
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Freeze lifted on Section 8 vacancies in DuPageSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Federal officials temporarily have lifted a rental freeze that’s been in place since the DuPage Housing Authority was hit by a financial scandal. The decision by the U.S...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - History has told us that as the economy sours, more and more people turn to their neighborhood community college to regroup, retrain and look for new careers. And that h...
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Growth spurt reverses at local community collegesSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - History shows that community college enrollment skyrockets when the economy tanks. That's never been more true than over the past few years, as students across Illinois ...
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Beamer, Shanower recalled at local memorial eventsSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Todd Beamer helped secure the first U.S. victory in the war against terrorism, one of his former teachers said Sunday. Beamer, a former Wheaton resident, was a passenger...
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'Driver error' cited in Warrenville restaurant crashSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - A 71-year-old St. Charles woman may have mistakenly hit the gas pedal while parking, running her car into the outdoor dining area of a Warrenville restaurant, authoritie...