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Advocate Children’s cancer survivor joins Bulls on team charter, attends game in CharlotteJan 09, 2024 9:26 am - Advocate Health Care and the Chicago Bulls sent 13-year-old Raahil Patel, an Advocate Children’s Hospital patient and cancer survivor, on an all-expenses paid trip of lif...
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Optimizing the future: How Harper’s Innovation Accelerator and BILT councils guide growthJan 08, 2024 12:46 pm - The world is changing faster than ever, and new technologies are rapidly becoming part of everyday business. Harper College’s Innovation Accelerator is the answer: a grow...
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Sci-fi authors to talk AI at Jan. 11 webinar with Illinois Libraries PresentJan 07, 2024 3:52 pm - More than 200 Illinois libraries are hosting an online program, “Speculating About Our AI Future with Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu and Martha Wells,” on Thursday, Jan. 11. Thr...
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts UnlimitedJan 03, 2024 11:57 am - District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted throu...
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PAC program builds student skills from the ground upDec 26, 2023 11:08 am - When it comes to hands-on learning, it’s hard to top the foundation-to-rooftop and everything-in-between experience that District 214 students gain through the Practical ...
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Holistic wellness with Tai Chi for arthritis and fall preventionDec 20, 2023 2:25 pm - Looking for a low-impact exercise that benefits both the body and the mind without leaving you tired and sore? Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese practice that combines slow, g...
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One Grove Gallery lamp exhibit illuminates student learning and creativityDec 20, 2023 1:05 pm - Teacher: “Okay, your mission is to create a lamp base and shade using a 1- by 2-foot sheet of plywood and tissue paper, applying what we’ve learned.” Students: “Great, wh...
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Lifelong Learning Institute to host open house on Jan. 17Dec 20, 2023 9:48 am - Join Harper College’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) Open House for a showcase of what you can expect from its spring 2024 class schedule. LLI’s free open house will ...
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Ron Onesti: Denny Laine leaves us with the ‘Blues’ and gets his ‘Wings’Dec 13, 2023 8:00 pm - At the risk of my entertainment column turning into the obituary section, we lost another rock icon last week. Founding member of The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Win...
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Hunger Resource Network takes another big bite out of hungerDec 10, 2023 10:00 pm - During an eventful two hours on a recent Saturday morning, scores of trucks streamed in and out of the loading dock at Action Plastics and the home offices of Hunger Res...