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Will special-needs students fall through the cracks as school resumes?Aug 24, 2020 5:00 am - As schools begin to navigate a return to remote — and in some cases hybrid or in-person — learning, some parents of special-needs students fear their children might fall...
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DuPage County Board candidate officially quits raceAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - The Democratic nominee for a DuPage County Board seat has ended her campaign, leaving party leaders scrambling to appoint a replacement candidate to her spot on the Nove...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health, COD partner to expand contact tracing programAug 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Hoping to fill the increased demand for trained workers to help limit the spread of COVID-19, College of DuPage and Edward-Elmhurst Health are teaming up to offer schola...
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Leagues of Women Voters celebrate the 19th Amendment inviting DuPage and Kane County state legislatorsAug 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Leaders of the seven Leagues of Women Voters of DuPage County, plus LWV Central Kane County will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment by hosting an in...
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College of DuPage students receive Governor's Emergency Education Relief Funds to address student equity gapsAug 23, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage students meeting eligibility criteria for federal financial aid now have access to nearly one million dollars through the Governor's Emergency Educatio...
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Longtime College of DuPage student publishes 'A Brave Young Titan,' third novel in 'Tau Effect' seriesAug 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Lifelong College of DuPage student Brian Birkland recently published the dystopian fiction novel "A Brave Young Titan," the third book in his "Tau Effect" series. The n...
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Dinosaur display wows crowds at DuPage County FairgroundsAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - A dinosaur display that's usually part of a convention held indoors in Rosemont has instead provided much-needed revenue for the nonprofit DuPage County Fair Association...
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Many women in early years had separate ballots. Some were pink.Aug 22, 2020 1:00 am - When women gained the right to vote in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, they were given separate ballots. Some of them were pink. But their experience going to the poll...
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How suburban leaders pushed movement for women's votesAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - The first woman to vote in Illinois lived in Lombard. The leader of a pioneering 1910 auto tour across northern Illinois to stump for suffrage lived in Oak Park. The ar...
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Suited for success: Naperville charity outfits jail inmates for job interviews, courtAug 21, 2020 5:30 am - Clothes make the man, says an ancient Latin proverb made famous by Mark Twain. Now men in the DuPage County jail can get made over through the donation of more than 400 ...