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Casino gives OCC $150,000 for scholarshipsOct 20, 2013 2:28 pm - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is donating $150,000 to Oakton Community College to provide 1-year scholarships for Des Plaines residents. Rivers Casino General Manager Bil...
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Federal shutdown affected us in ways unseenOct 18, 2013 8:31 am - Our food was a little less safe, our workplaces a little more dangerous. The risk of getting sick was a bit higher, our kids’ homework tougher to complete. The federal g...
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Oakton discusses math-music connectionOct 18, 2013 3:54 am - Learn how math and music are connected at a free lecture at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Oakton Community College’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, Room 1604. Dav...
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Step forward/step back activity illustrates marginalizationOct 15, 2013 5:27 am - One way suburban school districts are trying to bridge the gap between minority students and teachers is through “cultural competency” training. Students can read a lot ...
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Suburban schools aim to increase staff diversity to mirror studentsOct 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is the state's second-largest, and one of the most diverse — 68 percent of its more than 40,000 students are ethnic minorities. But they'...
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Oakton workshop focuses on adolescents suffering from depressionOct 13, 2013 2:40 pm - Recent surveys indicate that as many as one in five teens suffers from clinical depression, which can lead to substance abuse and suicidal thoughts or actions. Oakton Co...
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Book notes: Buffalo Grove’s Elkeles hosts readingOct 05, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Young adult author and Buffalo Grove resident Simone Elkeles reads from and signs copies of her latest title, “Wild Cards,” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Anderson’s Boo...
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Rare catch a good sign for Des Plaines RiverOct 02, 2013 12:00 pm - When a student in Paul Gulezian's Introduction to Environmental Sciences class gathered a strange, nearly translucent creature from the Des Plaines River, even the Oakto...
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Book notes: Brandon Mull reads from ‘Spirit Animals’ at Anderson’sSep 29, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author William Kent Krueger as he discusses and signs copies of his latest mystery title, “Tamarack County,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Centuries and S...
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Voter registration events Tuesday at Oakton, HarperSep 23, 2013 1:58 pm - The Cook County Clerk’s office is conducting voter registration drives at local colleges on Tuesday as part of National Voter Registration Day. Voter registration will ...