Winnetka
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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 ...
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Another side of Hillary Clinton revealed by communicatorSep 23, 2013 7:00 am - When Park Ridge native Hillary Clinton came to town last week as keynote speaker of the Chicago House luncheon, she helped the fundraiser sell out 1,800 seats, raising a...
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Harvest Bible Chapel celebrating 25 years of ministry, growthSep 20, 2013 5:30 am - In the fall of 1988, Lesli and Mark Hopwood were just two years into their marriage and already headed for divorce. They were new to the Chicago suburbs, and Lesli asked...
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Oakton lecture tackles impact of estrogenSep 15, 2013 11:44 am - Discover how gender and sex steroid hormones affect a woman’s career path during a free lecture at 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, at Oakton Community College’s Des Plain...
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Take a tour of Oakton’s Early Childhood Education CenterSep 13, 2013 11:32 am - Choosing the right day care setting for your child isn’t easy — but Oakton’s Early Childhood Education Center may have a solution. Find out more about the center’s prem...