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Oakton to start construction of new science buildingMar 15, 2012 2:53 pm - Oakton Community College will begin construction this April on a $39 million Science and Health Careers building at its Des Plaines campus. Prompted by increasing enroll...
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Book notes: Lincoln Pierce reads new 'Big Nate' bookMar 15, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Kathryn Atwood as she discusses and signs copies of “Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance and Rescue” at 2 p.m. Sund...
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Amy Richards speaks at OCCMar 10, 2012 8:55 am - Amy Richards, a leading voice for young feminist issues, will speak at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines March 22 for Women’s History Month at Oakton. The author o...
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Book notes: Kristi Yamaguchi makes 2 local stopsMar 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ Olympic figure skating champion and author Kristi Yamaguchi discusses and signs copies of her new picture book “It's a Big World, Little Pig!” at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Mar...
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Enjoy 'The Power of Music' March 18 with Chicago PhilharmonicMar 07, 2012 10:00 pm - Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter and the award-winning Chicago Philharmonic are hosting a joint fundraiser titled "The Power of Music" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March ...
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Oakton receives grant for NASA competitionMar 03, 2012 9:00 am - Oakton engineering students will be heading back to the Kennedy Space Center in May to compete in NASA’s 3rd Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition thanks to a $4,000 gran...
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Radical feminist remembered in Women’s History Month event at OaktonMar 03, 2012 8:00 am - One of the best-known female revolutionaries of the late 19th and early 20th centuries will be the topic of an event Thursday, March 8, at Oakton Community College to hi...
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Women’s History Month play supports Oakton Scholarship FundFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - The play “Kita y Fernanda” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Oakton Community College Studio One, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, benefits the Performing Arts Scholarshi...
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Food pantry benefit Feb. 29 with Jimano's PizzeriaFeb 27, 2012 10:00 pm - Jimano's Pizzeria wants to give back to our local communities. They will be giving any customer that brings in a canned good item — or any nonperishable food item -- 50...
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Book notes: Jennifer Chiaverini makes 2 local appearancesFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ St. Charles author D.C. Brod leads a “Writer's Center Special Topics Workshop” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in Room SRC 320 at the Elgin Community C...