Winnetka
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Community colleges could lose half of state fundingDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - In a troubled economy where rising unemployment is forcing throngs of jobseekers to return to school, community colleges offer a beacon of hope as a low-cost educational...
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'Trial by Fire' author J.A. Jance in Oak BrookDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - • Meet J.A. Jance as she reads from and signs copies of her new novel, "Trial By Fire," at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Borders Books and Music, 1500 16th St., Oak Brook....
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Atwood to read 'The Year of the Flood'Nov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - • Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood will present a 70-minute dramatic reading from her new novel, "The Year of the Flood," backed by a troupe of actors and a choir, at 7:...
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Messmer aims to inspire in one-man dramaNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Wayne Messmer, the "Voice of Wrigley Field," is no stranger to taking on challenges. His personal trials have been well-documented - after being mugged and shot in the t...
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ECC, MCC top charts for enrollment increasesOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Newly released figures show student populations at Elgin Community College and McHenry County College are growing faster than a majority of community colleges around the...
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Winnetka businessman joins crowded 8th District raceOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A fourth Republican has entered the race to unseat Democrat Melissa Bean as the 8th District's representative in Congress. Joe Walsh, a 47-year-old Winnetka venture capi...
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Harper, NIU strike deal that puts quest for 4-year degrees on holdOct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Harper College's controversial five-year quest to offer bachelor's degrees has ended - for now, at least. Northern Illinois University will instead offer a bachelor's of...
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Curator: Depression era art speaks to present troubled timesOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The dark profile of a woman, her head cast downward before a backdrop of smoke stacks, depicts the gloom of 1930s America. The mood captured in a print by Russian-born C...
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Technology at heart of campaign to save college grant programSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - As the clock ticks, the din grows louder. With spring semester registration rapidly approaching and state financial aid rapidly running out, sectors of the state's colle...
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Oakton Community College arming campus police this fallJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - They carry batons, wear badges, make arrests, protect and serve. But for the first time this fall, Oakton Community College's campus police will carry guns. Arming Oakto...