Kendall County
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Measuring student success at WaubonseeFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - At every level of education, quantifying student success is a difficult task. With multifaceted missions and student goals, community colleges have a particularly compl...
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Suburban man charged in Ponzi schemeFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A detention hearing will take place Thursday in Rockford for a suburban man accused by federal authorities of defrauding about 40 investors from Illinois and several oth...
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Former Bear to push for concussion prevention, educationFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Former Chicago Bear and 1985 Super Bowl champion Kurt Becker will head to Springfield Wednesday to testify in favor of legislation promoting concussion edu...
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Illinois among leaders in total school districtsFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has among the most school districts in the country, but that would change drastically under Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to eliminate roughly 600 dis...
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On the cheap: Chug over to Waucanda for HO open houseFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - Two exhibits on parade The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County hosts a reception for two of its new exhibits — “Bihn Pho: Woodtu...
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Quinn schools plan could significantly change suburbsFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn's sweeping plan to merge hundreds of school districts across the state could leave the suburban education landscape looking very different. ...
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Flood, winter weather advisories in effectFeb 20, 2011 12:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Des Plaines and Fox rivers after an inch or more of rain fell in some areas Sunday with more precipitati...
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Six new suburbs created in past decadeFeb 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Not only are more people living in the suburbs now, there are more suburbs to live in, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data released last week. Since the 2000 census...
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Human service providers face major cutsFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Karen Kuchar knows first hand how budget decisions made in Springfield can reach deep into the lives of suburban residents. As director of Family Service C...
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'Weird Al' Yankovic tours Naperville promoting children's bookFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - If “Weird Al” Yankovic can ditch his architecture degree and grow up to be, well, weird, he wants children to know they, too, can be whatever they dream to be. The curle...