Education
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SIU installs solar-powered picnic tableApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. - Students at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale have a solar-powered way to charge their electronic devices, just by sitting at a picnic table....
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Senator optimistic pension glitch will be fixedApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state senator who's trying to change a mistake in Illinois' pension reform law says he's optimistic it can be corrected. But as lawmakers headed back to ...
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U of I plans committee to review Kilgore decisionApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - A top administrator at the University of Illinois now says the decision not to rehire a former member of the radical 1970s group the Symbionese Liberation...
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Elgin native likes his monster jobApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin native Scott Buetow has been following his dreams since he was 6 years old and his dad put him on a Suzuki 50 dirt bike. He said he's been an adrenaline junkie eve...
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Retired teachers to meet:Apr 29, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, May 13, at Reflections Restaurant, 38564 N. Edgewood St., Lake Villa. The cost is $23 for the ...
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School official says Nerf gun citations droppedApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - WAUSAU, Wis. - A school official says police citations for six Wausau West students involved in a Nerf gun fight have been dropped. Wausau police were criticized by som...
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Rockland students tape principal, two teachers to a wall for fundraising rewardApr 29, 2014 1:00 am - Rockland School students got an unusual reward Tuesday for their fundraising efforts — the chance to duct-tape their gym teacher, learning center director and principal ...
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Local robotics teams in world competitionApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - The VEX Robotics World Championship last weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center in Rockwall, Texas, drew more than 15,000 participants from 27 countries on 760 of the ...
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UIC faculty union approves new contractApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - The faculty at the University of Illinois-Chicago has agreed to their first labor contract. The deal will give them a 6.75 percent raise and higher starting salaries for...
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Colleges left with veterans program costsApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A state program that guarantees college tuition for Illinois veterans has provided less and less money in recent years, which leaves public universitie...