Education
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Mariachi Divas kick off Aurora University’s Day of Generosity fundraiserApr 14, 2025 12:51 pm - Aurora University held a Day of Generosity event to raise money for student scholarships and campus improvements. The event included a concert by Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea and activities like packaging meals for the homeless.
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Naperville Sunrise Rotary hosts Trivia Night to benefit Kenyan school scholarshipsApr 14, 2025 12:32 pm - The Naperville Sunrise Rotary Club is raising money through a trivia night on April 28 to fund high school educations for orphans in Kenya rescued from abuse and abandonment.
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College of DuPage student selected as 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholar semifinalistApr 14, 2025 12:01 pm - John Ogan, an honors student at College of DuPage, was named a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Transformative Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
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Superintendent: State legislation could muddle school bus serviceApr 13, 2025 9:00 pm - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Superintendent Laurie Heinz is sounding the alarm about proposed state legislation she believes would hamstring efforts to overcome school bus driver shortages.
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Naperville American Legion sponsors free 2025 Boys and Girls State civic engagement campsApr 11, 2025 9:45 pm - American Legion Post 43 in Naperville offers free attendance to 2025 Illinois Boys and Girls State leadership programs for juniors in high school.
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Two District 21 administrators on leave to receive severance; third reassignedApr 11, 2025 8:39 pm - Two Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 administrators were granted severance pay after being asked to leave their positions permanently, while a third was reassigned to a teaching role.
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Northwestern hit with 100 stop-work orders for federal projects
Apr 11, 2025 9:25 am - Northwestern University said researchers with federal grants received 100 stop-work orders, hitting projects in areas including medicine and engineering.
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After Wirtz proposal in Mundelein, Illinois House passes bill allowing impact fees for new school buildingsApr 10, 2025 9:17 pm - The Illinois House this week approved legislation 113-0 allowing municipalities to impose impact fees to help cover the costs of constructing new school buildings.
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Glenbard West Theatre presents comedy ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ April 17-19Apr 10, 2025 12:45 pm - Glenbard West Theatre presents "You Can't Take It With You", a comedic play about a man who falls for a woman from an eccentric family, showing April 17-19.
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Trump administration halts $790 million in federal funding for Northwestern, $1 billion for Cornell
Apr 09, 2025 8:15 am - More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University has been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at the schools, the White House said.