Education
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Waubonsee to commemorate 20th anniversary of Sept. 11Aug 26, 2021 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 with an educational event of remembrance and renewal featuring a first-hand ...
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ECC'S African American Connection promotes student success and community supportAug 26, 2021 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Sept. 2, Elgin Community College will hold the fall African American Connection event both in-person and virtually from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Spartan Hub lo...
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Maine South senior reflects on D207 summer internshipAug 26, 2021 11:00 pm - As a rising senior at Maine South High School, I am extremely excited for the 2021-22 school year and what it will bring. However, postsecondary education is getting cl...
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Suburban reaction to Pritzker's vaccination edict for schools? 'Big deal, we already did that'Aug 26, 2021 1:00 am - With 16 years of teaching science under his belt, Bob Holloway wasn't hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine when it was offered last spring. To his delight, neither ...
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Two District 300 students hospitalized, 48 test positive for COVID-19
Aug 26, 2021 1:00 am - Less than two weeks after starting the new school year, Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 reported that 48 students have tested positive for COVID-19 and two a...
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Elmhurst University alumna donates $500,000 for jazz seriesAug 25, 2021 5:30 am - Elmhurst University has received a $500,000 gift to establish an international visiting artists series for the school's jazz studies program. The gift commitment comes f...
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Sources: Pritzker to order indoor masks statewide, require vaccines for school employeesAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday morning is expected to announce a statewide indoor mask mandate for everyone 2 and older as well as a vaccine mandate for all kindergarten...
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Energy in the building: Glenview and Northbrook students head back to classAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Students got off the bus running to begin the 2021-22 school year, which for many Glenview and Northbrook children started over the past two weeks. Still subject to wea...
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'So many great memories' for Northbrook superintendent, including one last first dayAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - This year, one of Larry Hewitt's favorite days had also a slight twinge of sadness. On the first day of class the Northbrook School District 28 superintendent made the r...
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Pritzker signs bills on mental health response, insurance coverage
Aug 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been steadily acting on more than 660 bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year ahead of a weekend deadline for bill actio...