Education
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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.
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Elmhurst University endows annual Heschel Lecture in honor of former mayor and Holocaust educatorApr 08, 2025 1:52 pm - Longtime Elmhurst leader Abner Ganet's family endows annual Abraham Joshua Heschel Lecture at university. This year's lecture focuses on Jewish campus life and interfaith pluralism.
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GPS psychologist to help kids navigate thoughts, feelings and self-talkApr 08, 2025 12:00 pm - On Wednesday, April 16, the GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host psychologist and author Dr. Susan David in a presentation titled “Emotional Agility: Skills to Navigate Change and Embrace Self-Compassion.”
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Passion for learning drives Naperville teacher’s success in the classroom and on the trackApr 08, 2025 6:25 am - Neuqua Valley teacher Mike Kennedy applies scientific approach to coaching award-winning track teams and inspiring students to pursue lifelong learning.
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District 303 orchestra teacher honored with IEA’s Bob Haisman Early Career Teacher of the Year AwardApr 07, 2025 1:49 pm - Christopher Pettit, orchestra teacher at Bell Graham and Wasco elementary schools, was recently awarded the Bob Haisman Early Career Teacher of the Year Award by the Ill...
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Elmhurst University student wins Bob Haisman Student of the Year AwardApr 07, 2025 1:48 pm - Stephanie Chávez, an aspiring educator from Elmhurst University, received the Bob Haisman Student of the Year Award from the Illinois Education Association.
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Marmion Academy senior first to earn prestigious Global Seal of BiliteracyApr 07, 2025 12:47 pm - Marmion Academy student Juan Campos Jr earns top global seal validating exceptional Spanish and English fluency for his future. He’s the first student at Marmion to achieve this honor.