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First-year Harper student Kimberly Jimenez spent much of her childhood receiving treatment for a severe speech impediment. She had a stutter, and it impacted all aspects of her life: her confidence, her relationships and even her desire to get invol...
Updated: Apr 08, 2016 at 03:10 PM
Five suburban community colleges ranked among Illinois' 10 best community colleges, according to Schools.com.
Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove and Elgin Community College came in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Oakton Community Coll...
Updated: Apr 07, 2016 at 04:58 PM
The Harper College men's and women's track and field teams will soon be able to ditch the warmth and banked turns of the indoor season for a chance to compete outdoors.
Theoretically, anyway.
The Hawks already had last week's outdoors season opener ...
Updated: Apr 07, 2016 at 08:15 PM
Time is an express train that stops for no man, woman or child.
Sort of like sports.
Oh, pity the poor Masters golf tournament that begins Thursday at Augusta National.
Tiger Woods isn't entered. He's taking longer to recover from whatever ails him ...
Updated: Apr 07, 2016 at 06:33 PM
A week after Harper College in Palatine and College of Lake County announced dozens of layoffs because of the state's budget standoff, statewide education officials pleaded with lawmakers to reach an agreement and free up funding soon.
Illinois Comm...
Updated: Apr 07, 2016 at 06:51 AM
Beverly Cleary doesn't really want to talk about turning 100. "Go ahead and fuss," she says of the big day, April 12. "Everyone else is."
Across the country, people are delving into Cleary nostalgia, with celebrations and new editions of her books w...
Updated: Apr 07, 2016 at 07:04 AM
A Naperville dental assistant, a Wheeling Aquatic Center lifeguard, a dog walker from St. Charles - all of these regular suburban people became finalists on "American Idol," the FOX singing competition show that, during its prime, was one of the mos...
Updated: Apr 08, 2016 at 07:11 AM
Special Olympics Illinois is pleased to announce the 2016 Duck Ambassador for the 11th Annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby is athlete and Global Messenger Alexandra (Allie) Reninger from Schaumburg. Reninger will have the honor of being the Ducky D...
Updated: Apr 05, 2016 at 10:18 AM
More Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students are recognizing the benefits of taking dual-credit courses, which allow students to earn college credit and gain technical skills while in high school.
District 211 offers more than 50 dual-...
Updated: Apr 04, 2016 at 10:09 AM
When Sarah Aljanabi went to her counselor at Buffalo Grove High School during her sophomore year to talk about career options, she thought pharmacy sounded interesting. But she didn't really know what it entailed.
"I knew I wanted to be in health ca...
Updated: Apr 04, 2016 at 07:44 AM