Madhu Krishnamurthy
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MCC board president resigns citing rising taxes in countyNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - McHenry County College Board President Chris Jenner has resigned his post and is leaving the state - a move, he says, that's prompted partly by rising property taxes. J...
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U-46 seeing enrollment declines in early gradesNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - Elgin schools' officials might soon have to address the underutilization of some school buildings, while dealing with crowding at others, in the face of declining enroll...
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Vintage, retro gifts popular this ChristmasNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Nostalgia might be the new black this holiday season as shoppers go retro seeking gifts that are blasts from their own youthful pasts. Portable record players, the Ninte...
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Lake in the Hills man's school-based pantry offers year-round helpNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - For more than 11 years, Craig Raddatz has worked with various suburban churches and food pantries to provide assistance for underprivileged families. It led the Lake in ...
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Elgin education collaborative seeks more business, industry partnersNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin-based education initiative is seeking to build more business and industry partnerships to train a future workforce better aligned to market demands. Alignm...
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U-46 leaders discuss rolling out dual language in high schoolsNov 21, 2017 4:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Kate Thommes' name. Elgin Area School District U-46's officials Monday night discussed the rol...
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How Judson University is helping students rise above disabilitiesNov 18, 2017 12:00 am - Suburban Education Lab is an occasional series focusing on innovative programs at suburban schools, colleges and universities tackling common, universal problems stud...
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Earphone storage device idea wins Judson business pitch contestNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - A plastic storage device preventing earphones from getting tangled is the business concept that won over judges at Judson University's fourth "Shark Tank" competition Th...
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How an Elgin anthropologist ended up with world's largest collection of tiny fossilsNov 16, 2017 4:00 am - Dan Gebo has had a lifelong fascination with fossils - ever since he took a high school biology class in South Carolina and read Louis Leakey's work on human evolution. ...
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Elgin's black history fest to focus on social justice, literacyNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Making literacy fun is the goal of Elgin's 13th annual Black History Family Festival Feb. 3. The event is 1 to 4 p.m. at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. T...