Articles filed under Community Colleges
-
The voice of NIU: After 44 years, Baker hanging up the microphone for the HuskiesNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Bill Baker almost always did as he was told while growing up in Chicago. Clean your room. Be home before the streetlights come on. Go to bed. Yes, Mom. Yes, Dad...
-
Voice of NIU radio held many jobs, including one as WWF ring announcerNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - While Bill Baker has spent more than 50 years on the radio calling football and basketball games, he's also held down quite a few other jobs. Beer truck driver. Ad sales...
-
Suburban Mosaic: Charity group distributes 3,600 halal turkeys to families in needNov 20, 2023 4:00 am - Hundreds of suburban families will get to have a wholesome Thanksgiving meal thanks to a local charity group's efforts to get organic turkeys to those in need. Zakat Chi...
-
Wheaton, North Central, Aurora score first-round playoff victoriesNov 18, 2023 12:00 am - The 10th-ranked Wheaton football team hosted Mount St. Joseph University in the first round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs on Saturday at McCully Stadium, wi...
-
Football, not fútbol, is Mexico native Ian Luyando's passionNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Like many kids growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, Ian Luyando gave soccer a shot. "It just wasn't my thing," he said. American football is his thing. The Aurora Universi...
-
Harper College Men's and Women's Cross Country teams sweep nationalsNov 15, 2023 10:00 pm - The Harper College Women's and Men's Cross Country teams each won national titles at the 2023 NJCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in Huntsville, Alabama. It's...
-
Home for the Division III playoffs? Maybe not even for No. 1 seed North CentralNov 15, 2023 3:00 pm - Autumn Selection Sunday happened this week for Division III football. Unlike the basketball version of the NCAA Tournament, the Division III football bracket is based mo...
-
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble puts on Austen-inspired 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley'Nov 14, 2023 10:00 pm - The Buffalo Theatre Ensemble launches its 2023-24 season with "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," a sequel to Jane Austen's beloved novel "Pride and Prejudice." The c...
-
ECC dual credit student Olivia Opalinski finds her opening in the performing artsNov 14, 2023 10:00 pm - Last spring, Elgin Community College student Olivia Opalinski of Carpentersville decided to try something new. She auditioned for the ECC Theatre Department's productio...
-
NIU blanks Western Michigan, keeps bowl hopes aliveNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Northern Illinois University notched its first punt return for a score in 14 years, had its first shutout in four years and kept alive a shot at a second bowl b...