Articles filed under Community Colleges
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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ECC students win several first-place gold medals at Illinois SkillsUSAMay 24, 2013 2:16 pm - Several Elgin Community College students won first-place gold medals in the Illinois SkillsUSA competition, which was held April 11 through 13 in Springfield. This is t...
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Illinois Senate OKs ban on cell phones while drivingMay 24, 2013 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate has approved a plan that would ban the use of cell phones while driving. Senators voted 34-20 Thursday, sending the bill to Gov. Pat Qu...
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8-foot chaparral sculpture finds home at College of DuPageMay 23, 2013 11:00 pm - Students rushing to class at College of DuPage may have been in such a hurry that they missed it: an 8-foot bronze sculpture of a chaparral has been installed on the sch...
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MCC board aims for greater transparency, communicationMay 23, 2013 8:18 pm - When Ron Parrish became the new leader of the McHenry County College board of trustees, he knew he would be overseeing some changes. A contentious election season ended ...
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NIU giving honorary degree to ThompsonMay 23, 2013 4:09 pm - Former Gov. James R. Thompson is being given an honorary law degree by Northern Illinois University. Thompson was a Republican governor from 1977 to 1991. He will be pre...
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MCC offers you chance to go prehistoric, visit butterfliesMay 23, 2013 2:12 pm - Submitted by McHenry County College Explore prehistoric cave art at the Field Museum’s Stone Age exhibit or browse through the Botanical Garden’s Butterfly and Blooms ex...
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CLC holds memorial ceremony with Naval Station Great LakesMay 23, 2013 2:03 pm - The sixth annual College of Lake County Memorial Day ceremony took place at noon Friday at the college’s Willow Lake Veterans Memorial on the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. ...
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ECC graduates offer advice to high school gradsMay 23, 2013 2:00 pm - Few would argue that earning a college degree is a smart choice. But what are the advantages of attending a community college before moving on to a four-year university?...
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Harper wins career preparedness awardMay 22, 2013 12:38 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education recently recognized Harper College in Palatine through the ACT’s College and Career Readiness Campaign. Harper won the Career Prep...