Articles filed under Community Colleges
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Harper's Lifelong Learning Institute to hold fall program previewJul 31, 2014 11:00 pm - Shirley Garrison carries around a thick, black notebook filled with meticulous notes. The 86-year-old history buff loves to flip through the pages, recalling the wide ra...
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Men charged with stealing student loan money from suburban collegesJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Four Chicago area men are accused of bilking federal student loans from Harper College in Palatine, Elgin Community College and Joliet Junior College. Prosecutors said ...
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Harper trustee to lead statewide community college advocacy groupJul 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Harper College Trustee Bill Kelley has taken over the reins of Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), a statewide group that has been a vocal advocate ...
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New album features Jim Croce's 1973 concert at HarperJul 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Harper College is at the heart of a new compilation of Jim Croce songs about to be released, nearly 41 years after the folk-rock singer-songwriter died in a plane crash....
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Illinois River's man-made island now completeJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - PEORIA - A man-made island in the Illinois River built to provide habitat for fish and a place for birds to call home will officially be complete this week. The Army Cor...
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Forssander Cherishes Harper ExperienceJul 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Although Harper softball player Amanda Forssander only played for the Hawks for one season (2013), she relished the opportunity to compete at the college level. In her o...
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District 211 saves millions fighting tax appealsJul 28, 2014 5:15 am - Since 1998, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 has spent $1.06 million fighting the tax appeals of commercial property owners, winning back $12.25 million from...
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Catching rising theater talent at Oakton Community CollegeJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Catch rising theater talent at Play On, a Chicago-based playwriting festival, from Tuesday, July 29 to Thursday, 31, at Oakton Community College's Studio One, 1600 E. Go...
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Harper professor releasing second rock albumJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Harper College English professor Greg Herriges never expected his band Athanor to get a record deal. When that finally happened in 2013 - 40 years after recording their ...
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Benedictine invites public to National Night Out eventJul 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Crime prevention is not solely the responsibility of the police, but requires individual members of the community working hand-in-hand with law enforcement to stand up a...