Articles filed under Community Colleges
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NIU-Nebraska to play at Soldier Field in 2016Dec 16, 2012 10:00 pm - After hosting Wisconsin and Iowa at Soldier Field in recent years, Northern Illinois will return to the lakefront in 2016 to play the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first o...
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Democrats to have open primary for Jackson seatDec 15, 2012 6:18 pm - With one of the front-runners for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s congressional seat facing felony gun charges, Chicago-area Democratic officials on Saturday failed...
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Jusdon graduates told to focus on ‘now’Dec 15, 2012 1:58 pm - It’s never too late to further one’s education, Thomas Nicoski of St. Charles says. The 63-year-old should know, since he graduated Saturday with a master’s degree in or...
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It's official: DePaul leaving Big East with 6 othersDec 15, 2012 12:00 pm - After a week of speculation, the breakup is now official: DePaul is joining six other Big East schools that don't play football and bolting the Big East Conference to pu...
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ECC students from China are first for Homestay programDec 15, 2012 7:00 am - Xiaochen Wang, 20, left China for the first time in August and traveled halfway around the world to come to Elgin Community College. She’s far from home but not alone. W...
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View the heavens at Harper CollegeDec 14, 2012 3:32 pm - Harper College astronomy instructors have a hunch the world won’t really end — per doomsday predictions — on Friday, Dec. 21. When it doesn’t, they’ll celebrate with a f...
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Electric car chargers now at HarperDec 14, 2012 1:22 pm - Drivers of electric vehicles now have a spot to charge their cars on the Harper College campus — part of an ongoing campus effort to become more environmentally friendly...
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Elmhurst College honored for ‘living green’Dec 14, 2012 12:05 pm - The Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact, a statewide program that encourages sustainable practices at colleges and universities, recently honored Elmhurst College for...
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DuPage judge allows evidence in Harper wrestler’s home invasion trialDec 13, 2012 12:43 pm - When Kerin Ramirez goes to trial for invading an off-duty police officer’s home, a DuPage County jury will learn the former Harper College wrestler was drunk when he ent...
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ECC increases property tax levy by 3 percentDec 13, 2012 10:00 am - Residents living within the Elgin Community College District 509 boundaries will see a property tax increase based on the college’s 2012 levy. Trustees approved a $55 mi...