Articles filed under Elgin Community College
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Suburban colleges try to get kids college-readyOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Too many students are graduating high school without the skills needed to take on college-level course work, local educators and national statistics say. While community...
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ECC building earns design awardOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Itasca architecture firm that transformed two light industrial buildings on Elgin Community College’s campus into one high-tech space earned high marks from the loca...
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Community colleges increasingly rely on foundationsOct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Funds growing in importance in providing the extras in tight economy
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Sentencing delayed in Elgin car-ramming murder caseSep 28, 2011 1:00 am - Sentencing for Timera Branch, a 35-year-old Streamwood mom convicted of first-degree murder for using her car to smash and kill her son's teenage rival in fall 2009 in E...
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Simon sings praises of ECC Summer Bridge ProgramSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - The nationally recognized mock trial team from Elgin Community College got two thumbs-up Wednesday from Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, as did students from the college's welding...
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Geneva store to host Fox Valley Holistic Health CelebrationSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Interested in acupuncture? Want to try Thai yoga? Ready for reflexology? Or would you just like to learn more about holistic health and organic products and services? Yo...
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Grand Victoria’s Keenan an ECC Visiting ChefSep 24, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by ECC Glenn Keenan, executive chef at Elgin’s Grand Victoria Casino, will open the 2011-2012 Distinguished Visiting Chef Dinner Series at Elgin Community Coll...
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McHenry County College goes tobacco-free Oct. 1Sep 24, 2011 12:00 am - You could say that McHenry County College is blazing a trail among suburban community colleges without benefit of lighting a match. Smoking cigarettes or using any tobac...
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Author Tony Ardizzone to appear at ECC Sept. 29Sep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Author Tony Ardizzone will be the first guest of the 2011-2012 Writers Center Reading Series on Thursday, Sept. 29. The free event starts at 7:30 p.m. in the ECC Arts Ce...
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Castro's daughter shares experiences at ECCSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - As a young child, Alina Fernandez would kneel in front of the television set, praying that Cuban leader Fidel Castro would finish his hours-long speeches before 7 p.m. w...