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Program helps students raise ACT scores, stay in college
Thirty graduating seniors from low income families in the north suburbs will enter college this fall, thanks to College Bound Opportunities, which guides the students toward higher ACT scores. It also works with them during college to keep them from...
Tags: Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Elmhurst College
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Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I Say.” Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is...Tags: University of Chicago, King Solomon (music group), Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Authors
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Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise
Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...
Tags: Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Oprah Winfrey, Arts, Architecture, Kanye West
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Tollway's job numbers from $12 billion program don't add up
The Illinois Tollway this year will go full speed on a $12 billion construction program, touting it as a jobs generator that will put an estimated 120,000 people to work over 15 years. But while additional billions in increased tolls already are adding...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Road Transportation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch
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Non-caucus candidate declares victory in Lake Forest school election
Ted Moorman appeared to be headed for a seat on the Lake Forest High School District 115 school board Tuesday, becoming the first candidate in years to declare victory without an endorsement from the Lake Forest Caucus. With all precincts reporting...
Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Elections, Technology, Abbott Laboratories
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An education advocate
I have known Robert J. Lemke since he moved to Lake Forest in 2002, and it is my great pleasure to recommend Rob for the District 67 School Board. If elected, Rob brings a wealth of experience to be an excellent board member. The Lake Forest Caucus agrees...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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Lake Forest College student designs city's new vehicle sticker
Lake Forest's new 2013-2014 vehicle stickers will feature the city's community center—an image officials say they hope highlights a spirit of volunteerism and community engagement in the town. Following a suggestion by a board member, Gorton...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Automotive Equipment, Colleges and Universities, Education, Manufacturing and Engineering
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A Chicago jazz festival that fights hunger
Imagine a jazz festival in which all the musicians and venues donate their services, and all the proceeds go to feed the hungry. In Chicago, that's not a dream but a reality, thanks to the efforts of Father John Moulder, a Catholic priest who also...
Tags: Human Interest, Michigan Avenue, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Social Issues
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Lake Forest College elects 3 new trustees
Lake Forest College has elected three new trustees to its board, including two financial experts and a former state senator. The three — Liam Connell, Sandy Stuart and Susan Garrett — are all Lake Forest residents. They start their four-year...
Tags: Susan Garrett, Politics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Parties and Movements, Lake Forest
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Chi-Town Jazz Fest lineup out
Trumpeter Bobby Lewis, singer Tammy McCann, saxophonist Eric Schneider and guitarist John Moulder will headline the Fourth Annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival, running March 12-22. As always, the event will support hunger relief in Chicago, with musicians and...
Tags: Green Mill (club), Festive Events, Brad Williams, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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A baseball lecture on Super Bowl Sunday at Congregation Solel
Is nothing sacred? Super Bowl Sunday is the holiest day of the year for NFL fans. But on Feb. 3, Congregation Solel in Highland Park kicks off the day with a lecture about, of all things, baseball. "Baseball: The Great Jewish American Pastime" will...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Sports, Super Bowl, Judaism, College Baseball
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A look at the essay and its unique form
In the fall, I taught English 366: The Essay at Lake Forest College, a writing workshop devoted to the study of the essay as a unique genre. We were not midway through the first class meeting when a student asked me what the difference was between the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Authors, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Tribune, Literature
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