Cheering fans boost Hinsdale and LT Special Olympics teams
About 700 fans were pumped to cheer on three Special Olympics basketball teams Jan. 22 at the Lyons Township High School fieldhouse in La Grange. “We had an absolutely spectacular turnout at our Pack...
View ArticleRandy Blaser: We need a Marshall Plan for Education
At a recent suburban Rotary club meeting, our town’s local school superintendent gave a brief report about the new PARCC tests, which stands for Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and...
View ArticleCollege of DuPage trustees OK president’s $750,000-plus buyout deal
Chicago Tribune reports the College of DuPage board of trustees Thursday night approved a buyout package for its president that will give him a more than $750,000 severance payment and bring his...
View ArticleCampus news: Doings area students earn honors
Lori Clarke, a community health education major from LaGrange Park, was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the fall semester. To be eligible, students must have...
View ArticleLyons Township Madrigals celebrate new citizens
The Lyons Township High School Senior Madrigal Choir recently performed at a naturalization ceremony during which 140 new citizens were sworn in. The choir, under the direction of music teacher Connie...
View ArticleNo decision if Lyons Township High School will make up a day off
It’s too soon to tell how or whether students will make up a day of classes canceled Jan. 8 at Lyons Township High School. Superintendent Tim Kilrea told the School Board Monday staff members will...
View ArticleCollege of DuPage employed radio engineer despite theft conviction
The College of DuPage continued to employ the engineer at its campus radio station — and continued to pay bills submitted by his private company — for nearly two years after he was convicted of a...
View ArticleLaGrange Highlands fifth-grader named finalist in national video contest
A Highlands Elementary School fifth-grader has been selected as one of 10 finalists in a nationwide video contest to win $10,000 for her school. Talia Effeny entered the Trees Rock contest in November...
View ArticleBenedictine University president leaving at year’s end
The man who was instrumental in transforming a small Catholic college with 1,400 undergrads into a global university with more than 10,000 students will step down at the end of the year. For more than...
View ArticleLyons Township High School garage sale raises $5,000 to fight cancer
Frigid temperatures may have deterred some shoppers Friday, but bargain hunters made up for it the next day at the Lyons Township High School Relay for Life Garage Sale. The sale of donated items...
View ArticleBoy Scout restores prairie in Lyons Township High School courtyard
Lyons Township High School senior Sean Shafer from Western Springs was recognized Jan. 2 with the Eagle Scout award for completing a two-part project bringing the prairie to the school’s biology...
View ArticleFree tuition plan could be a boon for College of DuPage
President Obama’s proposal to provide free community college tuition is getting high praise from community college leaders. But that praise is tempered with questions about whether such a plan is...
View ArticleDoings area college students on dean’s list, graduating
Lewis University in Romeoville announced the following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester. To be eligible, students must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of...
View ArticleParents happy two La Grange area schools are open
Despite frigid temperatures, attendance was good at two La Grange area parochial schools, which scheduled classes today while neighboring schools were closed. St. Cletus School in La Grange reported 88...
View ArticleLa Grange, Western Springs schools close for second day due to cold
Lyons Township High School and its feeder school districts in La Grange and Western Springs joined the growing list of schools to be closed Thursday, due to subzero temperatures. The high school’s...
View ArticleDespite cold, classes likely to be held at Lyons Township area schools
La Grange area school superintendents don’t anticipate canceling classes Wednesday due to extreme cold, though the final decision may not be made until 4:30 a.m. Superintendent Warren Shillingburg of...
View ArticleU. of I. proposes tuition freeze
The University of Illinois has proposed a tuition freeze for in-state students this year, marking the first time in more than two decades that the cost would not increase at the state’s flagship public...
View ArticleDoings area students earn campus honors
The following students achieved the dean’s list at Belmont University for the fall 2014 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with...
View ArticleLT club hopes to spark girls’ interest in science, math, engineering
Lyons Township High School students likely are taking courses preparing them for jobs that don’t yet exist, and a new club has emerged to make sure tomorrow’s innovators don’t miss a single...
View ArticleOpen house set for Technology Center of DuPage
The Technology Center of DuPage, which helps DuPage area high school students explore a career interest while equipping them for postsecondary education and a career, will hold an open house from...
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