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ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Learning disability doesn't stop man seeking doctorate degree - Chicago Tribune
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:13:59 GMT

Washington Examiner

ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Learning disability doesn't stop man seeking doctorate degree
Chicago Tribune
... and he was an academic adviser at Heartland Community College in Normal for about a year. More recently, the now-doctoral candidate received a Syngery Fellowship from the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Spotlight: Seeking PhD despite learning disabilityDeseret News

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Pat Quinn names Dream Fund Commission - Rockford Register Star
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:07:30 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Pat Quinn names Dream Fund Commission
Rockford Register Star
Pat Quinn on Saturday named a diverse group of educators and community leaders to serve on a state commission that will raise scholarship money for college-bound students from immigrant families. Quinn announced the seven members of the Illinois DREAM ...
GOVERNOR QUINN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO ILLINOIS DREAM FUND COMMISSIONDecatur Tribune
Quinn names state commission to boost Dream ActWJBC News

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Parents of JDC residents worry about their children's futures - The State Journal-Register
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:11:01 GMT

Parents of JDC residents worry about their children's futures
The State Journal-Register
The state of Illinois and some advocates for the developmentally disabled believe that community-based facilities provide a better quality of life at about half the cost of a large state institution, such as JDC. That's part of what's at the root of ...

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Fifth annual Flute Day continues tradition (WITH VIDEO) - LaSalle News Tribune
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:30:04 GMT

LaSalle News Tribune

Fifth annual Flute Day continues tradition (WITH VIDEO)
LaSalle News Tribune
For the fifth year in a row, Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble director Sue Gillio pulled together a program for flute students of all ages. Due to impending construction at Illinois Valley Community College, the event took place at La Salle-Peru High ...

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Illinois State Nature Preserve: In Lake County, a vestige of prairie gets ... - TribLocal
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:56:03 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Illinois State Nature Preserve: In Lake County, a vestige of prairie gets ...
TribLocal
By Sheryl DeVore Community producer Today at 7:53 am It won't overwhelm you like the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. It's not as big as Yellowstone Park. In fact, it's probably not as large as a nearby forest preserve. But to some, the 93-acre Dokum ...
In Lake County, a vestige of prairie gets state protectionChicago Tribune

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Neil Steinberg: Rape victims get short shrift in Illinois - Chicago Sun-Times
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:34:09 GMT

Neil Steinberg: Rape victims get short shrift in Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times
“There's just not a community need for it,” said Michelle Ruther, emergency department nurse manager at Loyola University Medical Center's Emergency Department. The Loyola ER has 80 nurses; two have SANE training. “We don't get the amount of rape cases ...

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Adventist team garners PR honors - The Doings Weekly
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:09:47 GMT

Adventist team garners PR honors
The Doings Weekly
Lisa Parro (left) senior public relations specialist, and Julie Busch, regional director of public relations, won two awards from the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations. Adventist Midwest Health's public relations team won ...

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In the Spotlight: Demolition of historic homes diminishes community - Peoria Journal Star
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:47:35 GMT

In the Spotlight: Demolition of historic homes diminishes community
Peoria Journal Star
Going forward, we must all work together to ensure we protect and enhance the long-term quality and character of our community. William Ordaz is president of the Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation and lives in Peoria. Today, quality of life is ...

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Illinois high court orders hearing in cop brutality case - Chicago Tribune
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:40:33 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Illinois high court orders hearing in cop brutality case
Chicago Tribune
The decision, which had anticipated for months by the legal community, came in the case of Stanley Wrice, who was convicted in 1983 of rape but had long alleged that he had been tortured by officers working for the disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr.

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Community Calendar for Feb. 5 - Lincolnwood Review
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:45:13 GMT

Community Calendar for Feb. 5
Lincolnwood Review
The Agency has partnered with Interstate Batteries in Skokie to provide the recycling at no cost to SWANCC communities, as a corporate product stewardship initiative. Common household batteries are no longer accepted at Illinois EPA-sponsored household ...

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