Stevenson teacher developing app for AP exams
Geography can look like a boring subject, considering that the entire surface of the Earth has been mapped for centuries. But this spring, one small group of high school geography teachers are going to...
View ArticleMeridian students’ micro-film accepted to literary festival
Four Meridian Middle School boys have become time travelers, or maybe time wrinklers, in a sense. They managed to shove weeks of work into 90 seconds, and shrunk an entire award-winning book into that...
View ArticleFlying Under the Radar: A suburban Super Bowl? A stretch, but possible
Metro Phoenix gets the Super Bowl Sunday spotlight on February 1, but it has also shined on cities in much colder winter climates. Detroit, Indianapolis and Minneapolis have all been Midwest hosts for...
View ArticleProperty transfers: Olive Hill Drive home deals for $673,000
Real Estate data provided by Record Information Services, Inc. www.public-record.com Inquires may be sent to info@public-record.com or call 630-557-1000 BARRINGTON 1011 S Grove Ave, Barrington 60010:...
View ArticleGas price plunge helps suburban towns
While north suburban consumers have been enjoying gasoline prices less than $2 a gallon at times this month, municipalities have seen their costs drop as well. A sampling of governments and school...
View ArticleLetter: Gambling in Illinois sold as fantasy with broken promises
In response to a letter posted Jan. 5 (“Video gaming industry ready to work with leaders” by Michael Gelatka, president of the Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Association). Let’s start with calling...
View ArticleConcert supports photography show at Holocaust Museum
Event: On Jan. 17, the day President Obama announced that a delegation from the White House would be flying to Oświęcim, Poland, to attend the 70th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camp...
View ArticleDocuments: Quinn got pot license recommendations but didn’t act
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn received recommendations on which businesses should receive lucrative medical marijuana licenses but he did not act on them before leaving office this month, newly...
View ArticleBiz Notes: D’Angelo named vice president of Northwestern facilities
Thomas W. Begg Jr. of Indian Head Park, director of security life safety for the AON Center in Chicago was awarded the Security Professional of the Year Award by the Building Owners & Managers...
View ArticleSuburban Cook County resident is Illinois’ first measles case
A suburban Cook County resident has a confirmed case of measles, but it is not likely linked to the multistate outbreak associated with Disneyland, county and state health officials said Tuesday. The...
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