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Remarkable Woman: Tiffany Jones
There is no word for what Tiffany Jones has done over her last four summers. Literally, no word. Since 2009, Jones, a social worker at Goodwin Elementary School in Cicero, has spent five to eight weeks of her summer vacations in Ethiopia, helping care...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, HIV, Downers Grove
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11th Annual LemonAid, a Kids Helping Kids 9/11 Charity Fundraiser
Staff reporterTuesday, September 11, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 700 Bonnie Brae, River Forest, Illinois Children and families on the 700 block of Bonnie Brae in River Forest will host the 11th annual LemonAid, a Kids Helping Kids 9/11 charity fundraiser. The...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Charity, Social Issues, Abusive Behavior, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Thornridge's McCall wins third NCAA title
Southern Illinois senior Jeneva McCall of Dolton won her third NCAA throws title Thursday, taking the hammer in the championship meet at Des Moines, Iowa. McCall, a Thornridge grad, had the two longest throws of the competition, with a winner of 225...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Dolton, Oak Park
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Many Illinois high school students get special testing accommodations for ACT
An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on the ACT, including high achievers at some of the state's elite schools.
At...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Colleges and Universities, Dyslexia, Students
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Palestinian Dance Troupe Providing Hope
TribLocal - EvanstonBright Stars of Bethlehem is proud to present “Room for Hope”, a Diyar Dance Theatre Production, in several Midwest and Chicago area performance venues in …... -
Illinois high school track and field: Rare sectional during the day cause of concern to some coaches, athletes
TribLocal - EvanstonHundreds of athletes will rise early May 10 and head to Concordia University to try to qualify for the girls track and field state meet. …... -
$50M bail set on child sex abuse charges for River Forest man
A judge set a $50 million cash bail today for a River Forest man accused of sexually abusing two children for more than a decade.
Robert Gaskill, 63, was arrested Thursday by memers of the River Forest police and the West Suburban Enhanced Drug and...Tags: Court Preliminary, Juvenile Delinquency, Trials, Sex Crimes, Sex Crimes
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Nancy Marie Haragan, arts advocate
Baltimore Sun reporterNancy Marie Haragan, founding executive director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, died Sunday of metastatic melanoma at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Canton resident was 60. "Reflecting on all she's done for the arts community made me realize...Tags: Skin Cancer, Culture, Arts, New York City, Dominican University
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River Forest teen takes 7th in state geography bee
TribLocal - Oak Park & River Forest » NewsJake Grant, an eighth-grader at River Forest's Roosevelt Middle School, placed 7th in the state at the Illinois State Geography Bee competition at the College …... -
Behind a forest preserve debate
On the surface, the Cook County Forest Preserve District seems like the perfect place to zipline. Or climb up a rope course. Or sled down a hill. After all, it has 68,000 acres of (mostly) natural forests, fields and rivers from which to embark on such...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mass Media, Nature, Forestry and Timber, Cook County Forest Preserve
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Illinois Storytelling Festival
Staff reporterYour ears are in for a treat at the Illinois Storytelling Festival, Saturday September 24th at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. Tellers from many cultures will share their talents with family audiences in the afternoon & adult audiences...Tags: Arts and Culture, Dominican University, Festive Events
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Durbin recommends 4 for federal bench
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON—Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois has given the White House the names of four Chicago area lawyers he would like to see appointed to the federal court bench in Chicago, the senator’s office said Wednesday. There now are three...Tags: Justice System, Elections, Colleges and Universities, White House, Crime, Law and Justice
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