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McHenry Public Library construction to temporarily close some services
42+ min ago (267+ words) McHenry Public Library, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (Janelle Walker) Some services at the McHenry Public Library may be unavailable during “important repairs” expected to last into the early fall, officials report. Two “large-scale capital improvement projects that have been a long time…...
Benedictine University hosting Catholic high schools admissions fair
57+ min ago (191+ words) Catholic high schools across the Chicago suburban region will be represented at an upcoming fair at Benedictine University in Lisle. The event for families and their students will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The Catholic High School Admissions…...
Oregon High School earns Project ADAM Heart Safe School designation
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (291+ words) Oregon Community Unit School District 220 recently announced that Oregon Junior/Senior High School has earned designation as a Project ADAM Heart Safe School, recognizing the school’s comprehensive preparation to respond to sudden cardiac arrest and other cardiac emergencies. Project ADAM’s…...
La Salle-Peru opens agriculture center
18+ hour, 22+ min ago (527+ words) School leaders, educators and FFA students gathered for an open house of the Eureka Savings Bank Agriculture Center on Thursday at La Salle-Peru Township High School. (Scott Anderson) La Salle-Peru Township High School gave community members a first look inside…...
Schools install vape sensors to catch nicotine use among teens
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (505+ words) Remember when hall monitors would patrol school restrooms to catch somebody lighting up a cigarette? Times have changed: cigarettes are out, but vaping is very in. Local school officials are concerned about minors getting started with nicotine. Many, in fact,…...
Oregon High School earns U.S. News & World Report’s best high school recognition
18+ hour, 47+ min ago (294+ words) Oregon High School has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s best high schools, earning the publication’s 2026-2027 Best High Schools designation. The annual rankings evaluate about 27,000 public high schools nationwide, with nearly 18,000 receiving a national…...
American Water Charitable Foundation awards $10,000 to Sauk Valley College Foundation for Impact Program â Shaw Local
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (184+ words) The Sauk Valley College Foundation has announced it has received a $10,000 Workforce Readiness grant from the American Water Charitable Foundation in support of Sauk Valley Community College’s Impact Program. The initiative removes financial barriers to higher education while strengthening the…...
Polo’s Plachno receives master’s degree in speech language pathology
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (148+ words) Patricia Plachno of Polo recently graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a master’s degree in speech language pathology. Plachno is the daughter of Larry and Nancy Plachno of Polo. She attended Polo schools and graduated from Polo Community High…...
Joliet Junior College Night of Stars honors 4 local leaders
22+ hour, 57+ min ago (309+ words) Joliet Junior College will honor four outstanding leaders at its annual "Night of Stars" celebration on Sept. 1, 2026. (Shaw Media) Joliet Junior College will celebrate four award winners at its annual Night of Stars from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at the JJC Main…...
A Piece of Dixon history: Washington, Jefferson schools opened 72 years ago
1+ day, 57+ min ago (971+ words) On March 1, 1954, Dixon officially dedicated its new Washington and Jefferson grade schools, a project hailed as “the largest single school building program ever to be undertaken in Dixon.” The Dixon school board began planning to build the two north-side schools…...