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WCC, COD create Pathways plan for 4-year degrees

— August 21, 2019

A new LatinX Studies Pathways program at Waubonsee Community College is part of a growing trend in community colleges around the country to provide an opportunity for students…

Suburban reps talk immediate needs, long-term fixes for student debt
— August 9, 2019

Local U.S representatives, leaders of both public and private college institutions, and concerned parents and students gathered at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove…
Underwood, Kennedy speak out for better mental health care
— August 2, 2019

In a small, but jam-packed room inside the Kendall County Health Department in Yorkville on July 31, you could hear stigmas being broken. You could feel shame flying out the…
Naperville man on a quest to identify birds in Will County forests
— August 1, 2019

Joe Devine of Naperville has some tips for bird-watchers hoping to spot rare and unusual species: keep the sun to your back, learn to identify bird calls and don’t stop for lunch….
For many, aging means isolation, loneliness
— July 24, 2019

Bouts of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection from others are overriding mental health issues facing area seniors, according to local experts. So much so that today, the suicide…

Big Boy steam locomotive brings memories on its journey
— August 5, 2019

For those people who have never experienced being around a steam-powered locomotive in their lifetime, — the whistle, the sounds — the best example is found in the movie, “The…
Senator files bill banning cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions
— August 2, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A suburban state senator filed legislation Tuesday, July 30 that would ban emissions of a known cancer-causing gas in Illinois by 2022. It also, he hopes, would decrease…
Naperville hospice patient gets her wedding
— July 28, 2019

Seasons Hospice Inpatient Center in Naperville was the site of the wedding for Cecelia Mendez, who has been fighting cancer since March, and her longtime partner, Luis. Because of the…