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Oakton to build state's first community college cannabis lab in Des Plaines

By Eric Peterson
Mar 2, 2021 7:35 PM - Oakton Community College will build a marijuana cultivation lab on its Des Plaines campus - the first facility of its kind for an Illinois community college - through a $600,000 donation, school leaders announced Tuesday.
A better future for young adults through YouthBuild Lake County

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Feb 28, 2021 5:25 PM - YouthBuild Lake County is accepting applications for its next program session beginning March 22.
If a stranger offers you student loan forgiveness, hang up

By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet
Feb 28, 2021 6:00 AM - Student loan scammers have a brand-new hook: "Biden student loan forgiveness" or "stimulus forgiveness." Behind the pitch is the same old fraudster playbook.
What free college might actually look like

By ANNA HELHOSKI of NerdWallet
Feb 27, 2021 6:00 AM - President Joe Biden proposed multiple "free college" measures while on the campaign trail. Do any of them have a real shot? Some experts think so.
CLC plans to turn former Gurnee Loew's into advanced technology center

By Doug T. Graham
Feb 26, 2021 5:20 AM - College of Lake County officials presented a closer look at their plan to turn the former Lowe's store at Rollins Road and Grand Avenue in Gurnee into the college's first Advanced Technology Center. It is designed to be a place for students to earn degrees in machining, manufacturing, welding, fabrication and industrial maintenance.
Feder: Medill at 100 marks 'monumental milestone'

By Robert Feder
Feb 9, 2021 6:30 AM - Happy 100th birthday to my alma mater, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston.
Constable: Facebook group grows into inclusive kids charity

By Burt Constable
Feb 2, 2021 6:16 AM - A speech-language pathologist started a Facebook page to bring together families of children receiving therapy treatments. Now the group is a charity with more than 3,500 members.
College of DuPage takes top honors at awards

Jan 22, 2021 3:14 PM - The College of DuPage Marketing and Communications Division recently earned platinum, gold and honorable mention honors at the 2020 international MarCom Awards.
Dist. 214 may join vaping lawsuit against Juul

By Christopher Placek
Jan 22, 2021 5:30 AM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 could be the latest school system to join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs that alleges the company's marketing tactics have put the health of students at risk.
College of Lake County strengthens manufacturing workforce with new Advanced Technology Center

By Lindsey Nemcek
Jan 18, 2021 1:20 PM - College of Lake County is creating a world-class Advanced Technology Center in Gurnee.

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