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DeKalb man gets 37 years after pleading guilty to murder of NIU student
Chicago TribuneA DeKalb man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 years in prison for murdering a college freshman in a plea deal that was criticized by the victim's family and a former prosecutor, but defended by the state's attorney as the right decision to protect the...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Students, Lawyers, Teaching and Learning
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Ex-Atlanta schools superintendent surrenders
ATLANTA (AP) — When Beverly Hall first arrived in Atlanta as superintendent of the city's public school system, she cautioned she wouldn't be riding in on a white horse and that it would take time to fix the problems of low student performance....
Tags: Teachers, Prisons, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lawyers, Brooklyn (New York City)
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NIU names Idaho educator as new president
Special to the TribuneAn executive from the University of Idaho has been chosen as the new president of Northern Illinois University, officials announced today. Doug Baker, executive vice president at Idaho, replaces John Peters as NIU's president at a pivotal moment in...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Colleges and Universities
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How Dems courted the young
John Kennedy As a senator in 1959, he spoke to a gathering of young people in Chicago, urging them to become involved without becoming cynical. (See Tribune article below.) "Many parents still want their sons to become president, but they don't want them...Tags: South Dakota, Illinois, Chicago Tribune, Arkansas, Elections
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3 members of Palatine family die in Sycamore crash
Tribune reportersThree people representing three generations of a Palatine family died Thursday when their car veered into the path of a truck near Sycamore, authorities said. Angelina Felix, 57, and her daughter, Jenny Perez, 19, and 2-year-old grandson, Roberto M....Tags: Dennis Miller, Accidental Death
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Ex-NIU police officer pleads innocent to sexually assaulting student
Tribune reporterA former Northern Illinois University police officer pleaded not guilty this morning to raping a student, less than four months after prosecutors dropped an identical charge against him and a week after the FBI raided the campus police department. Andrew...Tags: Sex Crimes, Judges, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Northern Illinois University
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Would Chicago chefs serve horse?
Tribune reporterOn the Facebook page of "The Butcher & Larder," the Noble Square butcher shop, owner Rob Levitt posted a link Wendesday to an article about Congress lifting the ban on funding horse-meat inspections. The implication was horses could once again be...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kevin Pang, Travel Channel (tv network), Barack Obama, Facebook
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Top executives did not report suspected Scout abuse cases, files show
In 1987, a Scoutmaster at a camp in northeast Georgia was accused of fondling a boy in a sleeping bag. The local Boy Scouts executive, Wayne Brock, followed Scouting procedures and documented the allegation before forwarding it to the group's Texas...
Tags: Laws, Child Abuse, Labor Legislation, Sex Crimes, Punishment
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Jessamine County Schools recommended for re-accreditation from AdvancED
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe Jessamine County school district got a thumbs-up from an external review team this month and will be recommended for re-accreditation from a global organization. The team from AdvancED — formerly the Southern Association of Colleges and...Tags: Conservation, Students, Environmental Issues, Teaching and Learning
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Operation Christmas tree
Jan Ziegler can spot the veterans by their measuring tapes. "The first year, people pick a tree that's too tall," said Ziegler, who owns Ziegler Christmas Tree Farm in Elgin. "They look smaller in the field. So the next year, they measure."
In addition...Tags: Capron, Black Hills Corporation, Travel, Entertainment Events, Environmental Issues
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A great jazz soiree takes root in Elmhurst
As everyone knows, America's jazz hotspots are Chicago, New York, New Orleans and … Elmhurst? Well, as of tomorrow evening, at least, the western suburb will indeed be pulsing with the music, as jazz stars and student ensembles from across the...
Tags: Festive Events, Maynard Ferguson, Elmhurst (Queens, New York), Entertainment Events, Lisle
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Grant Thornton CEO spreading word about firm's Chicago roots
Special to the TribuneHe was born in England, spent a significant part of his career in Asia and cut his American corporate teeth in Dallas. But Stephen Chipman, now into his third year as chief executive of Grant Thornton LLP, is thinking a lot about Chicago. ...Tags: Chicago Loop, Companies and Corporations, Sales, Entertainment Events, Business
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