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• Mass shootings too common

  - 2008-02-16

  It has become eerily familiar now -- the news of mass shootings at university campuses and shopping malls. Society responds as well as it can. Colleges, universities and K-12 schools have action plans should an armed intruder invade their campuses. At Northern Illinois University, where alumnus Stephen Kazmierczak, opened fire...

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• Clean Coal Plant in Taylorville Would Be Economic Boon, NIU Study Finds

  - 2007-05-15

  Project would revitalize state's coal industry while providing thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in investment for Central Illinois TAYLORVILLE, Ill. -- A proposed clean coal power plant in Taylorville, Illinois, would be an economic boon to the region, according to a study released today by...

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• Leo A. Behrens a West Chicago resident for 38 years.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

  - 2006-10-01

  Leo A. Behrens a West Chicago resident for 38 years Visitation for Leo A. Behrens, 72, will be from 2 p.m. until the time of the services at 5 p.m. today, at the Williams-Woodward Funeral Home, 820 Pine St. (corner of Route 59 and Pine), West Chicago....

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• Kristi A. Smith of Warrenville.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

  - 2006-09-27

  Kristi A. Smith of Warrenville Kristi A. Smith nee Voigts, 55, passed away at home on Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. She was born Dec. 8, 1950, in Madison, Wis., a daughter of Carlton and Naomi nee Bambrough Voigts. Kristi graduated from Northern Illinois University NIU, earning...

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• Loss of High-Paying Jobs Causes Illinois Incomes to Fall Despite Overall Employment Gain; Median Income Drops $6,000 in 6 Years

  - 2005-11-17

  CHICAGO, Nov. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Despite gaining more than a half-million jobs since 1990, Illinois suffered a net loss in higher- paying employment, fueling a decline in median household income of $6,000 over the past six years, according to the first- ever State of Working Illinois 2005 report released...

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• Report Examines Job Losses in Chicago-Area; Incomes Down, High- Paying Employment on the Decline

  - 2005-11-16

  News Advisory: EDITOR'S NOTE: Substantive information in this advisory is embargoed until Thursday, Nov. 17. WHAT:A major new report on work and employment in Illinois is being released Thursday by The State of Working Illinois project. The report documents the major economic trend in the Chicago-area and across the state:...

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• Datebook.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)

  - 2005-05-16

  this Week MAY 16: LaSalle Bank presents Understanding Your Credit. 6 to 8 p.m. LaSalle Bank, 6651 W. 95th St., Chicago Ridge. Free. (312) 904-7650. MAY 16-17: Loyola University Chicago presents Outsourcing: the Value Proposition for the Organization. 9 a.m. to...

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• Yingling has Navy's respect Carmel senior recruited to play QB; Adamski keeps his word to Northern.(Sports)

  - 2005-02-04

  Byline: Joe Aguilar Daily Herald Sports Writer Carmel senior Scott Yingling, a quarterback who never took one game snap last fall, is looking forward to cocking his arm again. Big brother first, however. Yingling signed a national letter of intent...

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• Illinois high school grads see greener pastures in other states.(News)

  - 2005-01-25

  Byline: Sara Burnett Daily Herald Staff Writer ***** CORRECTION/date 01-26-2005: The name of Bonnie Dolson, college counselor at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, was misspelled in a story Tuesday about high school graduates leaving Illinois for college. ...

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• Campus Castle Reopens

  - 2005-01-13

  When it opened in 1895, Altgeld Hall was the only building on the campus of Northern Illinois University, located in DeKalb, Ill. After a five-year renovation, Altgeld Hall has regained its place as the school's center. In October, the university began using the castle-like building as administrative offices and...

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