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Members of EPIC call out mayor, library for discrimination; Library officials claim to adhering to policy
At a recent Elmhurst City Council meeting, two different residents took part in public forum to share their experience of holding a meeting at the Elmhurst Public Library. Both expressed a concern that they had been victims of discrimination, due to their affiliation with the group known as EPIC, or Elmhurst Parents for Integrity in Curriculum.
Make-A-Wish, White Sox surprise Park Ridge teen with ‘insane experience’
CHICAGO — The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois and the Chicago White Sox teamed up to deliver an all-star level surprise for a Park Ridge teen Friday evening. Tyler Smith, a 17-year-old man with a love for the game of baseball, was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer four years ago — Ewing’s Sarcoma. […]
48 years later, "Phaze" gets the band back together as suburban Chicago students share record-making memories
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you attended Niles East High School in the 1970s, you might have heard of the band Phaze.But this story will resonate even if that name doesn't ring a bell.A basement jam session is equal parts rehearsal – and reunion.Gerald Ford was still president the last time Scott Samuels played with Chuck, Ed, and Jerry. Their band was 'Phaze' and their school was Niles East."Yeah, it's been 48 years," said Samuels. "I was the leader of the band and I would run the practices with an iron fist kind of thing."A high school in Skokie that was...
Suburban Chicago students react to CBS 2 report on a special school recycling program
CHICAGO (CBS) — An update on a story CBS 2 reported a few weeks agoFifth graders in South Elgin who are making a difference when it comes to their environment.It started with recycling plastic bags from snack time but is now a full-school initiative.The kids at Corron Elementary School have put together a recycling program to keep about 100 pounds of plastic from reaching landfills each week.Their teacher, Erick Robinson, partnered with a company called Trex to recycle plastic and create plastic lumber.The collected plastic becomes recycled plastic lumber, made into useful items such as coat racks and benches.A bench made...
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