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Instead of funding new health building, Kane County considers improving existing facilities
Instead of using $18 million in pandemic relief funds from the federal government to pay for a new public health building, Kane County is looking to use the funds mainly to improve and maintain current facilities. The federal funds were provided to the county through the American Rescue Plan Act, which is commonly called ARPA. Kane County must give back to the federal government any of the ...
The new FAFSA rollout has been a mess. Here's how many Illinois high school students have completed it compared to last year.
By April 26 of last year (2023) about 52% of DeKalb High School students had completed their FAFSA. By April 26 of this year, with the new FAFSA form, it’s about half of that -- down to about 27%. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Education. Shirley...
Perspective: Asynchronous classes have got to go
Edison Miller is a student in Northern Illinois University's Journalism 401 class, Editorial & Opinion Writing. We'll bring you more Perspectives from the class in the coming days. Online classes halt learning… but asynchronous classes kill learning. An asynchronous class is fully online without regular meeting times and should not...
Food, entertainment, fun abound in DeKalb for Cinco de Mayo
DeKALB – A Cinco de Mayo celebration in downtown DeKalb Sunday afternoon helped many get an early start at marking the beginning of summer. In its second year, the annual event returned to the city’s downtown shutting down a portion of Lincoln Highway this time around bringing with it live entertainment, food trucks, a kids’ entertainment area and more.
Silence and secrets permeate an immigrant enclave in Colm Tóibín's 'Long Island'
Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle.
Restoring history: Group embarks on mission to have legendary B-17 bomber plane
MARENGO — Inside a pole barn, a dedicated group of aviation enthusiasts has undertaken a monumental endeavor to resurrect a piece of history. The rare B-17E, fondly known as Desert Rat after the name found painted on the side of the plane’s fuselage, was initially built as a bomber aircraft delivered to the Army Air ...
April showers bring May flowers. And allergies.
13 WREX Meteorologist John Jurgens gives us a preview of this week’s weather, as well as some trends from last month (April). This week could bring thunderstorms as early as tomorrow morning (Tuesday). The rest of the week brings chances for the occasional shower or thunderstorm, with temperatures in the low to mid 70’s and a little less sunshine.
Softball Game Recap: DeKalb Comes Up Short
DeKalb lost against Waubonsie Valley two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The DeKalb Barbs fell just short of the Waubonsie Valley Warriors by a score of 3-1. The loss continues a trend for DeKalb in their matchups with Waubonsie Valley: they've now lost four in a row.
Kyle Hartmann’s grand slam sparks comeback: Monday’s Daily Chronicle sports roundup
Sycamore 6, La Salle-Peru 5: At Sycamore, the Spartans trailed 5-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh Monday, but a Kyle Hartmann grand slam helped complete the comeback. Hartmann’s homer made it 5-4, then Kyle Prebil reached on a one-out error. A double by Davis Collie scored Prebil to tie the score. Collie advanced to third on a wild pitch, then scored when the throw from the catcher to third went into the outfield.
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