Oakton Community College

Type: Organization

Name: Oakton Community College

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

For Bill, On Fathers Day

The call came at 2:45 a.m. It was my mom, her voice sounding like it came from underwater. It seemed that my father had had a heart attack and stroke. He was unresponsive. Perhaps I’d better come to the hospital.When we arrived, I found the smartest man ... [Published Chicago Jewish Community Online - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Heart Attack, Oakton Community College, Pallor, Cardiac Arrest

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Community Brief

Oakton Community College president receives advocacy awardThe Illinois Community College Trustees Association honored Oakton Community College President Margaret B. Lee, Ph.D. a Wilmette resident, with its 2013 Advocacy Award at a special banquet held ... [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Oakton Community College, Leadership, Doctor of Philosophy

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Skokie needs volunteers for July 4 parade

_ The city of Skokie is seeking volunteers for the city's Independence Day Parade, which will be held Thursday, July 4, rain or shine.Because of construction in downtown Skokie, the parade will be rerouted this year and will begin at Lincoln Avenue at ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Oakton Community College, Construction

First reported Jun 09 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Corrie Wallace, helps immigrants with education

Educator helps immigrant parents put the American dream within their children's reach Corrie Wallace has helped immigrant parents from the Philippines, Mexico, Malawi, Russia, Poland, Pakistan and elsewhere navigate the sometimes puzzling American public ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 09 2013]

Entities: Skokie (United States), Immigration, Education

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

College of DuPage

Grads turn to community colleges to boost job hopes

In 2010, Jessica Underwood graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha with a stellar academic record, a can-do attitude and a newly minted business degree.But it's been a rough entry into the real world. Like many of her peers, the 24-year-old has acutely ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Certification, Paralegal, Mary Chapman, College of DuPage

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

American Legion

Saluting Those Who Served On Memorial Day

When veterans from American Legion Post 320, Skokie officials, Scouts and citizens crowded into Skokie's modestly-sized Veterans Park on Lincoln Avenue Monday morning, it created an intimate atmosphere for a Memorial Day ceremony.A color guard stood at ... [Published Niles Patch - May 28 2013]

Entities: American Legion, Oakton Community College, Atmosphere, Democracy, Teaching

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Oakton receives grant to fund nanotechnology education

DES PLAINES -- Oakton Community College has received a $374,279 grant from the National Science Foundation to educate college and high school students in the emerging field of nanotechnology, officials said. ... [Published Naperville Business Ledger - May 23 2013]

Entities: Nanotechnology, Education, Oakton Community College

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Oakton Community College Receives Nanotechnology Grant

Oakton Community College has received a $374,279 grant from the National Science Foundation to introduce community college and high school students to nanotechnology and potential careers in the field , Evanston Now reported.The grant will bring Illinois ... [Published Skokie Patch - May 22 2013]

Entities: Oakton Community College, Nanotechnology, Evanston (Illinois, United States), National Science Foundation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Phlebotomy Open House

Location: 1600 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 When:June 6, 2013Time: 4:00 pm–5:00 pmEnter the exciting world of health care! Start your trek by attending a free information session on Phlebotomy on Thursday, June 6, at 4 p.m., at Oakton Community College’s ... [Published Des Plaines Patch - May 22 2013]

Entities: Oakton Community College, Health Care

Quotes

"We want to give people what they need so that they can go out and achieve their own objectives and goals and better themselves and their families" Wallace says

Corrie Wallace, helps immigrants with education [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 09 2013]

"I applied to anything I could find ... sometimes filling out 10 applications a day" the Downers Grove resident said. "But it was just like a ticket to nowhere."

Grads turn to community colleges to boost job hopes [Published Individual.com - Jun 04 2013]

Edward Czaja, department commander for Skokie's American Legion Post 320, commented, "Those we honor today did not die because they loved war -- they did not."

Saluting Those Who Served On Memorial Day [Published Niles Patch - May 28 2013]

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For Bill, On Fathers Day [Published Chicago Jewish Community Online - Jun 18 2013]
Community Brief [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 14 2013]
Speak Out! June 12-17, 2013 [Published Journal & Topics Newspapers - Jun 14 2013]
Morton Grove man explores war-torn Syria [Published Park Ridge Herald Advocate - Jun 13 2013]
High winds, severe storms hit Chicago area, del... [Published The Beacon News - Jun 13 2013]
Weather Service: 70 mph winds, hail moving in t... [Published WLS-AM - Jun 13 2013]
Skokie needs volunteers for July 4 parade [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 11 2013]
Corrie Wallace, helps immigrants with education [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 09 2013]
Grads turn to community colleges to boost job h... [Published Individual.com - Jun 04 2013]
Saluting Those Who Served On Memorial Day [Published Niles Patch - May 28 2013]
Oakton receives grant to fund nanotechnology ed... [Published Naperville Business Ledger - May 23 2013]
Oakton Community College Receives Nanotechnolog... [Published Skokie Patch - May 22 2013]
Oakton Receives Grant Money For Nanotechnology ... [Published Park Ridge Patch - May 22 2013]
Phlebotomy Open House [Published Des Plaines Patch - May 22 2013]
Medical Laboratory Technology Open House [Published Des Plaines Patch - May 22 2013]
Health Information Technology Open House [Published Skokie Patch - May 21 2013]
Oakton Community College to Launch First Hands-... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Jan 02 2013]