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The 2012 Commencement Speaker for Northwestern College will be Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, with the ceremony to take place on June 15th at The Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago.
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Northwestern College Announces 2012 Commencement Speaker: Cook County Assessor, Joseph Berrios

By Laura Pollastrini | May 16 at 12:23 p.m.

[Bridgeview/Chicago-Jefferson Park/Naperville/Rosemont, IL] Northwestern College President Lawrence Schumacher announced today that the 2012 Commencement Speaker for Northwestern College’s June 15th Ceremony will be Cook County … Read more ›

Durbin named to House-Senate panel on transportation bill

April 24 at 7:41 p.m.

Illinois will have a seat at the table when an important U.S. House-Senate panel meets to hash out the next national transportation funding bill. U.S. … Read more ›

U.S. District Judge Marvin Aspen stands in his courtroom the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago in 2000. (CHRIS OCKEN, Photo for the Tribune / November 20, 2000)

Super PACs not bound by Illinois contribution limits, federal judge rules

March 13 at 6:13 p.m.

Political action committees that act independently of a candidate are not bound by Illinois’ limits on campaign contributions aimed at curbing corruption, a federal judge … Read more ›

DuPage County assumes oversight of COD campus

By Bob Goldsborough | March 13 at 1:55 p.m.

The DuPage County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a five-year agreement that settles a long-running dispute between Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage over … Read more ›

Gov. Pat Quinn talks technology in schools Tuesday at Piper Elementary School in Berwyn. (Antonio Perez / February 28, 2012)

Quinn says sales tax windfall could pay for schools

Feb. 28 at 5:14 p.m.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn suggested Tuesday that better-than-expected sales-tax collections could be used to plug a hole in state school funding this year. The budget … Read more ›

New Cook County property tax web site coming

Feb. 16 at 4:38 p.m.

Come April, Cook County property owners will be able to go to a single web site to find all of the government information related to … Read more ›

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich returns to his Chicago home after the first day of his sentencing hearing last December. (Chris Sweda)

Blagojevich to serve sentence in Colorado prison

Feb. 14 at 9:01 p.m.

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich will serve his 14-year sentence at a federal prison in Colorado as he had sought, sources said Tuesday. Blagojevich, who is … Read more ›

A driver uses a cellphone in Evanston in 2010. (Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune)

Ban on cell use while driving could go statewide

Feb. 8 at 6:29 p.m.

Drivers throughout Illinois would not be able to use hand-held cell phones when behind the wheel under a measure making its way through the Illinois … Read more ›

Metra commuters wait to depart Ogilvie Transportation Center on the Union Pacific West line to Elburn on the first day of fare increases Wednesday. (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune / February 1, 2012)

Riders cope as Metra rolls out higher fares

Jan. 31 at 9:49 p.m.

Commuters seemed to be grudgingly adjusting Wednesday to Metra’s biggest-ever fare increase, although some were caught unaware of a new policy that eliminated a half-day … Read more ›

Surgeon: Kirk’s condition upgraded to fair

Jan. 30 at 12:46 p.m.

Sen. Mark Kirk has been upgraded from serious to fair condition, according to a brief statement today by his neurosurgeon. “Senator Kirk’s recovery is continuing,” … Read more ›

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