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At Johns Hopkins, friends remember slain diplomat's zest, compassion
Friends and former classmates gathered Saturday at Johns Hopkins University to remember Anne Smedinghoff, a Foreign Service officer who was killed in a bombing in Afghanistan earlier this month, sharing stories of a too-short life marked by adventure....
Tags: Bombings, Johns Hopkins University, Anne Smedinghoff, Colleges and Universities, Afghanistan
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Johns Hopkins graduate killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Anne Smedinghoff wanted to help the people of Afghanistan, those who knew her say. The 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University graduate was attempting to deliver textbooks to school children there when she and four other Americans were killed in a car bomb...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Christopher Stevens, Bombings, Johns Hopkins University
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Nancy Marie Haragan, arts advocate
Baltimore Sun reporterNancy Marie Haragan, founding executive director of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, died Sunday of metastatic melanoma at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Canton resident was 60. "Reflecting on all she's done for the arts community made me realize...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Arts, Hospitals and Clinics, Dominican University, Skin Cancer
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Oak Park student-actor wins musical theater award
When Oak Park and River Forest High School senior John Clay III goes to New York in late June as the male winner of the Illinois High School Musical Theater Award, he will have at least one friendly face to cheer him on. His girlfriend, Taylor Marie...
Tags: Television Industry, Northwestern University, Theater, Water Tower Place, Schools
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BEST BETS FOR THE WEEK
LFHS to stage "Seussical" Lake Forest High School presents "Seussical The Musical" May 2-4 at 7 p.m. in the Raymond Moore Auditorium at Lake Forest High School, 1285 N. McKinley Road, Lake Forest. Tickets are available at lfhstheatre.org. Admission is...Tags: Architecture, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Culture, Medical Procedures and Tests
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River Forest, Riverside clean up after deluge
Communities in western Cook County are still cleaning up this week from a rainfall that left some streets and homes flooded. Some areas saw five inches or more of rain, and the Des Plaines River overflowed wreaking havoc on some River Forest and...
Tags: Rivers, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Illinois Governor, Brookfield Zoo, Pat Quinn
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Oak Park library director is selected
David Seleb says he knew the Oak Park Public Library was nationally recognized and well-supported in the community before he was hired as the new executive director, starting May 1. But he still wants to talk to library staff and the community about how...
Tags: Dominican University, Libraries, Wheeling
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Slain diplomat in Afghanistan 'felt she was making a difference'
CHICAGO — Members of Anne Smedinghoff's family consoled themselves Sunday with the thought that the young U.S. diplomat died in the service of a cause that mattered deeply to her. "She was doing what she loved," her father said, "and she was doing...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Johns Hopkins University, Taliban, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Foreign Service
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Sword used during sex assault, River Forest police say
Tribune reporterA River Forest woman called 911 after being physically and sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance with a sword, River Forest police announced Friday. According to a press release, a 43-year-old woman called police early Thursday and reported that...Tags: Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Trials
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11 Concordia students sue over accreditation
Tribune reporterEleven students who will graduate in May 2013 from Concordia University Chicago’s school counseling master’s program filed a lawsuit against the university in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday for what they say is consumer fraud. The...Tags: Cook County Government, Litigation, Justice System, Concordia University Chicago, Colleges and Universities
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New ISAT standards increase pressure on schools
The number of students who meet or exceed standards imposed by state testing is expected to decrease in Oak Park, River Forest and many other areas in the region and state this year as school districts are adjusting to more stringent testing standards...
Tags: Academic Progress, Oak Park, Students, Teaching and Learning
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State grant to support streetscaping on Madison
Forest Park and River Forest have received a $1.34 million state grant to extend streetscaping on Madison Street west about 3 1/2 blocks from Desplaines Avenue to Van Buren Street. Administrators from both villages say they hope to copy the success...
Tags: Economic Policy, Agriculture
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