ECC names street to honor longest-serving employee

ELGIN — Renaming First Street, which runs through the heart of Elgin Community College’s campus, after Delvenia Gail Shadwell seems especially appropriate, Associate Professor of English Rachael Tecza said. That’s because, Tecza said, “Gail Shadwell was the heart of the college.” The Elgin Community College …Read More

• Denise Crosby: Groups engaging students to fight drugs

  Updated: 2012-02-03 19:33:10

  It was obvious the email that arrived in this newsroom was written in frustration. This past year four students in my grade have passed away from drug overdoses. I don’t know if you find that normal, but my school is beginning to really buzz about …Read More

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