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North Chicago City Council on May 19 approved a rezoning request that shifts a site at 3601 Skokie Highway from light to...
06/24/2025

North Chicago City Council on May 19 approved a rezoning request that shifts a site at 3601 Skokie Highway from light to heavy industrial to allow a truck repair center to occupy part of the facility, leaving neighbors concerned about what other businesses might step in.

Brems Realty, an affiliate with Emco Chemical distributors, submitted a request for a rezoning of an industrial site. According to Brems Realty, the locations rezoning change is to establish a truck repair center. However, the truck repair company will occupy a small portion of the building, leaving the rest vacant.

“This change will align our zoning designation with the adjacent property to the north, ensuring consistency in land use and planning,” Brems Realty said in its description of the proposed map amendment. “Rezoning to M3 will provide greater flexibility for business operations, attract a wider range of commercial and industrial tenants, and enhance economic opportunities for the area.”

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Three students were asked their opinion about CLC becoming a four-year college, and two of them had second thoughts abou...
05/29/2025

Three students were asked their opinion about CLC becoming a four-year college, and two of them had second thoughts about four years.

The students were asked April 8 and April 10 on the Grayslake campus.

Shelby Head said she is against it because of the increased cost t it might entail.

“I don’t want to pay more,” Head said. “That’s why I’m here.”

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Five CLC staff and students were recently asked about their opinions on whether a 14-year-old is too young for love.The ...
05/29/2025

Five CLC staff and students were recently asked about their opinions on whether a 14-year-old is too young for love.

The five shared a similar opinion about people dating at 14: It depends. 

Daniel Killins, coordinator of the African American Student Outreach Program, said people should wait at least until 16.

“Fourteen is too young because that’s eighth grade going into freshman year of high school,” Killins said. “But I do believe that going to distance and letting the child start at least by 16 would be better off.”

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Student Government Association (SGA) members traveled to Springfield April 19 to lobby for Wrap Around Student Services,...
05/19/2025

Student Government Association (SGA) members traveled to Springfield April 19 to lobby for Wrap Around Student Services, but the main topic was the feasibility of four-year programs at community colleges like CLC.

The push for community colleges to offer four-year programs came after Governor JB Pritzker announced a proposal to consider doing so during a March 3 visit to Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey.

“As the home of the third largest community college system in the nation, Illinois should be doing all that it can to leverage these world-renowned institutions to meet those goals,” Pritzker said. “We have some really terrific four-year institutions that are a vital part of the higher education system in Illinois, but we need to recognize that there are geographic, financial, and accessibility constraints that close off too many students from attending those schools.”

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At the end of the fall semester of 2023, CLC introduced a website to provide potential students with information on what...
05/19/2025

At the end of the fall semester of 2023, CLC introduced a website to provide potential students with information on what CLC offers.

The website’s launch was rocky at first with old links directing people to 404 error pages and incomplete information of departments, clubs, organizations and resources. Over the last year since its launch, it has corrected many of the problems.

However, lack of information is still a feature of the website. From speaking to administrators and faculty members, the reason behind this change was because of safety and security concerns.

Limiting public access to information on student events and activities helps mitigate the dangers of outside threats. However, making this change also limits the amount of information that reaches enrolled students.

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Congratulations, Lance✨️🎊✨️🎊- Illustration done by Kaitlyn Christensen
05/17/2025

Congratulations, Lance✨️🎊✨️🎊
- Illustration done by Kaitlyn Christensen

"Trump lays an egg" -by Angel Overlin
05/09/2025

"Trump lays an egg" -by Angel Overlin

As artificial intelligence tools grow more common in classrooms, College of Lake County instructors are adapting the way...
05/09/2025

As artificial intelligence tools grow more common in classrooms, College of Lake County instructors are adapting the way they teach, grade, and communicate with students.

While some instructors welcome AI as a helpful tool, others express concern about its impact on learning and academic integrity. Three were recently asked at the Grayslake campus about their views of AI.

Shane Jones, a biology instructor from Lake Geneva, said he has noticed students using AI tools casually, especially when looking up quick information. However, he is more concerned about the use of AI during exams.

“Paper exams are still key,” Jones said, stressing the importance of traditional testing methods to maintain fairness.

Jones said AI use makes schoolwork more efficient but can also encourage shallow thinking.

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The College of Lake County has a student outreach problem that hinders its ability to connect and communicate with stude...
04/30/2025

The College of Lake County has a student outreach problem that hinders its ability to connect and communicate with students and others at a level that would make CLC feel like the community it is supposed to be.

During elections for student trustee and the SGA Executive Board, every candidate expressed a problem with communication at CLC. During their campaigning event, they received comments from students saying that the walls were empty and that they never really heard about the events happening at CLC until it was too late.

CLC relies too much on Café Willow or the C and B court to convey communication with students. When students pass by, they are met with flyers, a calendar, and at times tabling events hosted by people trying to reach them. However, if students are at any other part of the college, they don’t encounter promotional material beyond what the department has posted.

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Alison Godvik, 19, of Gurnee, is preparing to leave behind what is familiar as she takes a bold step toward her future a...
04/30/2025

Alison Godvik, 19, of Gurnee, is preparing to leave behind what is familiar as she takes a bold step toward her future at Sweet Briar College, a small four-year women’s college in Virginia that she says feels like something “straight out of a movie.”

“When I saw the library, it reminded me of the one from Beauty and the Beast,” Godvik said. “There were display cases filled with books written by students. It just felt right.”

A former Fort Atkinson High School student, Godvik plans to study both creative writing and journalism. She said the college’s calm setting and all-women environment stood out immediately.

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Alex Gozon, a 20-year-old student at the College of Lake County, hopes to pursue a creative career in screenwriting to i...
04/30/2025

Alex Gozon, a 20-year-old student at the College of Lake County, hopes to pursue a creative career in screenwriting to inspire the youth.

Gozon is currently living in Volo, Illinois, and received her diploma from Wauconda High School where she took part in three musical theater shows as a member of stage crew, building sets and getting some creative freedoms. 

“It got me in and out of my comfort zone, but also allowed me a small insight into what working will be like, especially if you’re having a bad day, but you can’t just leave because you have a job to do,” Gozon said. 

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