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Pumpkins composted, electronics recycled and documents will be shredded at Lewis University on Romeoville on Saturday morning.

The Red Roses, a Chicago-based band that performs alternative and indie hits, will perform Friday evening at the Joliet Area Historical Museum as part of the Rooftop Music Series.

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The former professor and theater director at Lewis University received the Romeoville university’s first Dean’s Lifetime Award for Excellence.

Nine members of WriteOn Joliet will explore aspects of time in original radio-style stories and poems on Friday and Saturday at the Billie Limacher Bicetennial Park Theatre in Joliet.

The Joliet Regional Port District will receive $1,552,500 for the growing pilot flight training schools at Lewis University Airport.

Lewis University in Romeoville started its annual “Fulfilling the Dream” high school conference in 2005. Students learn about the admission process, financial aid and possible career paths.

The rollout of the new FAFSA form for college students seeking financial aid has encountered numerous glitches, creating stress for families trying to fill the form out quickly.

Lewis University students are helping in gathering feedback on Trinity Services’ co-responder assistance program, working with law enforcement on collecting data on mental health, and substance abuse.

The Joliet corridor is a “a huge area for air pollution,” experts said at a recent climate change and environmental justice program held at Lewis University. Increased truck traffic having impact on environmental health.

Universities in Will County are coming back from enrollment declines that many places of higher education have experienced since the pandemic.

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The four new assistant principals are Sara Coombs Washington Junior High; Elizabeth Darlin, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Jordan Miller, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; and Mia Suarez, Gompers Junior High School.

The Lewis University police department now has an on-campus emotional support animal. And Maya. a mixed breed therapy dog, visits the residents at The Timbers of Shorewood every other week.

Beny Bamburac, 12, graduated from Joliet Junior College in December after pursuing an associate degree in associate degree in internet technology and participated in JJC’s graduation ceremonies on Friday. He’s currently studying computer science at Lewis University.

Students may choose from seven weekly topics and receive mentoring from STEAM professionals.

In a supportive environment, Jennifer Buss stresses the importance of being not just a good teacher but a good person and a role model.

Taylor Wiscons, director of development for Special Olympics Illinois’ Law Enforcement Torch Run, said Plane Pulls have been held at various locations in Illinois for the last 15 years. Lewis University hosted the first one in 2019 and a second in 2022.

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and schools in Bureau, Will and La Salle counties were recently awarded $3 million in federal funding to support mental health and youth crisis care in a bid supported by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood.

Experts from Lewis University in Romeoville and Northern Illinois University explained why prices are high how. Blogger Michael Krivich of Plainfield offered practical ways to cope.

Christie Billups, associate professor of theology at Lewis University in Romeoville and the co-founder and co-director of the university’s peace and justice studies program, invited six formerly incarcerated people into her classroom to share their stories.

Lewis University hosted the event Jan. 6 to Jan. 14 on its Romeoville Campus.

Colleen Domke, principal of St. Joseph Catholic School in Manhattan, came to the school in ‘financially challenging times’

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Rick Baranak of Shorewood was ‘the type of person you get to meet once in a lifetime’

National foundation recognize the efforts of family-owned pharmacy and Joliet university to put shots in 10s of 1,000s of arms

Colleges in Joliet, Romeoville received about $38 million in federal COVID-19 relief from the American Rescue Plan

Crest Hill man shares history and ‘good karma’ at base of new control tower

Joliet Junior College, University of St. Francis and Lewis University were among the schools receiving aid to help struggling students

Students worked in conjunction with the Will County Health Department

‘The college has other practices in place that can mitigate exposure – including masking and distancing guidelines, health screening at all entrances, and thorough daily cleaning protocols,’ a McHenry County College official says

Romeoville university said the solar array is supplying the campus with up to 7% of its power

Kelly: ‘It is meant to increase the number of students who complete the FAFSA’

James Duffy of Evergreen Park plans to attend Lewis University and become an airline pilot

The Princeton Review recently named Lewis University in Romeoville one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges

Whatever happened in Wednesday night’s showdown against Loyola at jam-packed Neil Carey Arena was not make-or-break for the Lewis men’s volleyball team.

The Lewis men’s basketball team had not beaten Southern Indiana in the last decade at Neil Carey Area. The past two seasons, the Flyers dropped one- and two-point decisions.