Written by Merry Helm
May 24, 2021 - When school let out on this date in 1986, People magazine had already been to McLeod, in Ransom County, to cover the story. There were only 14 one-room schoolhouses still operating in the state, and McLeodâs was closing its doors. Of the three students still attending in 1986, two would be moving up to seventh grade, and there was no way to keep the school running for the youngest remaining child.
The story of the Salund School was used as the lead âUp Frontâ story in People and was ten pages long. It was the first time the magazine led an issue with a feature story told only through photographs and captions. That was probably due to extra care taken by photographer, Barry Staver, who considered the assignment one of his most personally rewarding. He recalled visiting the classroom in February â it was 18 below when the kids went outside for recess.
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FitzGerald’s adds great barbecue in Berwyn, St. Lou’s Assembly rebrands, plus 20 more new restaurants and reopenings in Chicago Adam Lukach, Chicago Tribune © Kaitlyn McQuaid/RedEye Webster s Wine Bar in Logan Square.
Sunny skies and warm weather ahead of Memorial Day weekend have Chicagoans just begging for dinner reservations but they’re sometimes hard to come by as restaurants and bars are in the midst of expanding their service offerings.
We’re running a tab and keeping track of which spots have opened their doors for customers, either after hibernating for the winter or staying shut through the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. New restaurants are also starting to pop up around the city a welcome change after so many closings in 2020.
Oakton recognizes 30 nursing graduates at pinning ceremony Elena Gavriliuc of Northbrook displays her joy of being an Oakton nursing graduate. Courtesy of Oakton Community College
Updated 5/24/2021 1:28 PM
Thirty students completed Oakton Community College s Nursing Program this spring and are now on their way to beginning rewarding careers in the health care field.
Oakton recognized the spring 2021 nursing graduates at a drive-up pinning ceremony Monday, May 17, at the Des Plaines campus. Graduates received their pins and celebrated their success with honks and waves from faculty, family and friends.
Congratulations to the Class of 2021, Margaret Gas, nursing chairwoman, says. This has been a very challenging time for our students. These inspirational graduates are entering the field when they re needed most. Despite all the current turmoil, the pins will always identify our students as nursing graduates from Oakton, and we know they will wear t
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