10 College Application Tips from Admission Officers

Patch asked 10 admission officers at the Lyons Township High School College Night to give their No. 1 piece of advice for applying to college.

Applying to college can be stressful, scary, exciting, confusing and so much more. I know this well from working as assistant director of undergraduate admission at Northwestern University for five years. Since any bit of advice can help provide some mooring through the process, I went to the Lyons Township High School College Fair last night and asked 10 admission officers for their No. 1 tip. Each one offered different but equally excellent advice, from proofreading essays to visiting campuses before you make up your mind.

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Northwestern Study: La Grange a Hot Spot for Train Fatalities

Study looks at deaths over six year span in suburban Chicago. La Grange ranks second in the study for fatalities.

With six train related fatalities spanning six years, a Northwestern University study ranks La Grange as the second riskiest municipality for train-related fatalities in the Chicago area. The study examines death by trains from 2004-2010. The study includes municipalities with a population of at least 10,000 and looks at Metra, freight and Amtrak train deaths. The study looked at 260 deaths in 257 collisions between trains and people walking or riding bicycles. Most were on foot, with nine on bicycle. The study does not include deaths by trains colliding with cars during that same period — 29. In La Grange two of the fatalities were suicides and two were due to individuals trespassing on rail lines.Two people were killed at train stations …

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Study Cites La Grange as High Risk for Train Fatalities

A study by Northwestern University shows La Grange as being one of the highest risk areas in Chicagoland for train fatalities.