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[FILE PHOTO] ECC's TRiO services on March 24, 2026, are currently available Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m-7:00 p.m, and Friday from 8:00 a.m-4:00 p.m. TRiO is one of the few offices available to students enrolled in night classes.
Desktop computers in a dark classroom.
Trustee Barbosa-Guzman watches another Trustee speak in the Siegle Auditorium.
A student exits the second-level Building B doors, which doesn't have an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) button for disabled students, on May 6, 2026. Some doors throughout campus don't have ADA buttons installed, making it more difficult for students with physical disabilities to get to and from locations efficiently.
Life & Culture
A drawer of prints and other projects are shown by Photography Professor, Travis Linville, on March 24, 2026. Darkroom Photography classes (ART-120 and 124) have been made available for the Spring and Fall semesters, offering three credits for each of those classes.
A tree lays chopped down due to the Beaver's strong teeth on May 11, 2026. It was able to be identified that a beaver had been there due to the way it was cut down.
Anggie Martinez, an ECC student and member of the Art & Design Club, stands among her crochet creations at the ECC Art & Design Club Art Sale on Apr. 7, 2026. Martinez’s crocheted items included animals, fictional characters, and flowers.
A woman looks for shoes in a shop in Rome, Italy, April 10, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Sports
[FILE PHOTO] The ECC baseball team gathers in the field to prepare for the game on Mar. 25, 2026. Not long after, the team got into position on the field and the game started.
Fans of Elgin Community College's softball team watch on as Alyson Sebahar steps up to the plate, on Apr. 20, 2026. Audience members were vocal throughout the game, cheering on batters and pitchers as they mounted their comeback against Prairie State College.
Right fielder Zoe Kaler loads up in the box before an RBI double into centerfield in the top of the sixth against Oakton College on Apr. 8, 2026. Kaler also made a defensive impact, as she tracked down a deep fly ball near foul territory to save a run in the second inning.
Matthew Brunscheen, Spartans batter, hits the ball as Matthew Betancourt, College of DuPage catcher, reacts to the play during the first game of the season at the Home of the Spartans on Mar. 25, 2026.
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