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James Paul O'Connell - Community College Project

Jim O'Connell of Oak Park, Illinois spent many years working as a sports reporter for the 'Suburban Life' newspaper before becoming the coordinator of Public Information at Morton College in 2001, as well as interim Student Activities Director and Student Development Liaison. This interview covers the life of Illinois’s second oldest Community College, founded in 1924, and also covers the transition at the college from Morton High School, District #201 in 1967.