This periodical is designed to disseminate information pertaining to exemplary innovative programs in Cook County, Illinois. Programs discussed in this issue are: (1) a child care program for female high school students; (2) interpretation of history-literature, a class for gifted sophomores; (3) pre-kindergarten service to children with developmental problems; (4) leisure time education; (5) home start program; (6) multi-age pilot project, featuring individualized team teaching; (7) non-graded continuous development program for elementary school reading; (8) prescription reading program; (9) school community preschool project; (10) Project LIMA (Lincolnwood Individualized Learning by Multi-Age Grouping); (11) flexibility through shared responsibility, involving prospective elementary school teachers; and (12) English as a second language. (KM)