Rachelle Frosch, from the Morton Arboretum provides a step-by-step demonstration Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Lisle on how people can net their young or unhealthy trees and shrubs before the mass cicada emergence. The trees will be covered in tulle, which is the same fabric that is used to make ballerina’s tutus. Hundreds of young and vulnerable trees will be covered in fine-mesh netting at The Morton Arboretum over several days to protect them from the imminent cicada emergence.
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Photographer Paul Keenon takes photos of Chocolaterie Stam owner Liz Mager in Glen Ellyn as well as Erika Krehbiel and Rob Winlkinson of the Rotary Club. The downtown business has a large donation bin to collect food for the College of DuPage Fuel Pantry, which helps students facing food insecurity.
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Lily Parra serves customers their food at Sweet Basil Cafe which opened Monday in Hanover Park’s Westview Center on Barrington Road.
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Principal Lisa Carlos gets a hug at a school assembly to announce that she has won the Golden Apple award for Excellence in Leadership on Monday at Plainfield Elementary School in Des Plaines.
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Principal Lisa Carlos reacts as she enters the gymnasium at Plainfield Elementary School in Des Plaines to see that she has won the Golden Apple award for Excellence in Leadership on Monday. At left is her father Terry Bucciarelli of Joliet.
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Laura Flamion, operations manager greets one of the many dogs at the DuPage County Animal Services Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Wheaton.
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Construction continues at DuPage County Animal Services Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Wheaton.
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Fifth-grade Georgetown Elementary School teacher Dr. Rachael Mahmood is surrounded by her students after she was surprised by the Illinois State Board of Education with the Illinois Teacher of the Year Award Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Aurora.
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A CN engine sits at the railroad overpass over Route 45 just north of Rt. 176 Friday, May 3, 2024 in Mundelein. In a move that’s sure to mess up traffic in central Lake County, the Canadian National Railway is closing both the north and southbound lanes of Route 45 to perform a bridge inspection starting about 8 a.m. May 8.
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Passengers disembark a train from Chicago on the temporary platform at the Geneva Metra station.
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The former Indian Lakes Resort will reopen as Prairle Lakes Resort once the Bloomingdale hotel along Schick Road is revitalized. A honeycomb-shaped glass roof makes this property’s design unique.
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Kites large and small are airborne during the Wheaton Park District’s “Go Fly a Kite” event at Graf Park on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Wheaton.
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Bill Gunning, of Palatine takes a photo as the Palatine library kicks off its 100th anniversary celebration with a visit by the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club on Saturday, May 4, 2024 in Palatine.
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JCC Chicago has operated Apachi day camp in Hawthorn Woods for years. In 2023 they opened Sunrise on the property for kids with cancer. Karen Abrams and Jennifer Zizlis are camp organizers and stand in one of the four yurts that have been added.
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