All Stories from May 12, 2025 (Change date)
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Vernon Township awards $66K in Social Service Grants to 18 nonprofitsMay 12, 2025 12:24 pm - Vernon Township has announced the distribution of $66,000 in Social Service Agency Grants to 18 nonprofit organizations that serve its residents through transportation, healthcare, housing, legal aid and child advocacy.
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‘Beyond the music room’: Vernon Hills High director of bands to retire after 26 yearsMay 12, 2025 12:23 pm - As the only director of bands at Vernon Hills High School since it opened in 1999, Randy Sundell has influenced generations of young musicians and snared numerous awards and honors for himself and the program.
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Cannes readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizonMay 12, 2025 12:14 pm - Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films.
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Euclid Avenue work begins in Arlington HeightsMay 12, 2025 12:09 pm - Work begins this week on the 2025 Euclid Ave Water Main Replacement and Utility in Arlington Heights.
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2025 Jeep Gladiator the grand prize in Jeeps on the Run raffleMay 12, 2025 12:08 pm - Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Fox Lake is donating a 2025 Jeep Gladiator Sport as the grand prize in this year’s Jeeps on the Run Toys for Tots Run fundraising event.
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Affordable housing apartments proposed for former quarry site in BataviaMay 12, 2025 12:07 pm - An affordable housing apartment building is being proposed for a former rock quarry site in Batavia.
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IDOT seeks public input on roads, rail, and EVsMay 12, 2025 12:07 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to provide feedback on the state’s transportation system and the agency’s overall performance by taking the annual Traveler Opinion Survey.
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Andy Burke sworn in as Lake Barrington village presidentMay 12, 2025 11:45 am - The village of Lake Barrington recently held a swearing in ceremony for its newly elected Village President Andy Burke.
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Fox Lake dealership donates vehicle for Jeeps on the Run raffleMay 12, 2025 11:43 am - The folks who put together the Jeeps on the Run Toys for Tots Run already are excited about the 2025 event.
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The Eurovision Song Contest is back. Here’s how and who to watch.May 12, 2025 11:40 am - The Eurovision party is officially underway: a week of power pop, outrageous outfits — and, inevitably, protests — that culminates in the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night.