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‘An old-fashioned get-together to have fun’: Club 120 aims to connect people, combat isolationFeb 21, 2025 12:24 pm - The Atrium at Oak Crest senior home in Elgin has opened a basement pub space for free public events to foster connections between people of all ages struggling with loneliness.
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Aurora Boys and Girls Club to get $500,000 from feds to build clubhouseFeb 21, 2025 11:49 am - The Aurora Boys and Girls Club is slated to get $500,000 from the federal government toward building a clubhouse.
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IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Feb 21, 2025 10:54 am - WASHINGTON — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely will mean the end of the agency's plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers a...
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Two firefighters suffer minor injuries, cat dies in West Dundee house fireFeb 21, 2025 10:36 am - Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and a cat died in a house fire Thursday night in West Dundee.
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Thief steals Des Plaines resident’s identity to get credit line, buy AirPodsFeb 21, 2025 9:40 am - Someone used a Des Plaines resident’s personal information to open a Target credit account and then purchase a set of Apple AirPods, police said.
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Maine Township officials want your opinions through online surveyFeb 21, 2025 9:39 am - Des Plaines-area residents can complete an online survey to share their opinions about the services Maine Township government offers.
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District 64 board to approve construction bids for 2 schoolsFeb 21, 2025 9:38 am - The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board will meet Thursday night to approve construction contracts for upcoming work at Field Elementary and Washington Elementary schools.
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Meet virtually with a career expert through Des Plaines libraryFeb 21, 2025 9:36 am - Improve your resume, interview skills and other job-hunting tools through a free, online program offered by the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Get help filing taxes at Fremont Public Library in MundeleinFeb 21, 2025 9:35 am - Mundelein-area residents can get help filing their state and federal income tax reports online from a counselor at the Fremont Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 27.
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These feds took Trump’s ‘fork’ deal. Then they got fired.
Feb 20, 2025 8:47 pm - Dave Elmstrom knew what he would do when the Trump administration’s resignation offer, titled “Fork in the Road,” landed in his inbox: take it. Elmstrom, a probationary e...