Des Plaines
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District 214 approves strategic plan to shape the future of educationApr 15, 2025 4:43 pm - The District 214 Board of Education has approved the Future 214: Strategic Plan, a forward-thinking framework designed to guide the District from the 2025-26 to the 2029-30 school years.
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Chlebek wins close 1st Ward race in Des PlainesApr 15, 2025 4:12 pm - The final votes have been counted, and Margaret Chlebek has won the close race for the 1st Ward seat on the Des Plaines City Council.
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District 214 strengthens financial strategy with updated fund balance approachApr 15, 2025 4:04 pm - In a move designed to enhance its long-term financial stability, the District 214 Board of Education has updated its Fund Balance Position Paper, setting a new minimum target of 40% of annual operating expenditures.
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Harper College to host Three From Ukraine film seriesApr 15, 2025 3:14 pm - Harper College’s Communication Arts department is presenting Three From Ukraine, a series of screenings of films made in Ukraine – including a coming-of-age story ("Stop-Zemlia"), a 3D-animated fairy tale ("Mavka: The Forest Song") and a comedy/drama hailed as one of the best Ukrainian films ever made ("My Thoughts are Silent").
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Hop to it: It’s not too late to make reservations for Easter brunchApr 15, 2025 11:12 am - The clock is ticking if you want to make reservations for brunch on Easter Sunday. Here are some options that still might have availability.
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Softball: Barrington avenges loss to Hersey behind Cullen’s big day at the plateApr 14, 2025 8:55 pm - Catch this. Barrington softball receiver Reese Cullen wears No. 7 and on Monday in Arlington Heights, the Ohio State pledge finished the day with 7 home runs for this sea...
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Animatronic mayor to tell Rosemont’s story in new history museumApr 14, 2025 7:14 pm - Rosemont's history museum, set to open in 2026, will likely feature an animatronic likeness of late Mayor Donald E. Stephens, chronicling the town’s transformation from swamps to a business and entertainment hub.
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Historical society offers tour of train museum, Wright farmhouseApr 14, 2025 1:17 pm - Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society on Saturday, May 3, for a day-long bus trip including the Illinois Railway Museum in Union and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Muirhead Farmhouse in Hampshire.
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Cook County launches court data dashboardApr 14, 2025 12:50 pm - The Cook County Circuit Clerk’s office has launched a new data dashboard providing the public with data about court filings dating back to 2020.
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Des Plaines woman scammed out of $48,000, police sayApr 14, 2025 12:50 pm - A 67-year-old Des Plaines woman was deceived into sending $48,000 to a stranger she met over the internet, police said Monday.