Des Plaines
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How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbsMar 26, 2025 9:13 am - When big-box stores like Toys R Us or Buy Buy Baby close, they leave behind tens of thousands of empty square feet — spaces that can be difficult to fill. One unlikely contender —pickleball — is breathing new life into these cavernous retail spaces.
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Jack Brogan: 2025 candidate for Mount Prospect village boardMar 25, 2025 11:43 pm - Jack Brogan is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Mount Prospect Village Board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Mount Prospect trustee candidate owes $32,000 in back property taxesMar 25, 2025 4:27 pm - Mount Prospect village board candidate Jack Brogan said he owes property taxes on land he owns and plans to develop on Golf Road in Mount Prospect.
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Harper’s InZone summer camp empowers kids to explore, build skills for the futureMar 25, 2025 10:27 am - Harper College's InZone summer camp offers a variety of enrichment and sports classes for students ages 6-14. There are also limited options for students up to age 17.
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District 214 students leave lasting legacy — tiny homes for veteransMar 25, 2025 10:15 am - Without ever leaving the Northwest Suburbs, District 214 students helped build tiny homes and a community center for homeless veterans in Brunswick, Georgia.
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Best Bets: TikTok sensation Drew Wiegman brings improvisational cello home to Lake CountyMar 25, 2025 9:59 am - Self-taught cellist and Lake County native Drew Wiegman headlines the James Lumber Center in Grayslake, Elmhurst History Museum examines DuPage County’s farming legacy, and the Lyric Opera stages the Chicago premiere of the new adults-only “The Listeners.”
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Should Des Plaines police assist with federal immigration enforcement? Council candidates disagreeMar 24, 2025 3:03 pm - Candidates running for seats on Des Plaines’ city council are divided about whether local police should assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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Des Plaines restaurant received threatening call, police sayMar 24, 2025 12:53 pm - Someone called a Des Plaines restaurant and threatened to harm the business and its occupants during an event scheduled for this past Saturday, police said in a news release.
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Cook sheriff offering free catalytic converter etching in WheelingMar 24, 2025 11:03 am - The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a catalytic converter etching event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27 at the Wheeling public works facility, 77 W. Hintz Road.
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Lawsuit is long over, but Des Plaines clerk still upset about city’s relationship with credit unionMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Des Plaines City Clerk Jessica Mastalski settled her lawsuit against the city-connected credit union where she once worked and the city but once again is arguing issues at the core of the case — this time in the court of public opinion.