Des Plaines
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Dining out: National Margarita Day is hereFeb 14, 2024 9:29 am - Today is National Margarita Day. Here are some of the local restaurants touting specials.
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Three suburban teachers among 15 finalists for Illinois Teacher of the YearFeb 14, 2024 6:33 am - Three suburban teachers are among 15 finalists for the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year award. Illinois State Board of Education Superintendent Tony Sanders will select ...
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‘An institution’: Mount Prospect bakery is paczki central on Fat TuesdayFeb 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Eating the Polish pastries known as paczkis — commonly pronounced poonch-keys or ponch-keys — is a Fat Tuesday tradition before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
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Bicyclist killed in crash with pickup in Des PlainesFeb 13, 2024 1:58 pm - A 41-year-old Mount Prospect man was killed Tuesday morning when he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a bicycle in Des Plaines, police said.
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Things to do Feb. 16-22: Chicago Auto Show, RV and Camping Show, The Drifters and moreFeb 13, 2024 12:55 pm - The Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place, the Chicago RV and Camping Show in Rosemont, The Drifters performing at North Central College and Brick Fest Live in Grayslake are just a few entertaining events happening this weekend.
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Hungry dog may have started Des Plaines house fireFeb 13, 2024 10:25 am - A hungry dog may have started a kitchen fire in Des Plaines on Monday, authorities said. No one was seriously hurt in the blaze at a house on the 700 block of Manor Court...
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How you can help needy families in Des PlainesFeb 13, 2024 10:18 am - The Self-Help Closet & Pantry in Des Plaines is seeking donations of pasta sauce, sugar, flour, oil and other kitchen basics. Winter clothes, T-shirts, gym shoes, boots, ...
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‘Something Rotten!’ comes to Maine East High SchoolFeb 13, 2024 10:10 am - Maine East High School is proud to present the outrageously entertaining musical farce, “Something Rotten!” This hilarious production, featuring a talented company of ov...
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‘It’s amazing’: Mount Prospect teen who battled cancer surprised with trip to Cubs spring trainingFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Last spring, Bria Schmidt was in a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This spring, the 16-year-old Hersey High School student from Mount Prospect, along with two other patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital, will take a trip to Mesa, Arizona, to watch her beloved Chicago Cubs in spring training.
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...