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‘For the love of dogs’: Dog day care facility in Mount Prospect gets new ownerJun 13, 2024 7:08 pm - Eric Lewandowski is proving that you can teach an old dog day care facility new tricks. Lewandowski is the new owner of Dog Play Day Care in downtown Mount Prospect. He is running an all-purpose business that is extremely dog friendly -- one might call it a dog spa.
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Suburban serial killer Mark Smith set to appear before parole boardJun 13, 2024 7:07 pm - A confessed serial killer who murdered two young women and a teenager in the suburbs in 1970 is scheduled to appear before a state parole board early next month.
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Mount Prospect building path, adding lighting to improve safety on Algonquin RoadJun 12, 2024 7:02 pm - Mount Prospect is adding a bicycle and pedestrian path, as well as lighting improvements, along a stretch of Algonquin Road that’s seen several deadly crashes over the past four years.
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Krishnamoorthi secures $1 million earmark for Rosemont’s gated community — even though it’s not in his districtJun 12, 2024 6:42 pm - Rosemont has never gotten a congressional earmark as large as the one U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi secured — nearly $1 million — even though it’s for a public works proj...
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Des Plaines company ready to move forward with delayed expansion plansJun 12, 2024 12:46 pm - A German pharmaceutical company plans to expand its facility in Des Plaines.
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Board member turns resident at The Danish HomeJun 12, 2024 12:07 pm - Karen Frink is used to being in charge. She served on the Danish Home Board of Directors for 20 years, the Women's Auxiliary Board, and several boards for Scandinavian organizations.
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Submit your work for Oakton College's 2024 Women’s Art Show: ‘Inflection Point: Gender Futures, Political Possibilities’Jun 12, 2024 11:28 am - Seeking artists with an original point of view! Oakton College is excited to announce the call for submissions for this year’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Art Show.
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Juneteenth Block Party celebrates freedom, cultureJun 12, 2024 9:58 am - A family-friendly Juneteenth Block Party will take place from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Harper College in Palatine.
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DPCF awards five $1,500 scholarships to 2024 college bound studentsJun 12, 2024 9:03 am - The Des Plaines Community Foundation (DPCF) awarded five $1,500 scholarships to 2024 Des Plaines college bound students
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Give dad a break from the grill on Father’s Day with a special meal outJun 11, 2024 5:19 pm - Father’s Day is a good time to treat dad to a nice dinner out. Better hurry on the reservations, because availability becomes more limited with each passing day.