Des Plaines
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‘It feels amazing to be recognized’: Oakton students featured in Skyway Juried Art ExhibitionApr 10, 2024 2:35 pm - Oakton student Megan Africk, Wilmette, recognized with the Excellence Award Experience local artistic talent at the Skyway Juried Art Exhibition at Oakton College. R...
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Rosemont’s Stephens statue will be on the moveApr 10, 2024 2:33 pm - The eight-foot, 1,500-pound bronze-cast statue of Rosemont’s founding Mayor Donald E. Stephens — along with furniture, computers and paperwork that might fit more easily ...
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Maserati stolen outside Des Plaines casinoApr 10, 2024 2:30 pm - A masked thief stole a white Maserati Ghibli outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines earlier this week, police said in a news release. The car was stolen Sunday night in one...
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Megan Butz Legacy of Hope awards $100,000 to 2024 grant recipients; organizations provide mental health services for young adults in the Chicago areaApr 10, 2024 2:21 pm - Megan Butz Legacy of Hope, a 501(c) (3) organization, today announced it has awarded $122,000 to Chicago area not-for-profits addressing mental health and suicide prevention for youth and young adults ages 14-24 years.
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Oakton College student named to Coca-Cola Academic TeamApr 10, 2024 12:06 pm - An Oakton College student has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar, the Des Plaines-based school announced.
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 10, 2024 12:01 pm - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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Ikes Host Tea & History: ‘Another League of Our Own - Baseball in Des Plaines’Apr 10, 2024 9:56 am - On Saturday, May 11, from 1-3:30 p.m., the Des Plaines chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will host this year’s Tea and History program entitled “Another League of Our Own — Baseball in Des Plaines” at the historic Jefferson House at 1841 S. River Road in Des Plaines.
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Girls soccer notes: NSC race shaping up as dogfight againApr 10, 2024 9:06 am - The 2024 NSC season will likely see its way towards another dramatic finale between the quartet of Lake Zurich, Stevenson, Warren and reigning champion Libertyville. All ...
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Local Izaak Walton chapter agrees to forest regeneration plan for siteApr 09, 2024 9:43 pm - At its April business meeting, the Des Plaines chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America agreed to a plan for forest regeneration at the Izaak Walton Des Plaines site...
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Dining out: $10.40 margs for tax day, free Ben & Jerry’s and moreApr 09, 2024 7:47 pm - Celebrate the end of tax season with $10.40 margs at Kona Grill on April 15, enjoy tequila in the tranquility of Morton Arboretum, and score free ice cream while helping out the Naperville Area Humane Society on April 16.