Des Plaines
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How suburban colleges are helping students get jobs in growing green economyMay 08, 2022 1:00 am - Programs that train people to install and maintain solar panels, electric car chargers, wind turbines and other skilled green jobs are hard to find at suburban community...
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Softball: Elk Grove's Grams wins 1,000th gameMay 07, 2022 1:00 am - It started 41 springs ago with a 2-0 shutout at West Chicago High School. That was the first victory for Elk Grove softball coach Ken Grams, who on Saturday afternoon in...
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'More difficult than any other year we can remember': Park districts struggle to find seasonal workersMay 07, 2022 1:00 am - When a job application lands on a desk at the St. Charles Park District, it doesn't sit for long. Whether it's a high school student seeking a first job, a college kid c...
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Concerts: Cathy Richardson, Justin Bieber, Aaron Lewis play in town this weekMay 06, 2022 6:00 am - The Outfit, One of the Boyzz, Kevin Lee & the Kings: 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, at RocHaus, 96 W. Main St., West Dundee. $20-$30. (815) 893-9768 or rochaus.com. The Real Pre...
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Suburban women share fears, hopes for future amid reignited abortion debateMay 06, 2022 5:30 am - Jessica Maag of Des Plaines has never known a world without women having control over their own reproductive systems. That's the world in which the 43-year-old imagined...
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Challenger to Cook County sheriff fighting to get back on the ballotMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - A candidate in the Democratic primary race for Cook County sheriff who was removed from the ballot after the county's board of elections found she lacked the law enforce...
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Des Plaines man killed in I-90 crashMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - An 18-year-old Des Plaines man died early Friday in a crash on Interstate 90 near East River Road Illinois State Police said the man, whose name hasn't been released, st...
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Cook County property transfers for Jan. 6 to March 3, 2022May 06, 2022 1:00 am - Alsip $285,000; 5049 W 120th Place, Alsip; Sold on Jan. 6, 2022, by Samer Mansour to Andrea Ochoa $210,000; 3649 W Deer Park Drive, Alsip; Sold on Jan. 7, 2022, by John ...
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Fremd boys lacrosse team hitting on all cylindersMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - The Fremd boys lacrosse team holds the town bragging rights. The Vikings downed crosstown foe Palatine 14-3 recently to secure The Anchor trophy in this annual rivalry g...
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Girls track and field: Prospect drives away with MSL championshipMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - Prospect girls track and field coach Peter Wintermute downplayed his role midway through Friday night's Mid-Suburban League meet at Palatine. "I just drive the bus," he ...