Des Plaines
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Harper College GIS program prepares students for growing, lucrative fieldJan 17, 2025 3:48 pm - Carolina Szoepe and Ryan Facks credit Harper College's GIS certificate for internships and jobs in the fast-growing field.
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Triton College to host ‘Laser Taylor Swift’ show in FebruaryJan 17, 2025 1:29 pm - Her music may be out of this world for some. Perhaps that’s why Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center will host “Laser Taylor Swift,” a cosmic light show, Saturdays in February.
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Cook County judge reassigned from domestic violence cases after releasing man later accused of killing wifeJan 17, 2025 12:19 pm - A Cook County judge who released a man later accused of killing his wife will be reassigned from the Domestic Violence Division and transferred to the court’s Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows where he will hear misdemeanor and traffic cases starting Tuesday,
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Des Plaines resident loses $16,000 in stock fraud, police sayJan 16, 2025 7:58 pm - A Des Plaines man lost about $16,000 to fraudsters promising a high-flying investment opportunity, police said Wednesday.
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Reverse Raffle Feb. 5 to fund local needs in Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Prospect HeightsJan 16, 2025 1:44 pm - The Rotary Club of River Cities will hold its Annual Classic 5000 Reverse Raffle event on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Old Orchard Country Club, 700 W. Rand Road in Mount. Prospect.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 19-25Jan 15, 2025 7:30 pm - Vegetable gardening, seedling sales and more.
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Some suburban reps plan to skip Trump’s inaugurationJan 15, 2025 4:52 pm - Several members of the suburban delegation to Congress won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 15, 2025 4:27 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts Unlimited contestJan 15, 2025 11:13 am - District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted through March 3.
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Dining out: Aurora chef competes on ‘Chopped,’ National Pizza Week and moreJan 15, 2025 9:05 am - A chef from Aurora faced the mystery basket on an episode of “Chopped” Tuesday, and we’re deep (dish) into National Pizza week, which runs through Saturday, Jan. 18.