Des Plaines
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Third place, Prose - 'The Last Sunrise'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - The sun rose for the final time. Myron wasn't the only one who knew this. Other astronomers had worked it out, but few believed their calculations at first, and later, n...
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Second place, Poetry - 'Two Erasers'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - I never wrote in pen. It was always a perfectly sharpened pencil, and two erasers, just in case. A fear gripped to me, that there would be a mistake I couldn't fix, a ...
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First place, Poetry - 'Luncheon in South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - I lunch among strangers gathered to the sound of splashing, collapsing water spears not quite drowning the sirens, motors on Michigan Avenue. Prone upon the pool edge, ...
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Third place, Poetry - 'The Oracle'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - When my belly was stretched and rounded with you at nearly full-term, a tanned and bearded Greek man with sparkling white teeth would approach, kneel down and press in....
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First place, Visual Art - 'The Husk'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Judge's comment: This haunting figure evokes strong emotions while raising questions about the fragility of our bodies and alluding to a dystopian narrative. The artist ...
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Honorable mention, Prose — 'Masquerade'Apr 07, 2022 11:00 pm - “Higher! Push me higher!” Elissa's shrill eight-year-old voice cut through the damp morning air. She shrieked as she flew back and forth on a wooden swing. Behind her, h...
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Concerts: Sun-Riser at FitzGerald's; Lucky Daye at House of Blues; and moreApr 07, 2022 6:00 am - Spring Kickoff '22 with Somber Reptiles, WAYDSB, Boats, Koizumi and Eyes of Anguish: 6 p.m. Friday, April 8, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $12-$15. (63...
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Neighbors in the News: Hunter Foundry Machinery Corp names new presidentApr 07, 2022 6:00 am - • Peter J. Li was named president of Schaumburg-based Hunter Foundry Machinery Corporation. Li is the third president of the corporation, which is a leader in matchplate...
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They'll miss his cowbell: Cubs honor Mount Prospect 'bleacher bum' who died in JanuaryApr 07, 2022 5:00 am - A 76-year-old lifelong Chicago Cubs fan from Mount Prospect who died in January was honored by the team on Opening Day Thursday afternoon. In life, George Wiseman took i...
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Northbrook Police join Cook County Sheriff in promising programApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - In essence, there is now a social worker in every police squad car in Northbrook. A new partnership with the Cook County Sheriff's Office Treatment Response Team bolster...