Des Plaines
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Boys golf: St. Viator's Hill hopes to continue summer success this fallAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - St. Viator senior boys golfer Grayson Hill didn't mess around this summer. To use a famous sports entertainment term, Hill stomped a mudhole in the summer tournament cir...
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Winners named for Illinois' 2021 Cream of the Crop Photo ContestAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs recently announced the winners of the 2021 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest. The annual contest encourages young photographers ...
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Oakton receives grant to study West African cultureAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Thanks to a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, faculty members from Oakton Community College will learn firsthand ab...
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Mayo Clinic Researchers Publish Critical Study: Antifibrotics Can Extend Lives for IPF PatientsAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Mayo Clinic researchers have revealed that patients who are taking antifibrotic drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) had better survival after respiratory hospi...
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Extension educator on how to create a bird-friendly yardAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - North America has lost 3 billion birds since 1970, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This is a 30% decrease. This statistic may feel devastating ...
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After the storm: Illinois Extension offers advice on repair and care for damaged treesAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - URBANA, Ill. - Summer storms have damaged trees, some more than 100 years old, in communities across the state. Homeowners in theses communities, including Woodridge an...
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Mt. Prospect Parks Foundation gives out scholarship awardsAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Parks Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Mount Prospect Park District, awarded three, $1,500 scholarships as part of the July 21 Park Board of Com...
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Best Bets: The final Arlington Million races SaturdayAug 11, 2021 6:00 am - Top pick Finish line The iconic Arlington Million reaches its final turn among other high-stakes races this Saturday at the Arlington International Racecourse, 2200 W. E...
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Back to school, not totally back to normal: Here's how it'll work in some suburban districtsAug 11, 2021 5:30 am - Suburban students heading back to school this week for the first day of classes will see some semblance of normalcy restored. Of course, the biggest change is the resum...
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Cook County assessor to seek second termAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi says he will seek a second term in 2022 in an effort to continue work to "root out corruption and mismanagement." Kaegi, of Oak Park, an...