Des Plaines
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Jim O'Donnell: Frank Calabrese is still dreaming big - just not on low-budget 'Million Day'Aug 11, 2021 1:00 am - ARLINGTON PARK'S GREATEST CHAMPION of the new millennium may be at the track for its probable last hurrah on Saturday. And then again, maybe Frank Calabrese won't be. Hi...
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Mount Prospect mayor says patch debate is over, but others pushing for more removalsAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Mount Prospect will be removing the "thin blue line" patch from its police officers' uniforms, but that doesn't mean the chapter is closed on the heated debate over its ...
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Des Plaines' renovated Bluett Park reopensAug 10, 2021 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Park District hosted residents of the Bluett Park neighborhood on Thursday, July 29, for the grand reopening of the renovated park and playground. The P...
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Harper's drone program selected for FAA initiativeAug 10, 2021 11:00 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Harper College's Drone Technology and Applications certificate program for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Trai...
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Festivals Aug. 13-19: Libertyville Days, Naper Nights, Fox Lake Cardboard Boat Race & moreAug 10, 2021 10:00 am - This weekend Taste of Glen Ellyn: 1-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 11-12; 1-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14; and 11 a.m. to 8 p...
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'I had very mild side effects': Doctor joins group in urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccineAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - Although research shows contracting COVID-19 puts pregnant women at higher risk of severe complications from the virus, only 22% of expecting moms have received one or m...
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A $20 coin from 1933 is now worth $18.9 million and you can see it in RosemontAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - "It's only money." Having learned that expression from my parents, I've used that phrase at times during the years to justify putting the value of family experiences abo...
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Rosemont's Wizard World superhero convention will get a new (not-so-secret) identity in 2022Aug 10, 2021 1:00 am - This year's edition of Wizard World Chicago, the annual celebration of pop culture at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, will be the last - but fear not, o...
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Despite past allegations, Rosemont re-ups security contract with MonterreyAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Rosemont has re-upped with a clout-heavy Chicago security firm to handle crowd control and entry checkpoints at village event venues, despite past questions over the ori...
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Mount Prospect trustees vote to have police patch with thin blue line removedAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - With a tally that reflected the division within the community, the Mount Prospect village board decided narrowly Tuesday night to order the police department patch with ...