Des Plaines
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Donate toys, gift cards for kids to help Mount Prospect familiesNov 16, 2021 10:00 pm - Donate toys or gift cards to the Mount Prospect Toys for Kids program to help area families. The 25th annual Toys for Kids program offers residents and businesses an op...
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights ready to dazzle at Morton ArboretumNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - All aglow The ninth annual Illumination: Tree Lights, the popular one-mile walk-through winter-season spectacle combining color, light and festive music, returns Saturda...
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How the hardy bald cypress thrives in swamps and flooded areasNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and...
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'Fancy and full of life': Esther's Friends supports families of hospitalized childrenNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Esther Viola Frey never knew a stranger. She always had a smile on her face and, by all accounts, she was a force to be reckoned with. Her strong spirit made up for her ...
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'This is living history': St. Viator students interview veterans of recent wars for new bookNov 16, 2021 4:30 am - As Madeline Dauphin listened to Craig Kopstain tell war stories from the desert battlefields of the Middle East, it felt like she, too, was right there with him. “It rea...
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Northern Tool + Equipment opens first suburban store in Mount ProspectNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Mount Prospect is welcoming the arrival of national retailer Northern Tool + Equipment to the village's Rand Road corridor. Representatives of the Minnesota-based chain ...
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Maine East starts fast, runs past LakesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Maine East's girls basketball team started out its season and own Thanksgiving tourney with a flourish on Tuesday night in Park Ridge. The Blue Demons exploded to...
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Two Elk Grove Village companies to fill newly vacant industrial building in Des PlainesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Two Elk Grove Village companies are capitalizing on the recent closure of a sheet metal factory in Des Plaines by taking over the space. The companies - Jack Lewin Assoc...
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Children ages 5-11 can get vaccinated at NCHNov 15, 2021 10:00 pm - Many parents (and grandparents) across the nation have been eagerly waiting for the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for their children ages 5-11. Retiring NCH Chief Medic...
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Oakton offers new programs, free credit classes this springNov 15, 2021 10:00 pm - Oakton Community College is stepping up to help students reach their big goals this spring by offering three free credit hours of tuition to new and returning students. ...