Des Plaines Lifestyle
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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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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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Daughters of the American Revolution Sponsor Free Genealogy Workshop at Palatine Library April 19thApr 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Tuesday April 19th at the Palatine Library at 7:00 PM. Do you have a Revolutionary War patriot in your family tree? Bring your stuff to a free genealogy workshop sponsor...
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Ride for Hope Spring Fling event aids women with ovarian cancerApr 02, 2022 11:00 pm - Ride for Hope, a 501(c)(3) motorcycle ride and celebration conceived and organized by JuliAnne Scully, a 38-year ovarian cancer survivor, will partner with Kim Panzarell...
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Des Plaines photographer awarded for years of community serviceApr 01, 2022 6:00 am - A Des Plaines photographer has been honored by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce for his years of community service. Stan Kotecki received the 2021 Community Enhanceme...