Des Plaines Lifestyle
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Along for the ride: Metra listens and adopts new bike policyMar 12, 2024 4:43 pm - Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”
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‘You can get through this’: Mount Prospect woman’s book shines light on invisible injuryMar 10, 2024 5:15 am - High school sweethearts Chase and Katianne Olson were raising a family in Mount Prospect when their lives changed in an instant on May 18, 2020. Chase was doing maintenan...
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Dads Slot Cars in Des Plaines created memories for familiesMar 06, 2024 12:22 pm - The children of Thomas and Reba Pelletiere grew up around slot cars — their dad’s way of keeping them on the straight and narrow. Thomas opened Dads Slot Cars in November 1992. Then he set about creating memories for local kids.
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‘The true spirit of unified’: Maine South honored by Special OlympicsMar 06, 2024 12:01 pm - Park Ridge’s Maine South High School has been honored for encouraging students with and without intellectual disabilities to spend time together.
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Neighbors in the News: Streamwood Park District names new recreation superintendentsMar 06, 2024 6:00 am - The Streamwood Park District announced the promotions of Adam Vasquez to superintendent of Recreation Services and Jake Larson as the new superintendent of Recreation Programming.
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Support, connection and a night away for moms who need it the mostMar 05, 2024 9:58 am - Diabetes Connections is excited to announce that our signature event, Moms’ Night Out, is coming to Chicago in April.
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Harper College’s high-tech health care training center helps students learn teamworkFeb 29, 2024 10:49 am - Health care is a team sport. From nursing to imaging, techs to doctors, it’s important that everyone involved in patient care knows how to work together.
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Ed Block Courage Award luncheon on March 12 welcomes Bears’ Jack SanbornFeb 28, 2024 11:57 am - The Bears’ Jack Sanborn and other members of the organization are scheduled to attend the annual Ed Block Courage Award Luncheon at Manzo’s Banquet, 1571 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12.
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Restaurant weeks bring deals and special menus to more than 125 eateriesFeb 28, 2024 9:13 am - The Northwest suburbs want you to know that Chicago doesn’t have a monopoly on restaurant week. Over 90 restaurants from eight communities will take part in the 10th Chicago Northwest Restaurant Week March 1-10.
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Sharing similarities, celebrating differences: District 23 Heritage Night explores diversityFeb 27, 2024 6:14 pm - Prospect Heights Elementary District 23’s Heritage Night gave students, families and staff a chance to share their heritage and learn about different cultures.