Des Plaines Lifestyle
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The best of biking in 2024: A look back at the year’s good newsJan 19, 2025 11:57 pm - Along for the Ride columnist Ralph Banasiak takes a look back at some of the best news in biking in 2024.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 17, 2025 4:35 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 19-25Jan 15, 2025 7:30 pm - Vegetable gardening, seedling sales and more.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 15, 2025 4:27 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Best Bets: New Elmhurst History Museum exhibit opensJan 13, 2025 3:06 pm - A new Elmhurst History Museum exhibition chronicles the transformation of the community, Martin Luther King Jr. tributes take place in Chicago, and Disney on Ice skates into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena next week.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 12-18Jan 07, 2025 7:36 pm - Turf grass alternatives, vegetable gardening basics and more.
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Triumphant turnaround: Once denied enlistment, former metalhead becomes National Guard’s top recruiter in IllinoisJan 07, 2025 11:22 am - Francisco Orozco went from an overweight bass player rejected by a recruiter to the top Army National Guard recruiter in Illinois, changing his life and paying it forward.
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‘Profound impact’: Opiod settlement funds to enable counseling at Buffalo Grove High SchoolDec 30, 2024 2:04 pm - The new year will see the reinstatement of a student counseling program at Buffalo Grove High School made possible by the use of opioid settlement funds given to the village of Buffalo Grove.
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Shop With a Cop makes a difference for families at ChristmasDec 14, 2024 3:46 pm - Dundee Township's 21st annual Shop With a Cop event at Walmart in Carpentersville provided underprivileged children the opportunity to have presents, food and warm clothing this Christmas.
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‘Comfort and hope’: Blue Christmas services offer solace for those struggling through the holidaysDec 14, 2024 12:45 pm - Suburban churches are holding special Blue Christmas services around the winter solstice to comfort those feeling lonely, stressed, or in pain amid high holiday expectations.