Des Plaines Submitted Content
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Des Plaines preschool partners with library on literacyOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Park District Creative Corners Preschool welcomed Courtney O'Keefe, preschool liaison for the Des Plaines Public Library, to class on Sept. 26 and 27. O'...
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Saving for College talk at HarperOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Statistics show the price of college tuition, room and board at four-year public institutions rose by 30 percent in the decade between 1998 and 2008 — and it’s still gro...
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Learn about 'A Different Kind of U.S. War Hero' Oct. 27Oct 09, 2011 11:00 pm - During his three years of dedicated service as a translator for the American Army in Iraq, Thamir Mohammed, a native of Baghdad, made significant contributions in the wa...
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Gang awareness seminar in Maine TownshipOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - Maine Township’s MaineStay Youth and Family Services will present a seminar about “Gang Awareness and Prevention” from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Maine Township tow...
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Local Jaycees host 'Scary-Oke' fundraiser Oct. 23Oct 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Join the Mount Prospect and Hoffman Estates Jaycees for a fun costume contest and a night of karaoke all while raising money to support both Jaycees chapters who work to...
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Dist. 220 students are ‘citizen scientists’Oct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Fourth-graders in Barrington Area Unit District 220 were citizen scientists in September and early October. They hiked, created drawings, took plant measurements and did...
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Mt. Prospect firefighters to collect food pantry donationsOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect Fire Department and Mount Prospect Firefighters Local 4119 will be sponsoring a food drive Saturday Oct. 22 at the Randhurst Costco Store, 999 N. Elmh...
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Mt. Prospect holds clothing drive to Oct. 25Oct 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The Village of Mount Prospect Human Services Department is collecting new and gently used winter clothing for area families in economic need. Has your child outgrown hi...
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Local Dancers Perform in Inaside Chicago Dance's 2011 ConcertOct 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Four dancers from the Des Plaines School of Dance, Kim Diebold, 14, Amy Dunn, 18, Molly Juneau, 15, and Meghan Hanrahan, 13, were selected for the Inaside Chicago Dance'...
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Des Plaines Scout is DuLullo Award winnerOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Little did Scott Chapp know at the time that an article written by his eighth-grade teacher would lead to his future Eagle Scout project — the solicitation, gathering, p...