Des Plaines Submitted Content
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Oakton College unveils new Learning Commons: A modern hub for student success and community engagementAug 28, 2024 11:15 am - Oakton College is proud to announce the opening of the Ray Hartstein Campus Learning Commons, 7701 Lincoln Ave., Skokie, a cutting-edge facility designed to support student success through collaboration, innovation and integrated academic services.
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Safe Boating Class starting Oct. 1Aug 26, 2024 12:43 pm - Skokie Valley Sail and Power Squadron will offer America's Boating Course.
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CAC honors state Rep. Michelle Mussman with Community Champion AwardAug 26, 2024 9:00 am - On Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County (CAC) presented Illinois state Rep. Michelle Mussman (D) with the Community Champion award at its 35th birthday celebration in Hoffman Estates.
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Crowds at Rosemont's Fan Expo bought top dollar comics and a Swiftie, met celebrities, learned of opportunitiesAug 22, 2024 2:39 pm - Yes, there is a Taylor Swift comic book. While this proved to be a popular item many of the estimated 75,000 people attending last weekend’s three-day Fan Expo Chicago at Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center were plunking down thousands of dollars for rare comics including $8,000 in cash for X-Men Number 1.
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95-year-old has volunteered in blood banking for a half a centuryAug 21, 2024 12:59 pm - Where’s Carol? It’s not uncommon to hear that question at a blood drive in Des Plaines.
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CAGGNI to host Genealogy Conference on Sept. 14Aug 20, 2024 1:58 pm - The Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois is preparing for the organization’s sixth biennial conference, Where the Past Meets the Future, on Sept. 14, at the Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College, Palatine.
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Teen runner completes epic 64-mile journey from Chicago to Woodstock for Lurie Children’sAug 16, 2024 9:00 am - In a testament to personal endurance and community solidarity, 18-year-old Andy Loh, a recent graduate of Hersey High School, completed a 64-mile ultramarathon from downtown Chicago to Woodstock.
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The Theater Lab produces vital and timely 1953 play, ‘The Crucible’Aug 14, 2024 2:04 pm - “The Theater Lab, a District 214 Community Education program, is committed to producing works from the canon of American Theater,” says John Meyers, director of the production and artistic director for The Theater Lab.
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Acclaimed contemporary artist, Hebru Brantley, to unveil new commission at Fashion Outlets of ChicagoAug 14, 2024 11:12 am - The Collection: Where Art Meets Fashion, the multifaceted contemporary art program located within Fashion Outlets of Chicago, with support from the village of Rosemont, has announced the program’s newest site-specific installation, “Midnight Blue,” by celebrated Chicago native, Artist Hebru Brantley, featuring his iconic Flyboy character.
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First United Methodist Church, Des Plaines, hosts Celebration of Unity, Aug. 25Aug 12, 2024 10:10 am - First United Methodist Church’s Celebration of Unity worship service is taking place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25.