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LSSI’s True Friend benefit celebrates service and raises $300K for kids’ programsNov 12, 2025 5:58 pm - LSSI celebrated its 44th annual True Friend Celebration, raising over $300,000 for children's programs including foster care, counseling, and support services. John and Liz Rudy of Downers Grove received the True Friend award for their decades of service, leadership, and support to LSSI and the community.
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Club Pilates Mount Prospect hosted a child-friendly mat class at Kiddie AcademyNov 12, 2025 4:55 pm - Club Pilates and Kiddie Academy, both located in Randhurst Village, Mount Prospect, partnered to host a collaborative event that encouraged families to get active and experience the benefits of Pilates’ low-impact exercise.
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Harper College’s Career Forward event to offer resources and guidance for adult learnersNov 12, 2025 4:37 pm - Harper College will host Career Forward, an annual event that provides inspiration, support and resources for adults looking to restart or refresh their careers.
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LIHEAP applications are now open for all income-eligible householdsNov 07, 2025 1:37 pm - LIHEAP is a federally funded program that provides bill payment assistance to low- and fixed-income families during the winter heating season.
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Kids Above All dinner honors leaders supporting children and familiesNov 06, 2025 10:40 pm - Kids Above All is celebrating its 131st anniversary of building better lives for children and families impacted by poverty, violence, and injustice.
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Harper to present romantic musical ‘She Loves Me’Nov 05, 2025 12:48 pm - Harper College Theatre Ensemble’s fall musical, “She Loves Me,” is described by director Kevin Long as a “balm for a troubled time.”
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Join in Pumpkin Smash events around the suburbsOct 30, 2025 12:08 am - The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort to compost jack-o-lanterns and divert them from landfills by providing drop-off locations.
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Mount Prospect housewalk to feature homes around Weller CreekOct 29, 2025 12:23 pm - Tickets go on sale Saturday, Nov. 1, for the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s 37th annual Holiday Housewalk, which will highlight the neighborhoods around Weller Creek, east of Route 83.
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Maine Township Highway Department begins work on ‘Connecting Communities’ projectOct 27, 2025 12:36 pm - The Maine Township Highway Department officially began work on the planned Church Street Sidewalk and Bike Lane Project recently through an “Invest in Cook” grant from th...
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Catholic Cemeteries to host outdoor rosary and prayer services on Nov. 2Oct 27, 2025 12:13 pm - Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and All Souls’ Day, which is Nov. 2.