Des Plaines Submitted Content
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Des Plaines residents and Zanies raise funds for local causeMay 12, 2025 2:39 pm - Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the seventh year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Standup for Des Plaines VII, a special comedy night benefit Wednesday, May 14.
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Park Ridge Garden Club holds 95th annual plant sale May 17May 11, 2025 8:19 pm - The Park Ridge Garden Club sale will offer annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets, and geranium pots, including plants grown by club members.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for April 2025May 08, 2025 7:57 am - The Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest winners for April capture the beauty of the natural world, from the Arizona desert, all the way to a remote South Atlantic island.
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Top notch: Four Harper students named semifinalists for Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarshipMay 07, 2025 11:03 am - Harper College students Bruno Diaz, Wengipreye Indiamaowei, Annette Lee and Priyanka Saroya are among the semifinalists for the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, which supports students as they pursue bachelor's degrees.
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Francis W. Parker School makes playoffs at Scholastic Bowl National Championship TournamentMay 05, 2025 1:06 pm - On the weekend of Saturday, April 26, Francis W. Parker School joined 152 of the top quiz bowl teams from small public high schools at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago for the 2025 Small School National Championship Tournament to determine who was the top team.
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District 62 athletes to shine at upcoming Special Olympics May 10May 05, 2025 12:47 pm - Community Consolidated School District 62 has announced its participation in this year’s Special Olympics, which will be held at 8 a.m., May 10, at Prospect High School, 801 W. Kensington Road, Mount Prospect.
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Local nonprofit collecting much-needed items through Healthy Babies DriveMay 05, 2025 11:05 am - To ensure the infants, toddlers, and parents have the essential items, like diapers, wipes, baby gates, bottles, and protective oven knob covers; to keep them safe and healthy so they can build a strong foundation for life, Kids Above All has launched its Healthy Babies Drive.
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History Center’s Sandy Johnson honored with volunteer service awardMay 05, 2025 10:38 am - The Des Plaines History Center’s longtime volunteer Sandy Johnson received the Illinois Association of Museums 2025 Volunteer Service Award for her remarkable 30 years of volunteer service to the organization.
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Third annual Ride for Hope motorcycle blessing to kick off seasonMay 02, 2025 7:58 am - Ride for Hope invites motorcycle riders to a bike blessing May 3 in Schaumburg to kick off the riding season, with a look ahead to its fundraising ride on June 1.
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Opening doors: Deaf ASL instructor brings immersive learning experiences to HarperApr 30, 2025 2:27 pm - From helping to create Ecuador’s first sign language dictionary to teaching about Deaf culture, Harper College ASL instructor Marcos Aguilar works hard to make sure all voices are heard.