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Be the light a child needs; join Maryville at Offshore May 28May 20, 2025 1:24 pm - The Maryville Crisis Nursery invites the public to help "Light Up a Child’s Life" at its annual fundraiser on Wednesday, May 28, at Offshore, Navy Pier in Chicago.
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Maine South teacher earns National History Day Teacher of the Year nominationMay 20, 2025 12:04 am - Seventy-one remarkable history teachers are nominees for National History Day's 2025 Teacher of the Year award, which honors innovative teaching. A winner from both junior and senior divisions will be named in June.
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Harper College breaks ground on Business and Social Sciences BuildingMay 19, 2025 1:52 pm - Harper College hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Business and Social Sciences Building. The 92,380-square-foot-facility will provide flexible learning environments for students and expand the Palatine campus with upgraded features – including a 300-seat theater/auditorium, the Early Childhood Laboratory School and Harper’s first moot courtroom.
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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.