Des Plaines Submitted Content
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Ava Williams 2024 Iconic Legacy Scholarship recipientMay 15, 2024 9:01 am - Maine West senior and Des Plaines resident, Ava Williams, has received the 2024 Iconic Legacy Scholarship.
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Harper College student finds ‘family’ in scholarship donorsMay 14, 2024 2:24 pm - Last year, Andrea Perez Chavez was facing a difficult decision
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Oakton College Men’s Golf Team qualifies for Nationals for the first time in program historyMay 13, 2024 11:57 am - The Oakton College Men’s Golf Team has achieved a historic milestone by qualifying for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Championship for the first time in the program's history.
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District 214 launches strategic planning processMay 10, 2024 3:25 pm - Why conduct strategic planning? For many good reasons, among them the fact that a thoughtfully constructed strategic plan, created with input from key stakeholders, can set the stage for student success, operational efficiency and much more.
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Ride-sharing at Harper College puts academics in the fast laneMay 10, 2024 2:56 pm - For many students, access to reliable transportation makes a big difference when it comes to academic success. Harper College’s Lyft Pass Program is driving more students...
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors June 5: Des Plaines residents and Zanies raise funds for local causeMay 10, 2024 1:21 pm - Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the sixth year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Standup for Des Plaines VI, a special comedy night benefit Wednesday, June 5.
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Kelly Robinson of Mount Prospect receives P.E.O. STAR ScholarshipMay 10, 2024 10:11 am - Kelly Robinson, a senior at Prospect High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter NS o...
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May 10, 2024 9:26 am - Immanuel Lutheran Church, 855 Lee St., Des Plaines, provides in-need community members with a variety of shelf-stable items, and occasionally refrigerated or frozen food.
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Resident and former mechanical engineer finds passion in construction project at The Danish Home of ChicagoMay 09, 2024 8:45 am - Our careers may be over when we retire, but for one resident, her passion and love for her past profession still lights a fire in her even at the ripe age of 93.
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Hersey teams with Indian Grove for Cereal Box Domino ChallengeMay 08, 2024 9:59 am - John Hersey High School's Service Over Self (S.O.S.) Club collaborated with Indian Grove Elementary School's Grover Community Service Group in a unique effort to support local food pantries.