Des Plaines Submitted Content
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Walmart gives more than $22 million to Chicago area charitiesDec 18, 2018 10:00 pm - As part of their mission to use their strengths to make a difference, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announce they have donated more than $22 million in cash and in-...
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Sports rivals team to help fallen veterans' familiesDec 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Prospect High School head boys basketball coach John Camardella knew who to contact when a community member approached him about helping a nonprofit that benefits the fa...
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PHPL Library's History Book Club: Killers of the Flower MoonDec 17, 2018 10:00 pm - Time magazine listed "Killers of the Flower Moon" as one of its top 10 nonfiction books of 2017. This book investigates the murders in 1920, of many of the Oklahoma Osag...
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College students can gain rural health experience with summer programsDec 17, 2018 10:00 pm - The National Center for Rural Health Professions at the UIC Health Sciences Campus in Rockford offers three summer opportunities for health professions students interest...
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Oakton Ceramics Club raises $28,000 for food pantriesDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - Empty Bowls at Oakton Community College raised more than $28,000 for local food pantries by selling more than 1,700 ceramic pieces and completing silent auctions for lar...
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Christmas Tree SafetyDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Fire Department reminds residents to celebrate safely this holiday season. Christmas trees account for approximately 200 fires each year, resulting in...
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Meet the downy woodpecker - designed for drilling holesDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - If it weren't for owls, I'd be a woodpecker guy. Like owls, woodpeckers have some amazing adaptations. The downy woodpecker, our country's smallest woodpecker, can be fo...
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Cook County Health Provides Tips for Choosing Safe Toys During the HolidaysDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - The holiday season is in full swing, and so is toy shopping for the special children in our lives. Toys are fun and enjoyable for children, but could pose serious health...
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Partnership Financial Credit Union Announces New Location in Des Plaines, IllinoisDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - Partnership Financial Credit Union, a not-for-profit and member-owned financial institution, is proud to announce the relocation of their Des Plaines Office. PFCU's beau...
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Holiday gift ideas for people with Alzheimer's and their caregiversDec 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Holidays can be difficult for family, friends as well as the person living with dementia. Often as family and friends gather to celebrate, symptoms of dementia become cl...