Maple Park
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Alyssa Allgood Quintet to perform April 6 at WaubonseeMar 28, 2024 10:09 pm - Waubonsee Community College will host a free community concert featuring Chicago-based jazz vocalist and composer Alyssa Allgood. It will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Apri...
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Join CASA Kane County in raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in AprilMar 28, 2024 9:00 pm - In April, CASA Kane County is extending an invitation to the community to participate in raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month. There will be many opportunit...
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Kane County’s new forensic science center receives federal fundingMar 28, 2024 5:20 pm - The Kane County Coroner’s Office has been awarded $963,000 to fund an on-site forensic science center. The initiative, in partnership with the Kane County Sheriff’s Offi...
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Flowers coming into bloom in late April for Midwest Tulip FestMar 28, 2024 3:21 pm - The Midwest Tulip Fest is set to open April 27 at Kuipers Family Farm on Watson Road in Maple Park. Over the past few years, they have planted nearly 500,000 tulip bulbs ...
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Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley needs volunteers to help over 50 adults learn EnglishMar 27, 2024 11:25 pm - If you want to help an adult communicate in English and adapt to life in our community, you will want to attend Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley’s free tutor training works...
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Kane County board votes against using COVID-19 money for a new health building, for nowMar 27, 2024 7:58 pm - The Kane County Board on Wednesday effectively squelched a proposal to build a new headquarters and programming facility for the health department by deciding not to spen...
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Glenbrook Elementary student qualifies for Scripps National Spelling Bee with Kane County Regional winMar 27, 2024 7:19 pm - Yahya Mohammed, a student at Glenbrook Elementary in Elgin, took the top prize in the Kane County Regional Spelling Bee held at Thompson Middle School in St. Charles on W...
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Two winning teams at Northeastern Illinois Envirothon advance to stateMar 26, 2024 1:09 pm - What a whirlwind of two days! On March 12 and 14, more than 125 students on 25 teams from 17 Northeastern Illinois high schools competed in the Northeastern Illinois Envi...
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‘A perfect storm’: What’s our protection level against measles amid Chicago outbreak?Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am - Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say. How well protected are Illinoisans against the highly contagious respiratory virus?