Mount Prospect
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Elgin gets nearly $1 million in federal funding to replace lead service linesJul 17, 2024 4:39 pm - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi visited the Leo Nelson Riverside Water Treatment Plant in Elgin Wednesday to present nearly $1 million in federal funding for the city’s lead service line replacement project.
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Check out The Week in Pictures photo gallery for good news from the Chicago suburbsJul 17, 2024 3:48 pm - Daily Herald photographers found the best and most colorful moments that reflect you and your neighbors in the past week. ...
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Suburban Cook County resident has year’s first human case of West Nile virusJul 17, 2024 2:13 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified the first human case of West Nile virus so far this year, the agency said Wednesday.
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Harper College Educational Foundation awards $40,000 to local nonprofitsJul 17, 2024 1:32 pm - The Harper College Educational Foundation recently awarded $40,000 to five, local nonprofit organizations in the third year of its Community Innovation Fund Grant Program.
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Krishnamoorthi secures $500,000 in grants for roads near Hoffman Estates’ Bell Works developmentJul 16, 2024 5:27 pm - Local officials on Tuesday attended Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s ceremonial presentation of $500,000 in federal funding he secured toward a planned $18.9 million improvement of Central Road serving Bell Works Chicagoland and other businesses in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington.
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Cook County ranked fifth in nation for digital accessJul 16, 2024 1:19 pm - The Center for Digital Government has recognized Cook County as one of America's leading digital counties, ranking it fifth among counties with populations of 1 million or more in the 2024 Digital Counties Survey, officials announced.
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Books, movies, science kits and more await shoppers at Friends of Mt. Prospect Public Library Book Sale July 20-21Jul 16, 2024 10:42 am - One can build their own library from the more than 25,000 books, movies, music and more for sale at the Friends of the Mount Prospect Public Library’s giant summer book sale July 20 21.
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A $500 million plan for the future: Brookfield Zoo Chicago to revamp campus, introduce new animalsJul 16, 2024 6:14 am - Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Tuesday unveiled a bold, $500 million plan to redesign parts of the campus, expand its conservation role and bolster its endowment. The plan calls for a new thematic layout based on 14 ecoregions of the world. Those zones will represent a range of landscapes, from the rugged terrain of the Himalayas to the scrublands of southwestern Australia.
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Mount Prospect firefighters union raises concerns over engine relocationJul 15, 2024 4:48 pm - Mount Prospect’s firefighters union is sounding the alarm about the relocation of an engine from its headquarters station.
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It’s a gas … until you have to pay for itJul 15, 2024 11:43 am - On July 1, Illinois’ motor fuel tax jumped from 45 cents to 47 cents a gallon. Those filling up with diesel fuel also will see an increase of slightly more than three percent, with prices increasing from 52.9 cents a gallon to 54.5 cents.