Mount Prospect
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Barrington takes 3rd in MSL on Peipert’s last-second layupFeb 13, 2024 9:50 pm - Barrington’s Nick Peipert is usually better throwing passes than catching one. Peipert caught a pass and turned it into a winning layup with three seconds left as Barring...
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‘An institution’: Mount Prospect bakery is paczki central on Fat TuesdayFeb 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Eating the Polish pastries known as paczkis — commonly pronounced poonch-keys or ponch-keys — is a Fat Tuesday tradition before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
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Bicyclist killed in crash with pickup in Des PlainesFeb 13, 2024 1:58 pm - A 41-year-old Mount Prospect man was killed Tuesday morning when he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a bicycle in Des Plaines, police said.
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‘It’s amazing’: Mount Prospect teen who battled cancer surprised with trip to Cubs spring trainingFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Last spring, Bria Schmidt was in a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This spring, the 16-year-old Hersey High School student from Mount Prospect, along with two other patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital, will take a trip to Mesa, Arizona, to watch her beloved Chicago Cubs in spring training.
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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Neighbors in the News: Districts 21 and 59 hire joint director of School Safety and SecurityFeb 12, 2024 3:37 pm - • Following the approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Elk Grove-based Community Consolidated School District 59, the Community Consolidated School District 21 B...
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Mount Prospect promotes from within to fill assistant village manager postFeb 11, 2024 3:03 pm - Mount Prospect has named Alex Bertolucci as its new assistant village manager, replacing Nellie Beckner, who stepped down at the end of January. Bertolucci has served as ...
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‘Stood up for our taxpayers’: District 214 superintendent defends approach in property tax battle with BearsFeb 10, 2024 12:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe denied his and two other Arlington Heights-area school districts are being “greedy” in their ongoing...
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New associate superintendent appointed in District 214Feb 09, 2024 3:36 pm - Kara Kendrick has been promoted to associate superintendent for student services in Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Kendrick, associate principal for student...
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Mount Prospect discussing bike plans at open houseFeb 09, 2024 1:09 pm - The village of Mount Prospect has installed 28 miles of on-street bike routes since adopting a Bicycle Plan in 2012. Now, the public works department is entering the pro...