Mount Prospect Lifestyle
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Mount Prospect Scouting leader remembered for commitment to youthMar 13, 2024 11:37 am - Bob Heuser was the epitome of a good Scout.The Mount Prospect resident, who died Jan. 29 at age 76 after a long illness, devoted more than half a century to Scouting, including about four decades with Boy Scouts of America Troop 23, a group he led as Scoutmaster for 14 years.
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Along for the ride: Metra listens and adopts new bike policyMar 12, 2024 4:43 pm - Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”
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‘You can get through this’: Mount Prospect woman’s book shines light on invisible injuryMar 10, 2024 5:15 am - High school sweethearts Chase and Katianne Olson were raising a family in Mount Prospect when their lives changed in an instant on May 18, 2020. Chase was doing maintenan...
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Harper College’s high-tech health care training center helps students learn teamworkFeb 29, 2024 10:49 am - Health care is a team sport. From nursing to imaging, techs to doctors, it’s important that everyone involved in patient care knows how to work together.
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Sharing similarities, celebrating differences: District 23 Heritage Night explores diversityFeb 27, 2024 6:14 pm - Prospect Heights Elementary District 23’s Heritage Night gave students, families and staff a chance to share their heritage and learn about different cultures.
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Good News Sunday: Why police say helping Special Olympics is good for the soulFeb 25, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about cops volunteering for Special Olympics, a teen with cancer gifted a trip to Cubs spring training, and a senior vow renewal ceremony on Valentine’s Day.
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‘It’s like he lives here’: Wheeling High School science instructor goes ‘above and beyond’Feb 20, 2024 6:30 am - The Daily Herald’s Top Teacher for February is Wheeling High School science instructor Gregory Wallace, whose connection with all types of students led to him receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago.
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Elk Grove Township serves area youthFeb 15, 2024 3:24 pm - Elk Grove Township understands that many of today’s youth are not progressing through the transition between adolescence and adulthood in a safe and stable manner. Too ma...
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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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Along for the ride: Trail volunteers keep forest preserves safeFeb 05, 2024 11:22 am - If boosting your fitness, altruism or connection with nature is your 2024 resolution, you’re in luck. Trail volunteers biking in Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties, can nail all three.