Mount Prospect Lifestyle
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Explore arts, crafts at Arlington Heights Art Guild’s A Walk in the ParkAug 13, 2025 11:44 am - Arts and crafts from more than 80 artists will be showcased and sold at the Arlington Heights Art Guild’s 54th annual A Walk in the Park fair on Aug. 24.
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Prospect High School student entrepreneurs shine in national competitionAug 04, 2025 12:22 pm - As part of a national competition, a trio of Prospect High School students recently pitched their product to a panel of investor judges. The panel, in turn, awarded the trio $8,000 to take their breakthrough product to the next level.
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Easterseals ride, festival mark 10 years of supporting adaptive cycling for kidsAug 04, 2025 10:20 am - Easterseals DuPage and Fox Valley marks the 10th anniversary of Bike for the Kids, a community festival where riders, teams, and advocates support adaptive biking experiences and pediatric therapies for children with disabilities.
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Meet your local first responders at National Night Out eventsJul 25, 2025 3:17 pm - Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.
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Bringing the outdoors in: Tips for creating a floral displayJul 22, 2025 1:05 pm - This is a good time to cut some of your outdoor flowers for an indoor display.
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.
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12 hours of running: Man completes 54-mile Des Plaines River Trail in a single pushJul 16, 2025 2:50 pm - Scott Drews spent last summer chasing a personal challenge. After months of training, he ran the entire 54.5-mile Des Plaines River Trail — start to finish — in a single day.
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Mount Prospect Historical Society to hold bingo night with a twistJul 16, 2025 10:32 am - Upcoming events at the Mount Prospect Historical Society include a family bingo night and a dried flower lantern class.
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$66 million ‘Tropical Forests’ opens today at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with close gorilla encountersJul 10, 2025 6:34 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Tropical Forests,” the result of the largest and most ambitious project in its history, gets its public debut Friday.
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Wheeling Township mental health board seeking grant applicantsJul 08, 2025 2:13 pm - The Wheeling Township Community Mental Health Board is now accepting grant applications from agencies that serve township residents with needs related to mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or substance use disorder.