Prospect Heights
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Beat the winter blues at Chicago Botanic Garden’s ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ orchid showJan 20, 2026 4:27 pm - The Chicago Botanic Garden rewinds to the 1960s and ‘70s during The Orchid Show: Feelin’ Groovy, which opens Feb. 7 and runs through through March 22.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 24-31Jan 20, 2026 3:42 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings, events, and workshops in the suburbs on topics like soil health, composting, native plants, pruning, and houseplant care.
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It’s time to start seeds for early spring annualsJan 20, 2026 1:51 pm - It’s the new year, and it’s already time to think about spring. One of your first tasks is starting seeds for cold-tolerant, early spring annuals that require a long lead time before being planted.
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Boys wrestling: Batavia’s Enos claims a second straight championship at Arlis InviteJan 17, 2026 9:35 pm - A slow start on Saturday didn’t deter Batavia’s Kai Enos from duplicating what he did a year ago at the Clint Arlis Invite. For the second straight season, Enos won a tit...
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Boys basketball: Pomis heats up, helps Hersey knock off ProspectJan 16, 2026 9:28 pm - Hersey senior guard Charlie Pomis took a hard dribble to his right, turned in the corner directly in front of visiting Prospect’s bench, faded, and drilled the jumper. No...
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Sammy Gomez to receive Excellence in Service Award at Harper College’s MLK CelebrationJan 15, 2026 10:34 pm - Sammy Gomez, a member of Harper College's campus setup crew, is being honored with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Excellence in Service Award for his exceptional service and collaborative spirit.
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Girls basketball: Barrington battles but can’t take down HerseyJan 15, 2026 10:16 pm - With a logjam of teams at the top of the Mid-Suburban League's East Division standings, host Hersey needed another victory against Barrington on Thursday night to keep pa...
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‘Taking money and throwing it into a fire pit’: School districts struggling with property tax distribution delaysJan 15, 2026 7:45 pm - Several suburban school superintendents told the Cook County Board Thursday their districts are hurting financially because of delays in receiving revenue from property tax collections.
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Bowl season was kind to area football playersJan 15, 2026 6:26 pm - It was another strong bowl season for local football players.
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Campaign launched to provide information on battery disposal sites, safetyJan 15, 2026 5:51 pm - In light of a new Illinois law expanding access to safely dispose of batteries, the National Waste & Recycling Foundation has launched a battery safety campaign to make it as easy as possible to find disposal sites.