Rolling Meadows
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Third place, Poetry: 'Childhood Bedroom'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - I love the way you sit there on my bed, stuffed monkey, untouched by teenage perils and inevitable growing pains. I still hold you at night, dear Blankie, because I'm a...
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First place, Prose: 'A Puncher's Chance'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Seated at a small Formica table in a sparse dining room, Ronny Felton stared at the phone resting before him. He licked his lips and reached for the phone, but his hand ...
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First place, Poetry - 'Farmer's Market Club'Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Dreaming of growing maitakes from my cheeks Of walking through a layer cake of limestone The American West. Tired of being Corn leaves. Or Gala apples. Haven't called ...
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How to manage stress during the coronavirus pandemicMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - With the legalization of cannabis in Illinois, it may be tempting to turn to marijuana - as well as tobacco and alcohol - as a way to manage anxiety during the coronavir...
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Boys & Girls Club Hosting Youth of the Year CompetitionMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Annual Statewide Competition Moves to Virtual Format Submitted by Deann French The Boys & Girls Clubs of Illinois are announcing plans to move forward with the annual Y...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse quiets in response to COVID-19 pandemicMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows' once-bustling Third District Cook County courthouse has quieted considerably in the two weeks since Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans ordered most criminal a...
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'Hope is not canceled': Fremd HS staff inspires students with videoMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Hope is not canceled. That's the message Fremd staff members sent to students in an inspirational video posted on Vimeo that attracted more than 1,000 views in a few hou...
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2020 Arts Unlimited District 214, Daily Herald Community Art & Writing Contest winnersMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Art, poetry and fiction writing aren't talents that are supposed to fade away after high school. But adult life often intrudes. The annual Arts Unlimited District 214/Da...
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Body of missing man found in Rolling MeadowsMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the location. A missing Palatine Township man was found dead in Rolling Meadows, the Cook County medical exami...
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Local AAU basketball programs at a standstillMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Even though AAU girls and boys basketball action has been halted this spring by the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois Elite director Tom Hohenadel is still working. "I sent ou...