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Cook County opioid deaths likely topped 2,100 last yearJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County likely surpassed the number from 2020 by a wide margin, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's office announced Tuesday. The Coo...
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Norwegian National League offers scholarships for youth of all agesJan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - The Norwegian National League of Chicago is offering scholarships and cash prizes to deserving students who are of Norwegian heritage residing in the counties of Cook, L...
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Russian Jewish surnames is focus of Feb. 27 talk for Jewish Genealogical Society of IllinoisJan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - "What Can We Learn about Our Ancestors from Jewish Surnames Adopted in the Russian Empire?"will be the topic of a presentation by scholar and author Alexander Beider for...
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Nonprofit FamilyForward names new executive directorJan 24, 2022 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based nonprofit FamilyForward (formerly Faith Community Homes) has hired Erica Chianelli as its new executive director. Chianelli will carry on the wo...
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Chicago Bar Foundation donates $4,000 to Access to CareJan 23, 2022 10:00 pm - Access to Care received a $4,000 grant award from the Chicago Bar Foundation to educate Access to Care members and health care providers about the services and assistanc...
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Mental health advocates float 708 board for Wheeling TownshipJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - A group of mental health advocates in Wheeling Township is working to create a board that would allocate funds to local agencies providing services for people living wit...
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Why teaching about critical race theory has become a lightning rod in suburban schoolsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - Suburban teachers are figuring out ways to talk about race and racism and their roles in history to challenge timeworn methods for teaching about the past. Whether such...
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - We suburbanites complain about the cold and snow. We're a few months away from griping about the heat and humidity. We dread droughts, fear floods, carp about coyotes, a...
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Wheeling Park District offering outdoor, nighttime activities for kidsJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - If you're a Wheeling-area resident looking for activities for your young kids this winter, the Wheeling Park District has some ideas. A build-a-snowman activity is sched...
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Along for the Ride: Find inspiration to make your 2022 biking goals happenJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Ambitious biking goals, inspirational in January, can fall victim to many obstacles - medical, family, pandemic. That's my take anyway after a spring knee injury slammed...