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District 214’s The Theater Lab Announces Cast for ‘Leaving Iowa,’ Closing Production of 2024-25 SeasonAug 11, 2025 1:45 pm - District 214 Community Education’s The Theater Lab has announced the cast of the closing production of its 2024-25 season, “Leaving Iowa” by Tim Clue and Spike Manton. The production will be a limited four-performance run, Aug. 15-17, at the Forest View Educational Center Theater in Arlington Heights.
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Person of interest in Des Plaines killing released without chargesAug 11, 2025 9:01 am - A person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Rosemont man last month in Des Plaines was released from police custody without charges over the weekend, authorities announced Monday.
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International Festival brings music, dance and food from around the world to WheelingAug 10, 2025 4:52 pm - Wheeling celebrated one of their last big events of summer Sunday with the International Festival at the Performance Pavilion at Heritage Park.
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Homicide suspect arrested after lockdown near Wheeling schoolAug 09, 2025 11:26 am - A suspect in a homicide investigation was apprehended after a brief shelter-in-place order near a Wheeling school.
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Hersey High School unveils $6.3 million front entrance face-liftAug 06, 2025 7:44 pm - A $6.3 million renovation has transformed the main foyer, student services areas and front offices at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.
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Prospect Heights Library installs public EV chargersAug 06, 2025 1:20 pm - The Prospect Heights Public Library District has installed four electric vehicle charging stations. These Level 2 chargers are the first publicly accessible EV stations in the city of Prospect Heights and are now available 24/7 in the library’s parking lot.
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The ‘courageous decision’ that links an Arlington Heights high school to the Hiroshima bombingAug 05, 2025 7:43 pm - The head librarian of John Hersey High School reflects on the significance of the school's namesake and his seminal work, “Hiroshima,” which chronicled the aftermath of the first atomic bomb that was dropped 80 years ago.
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Wheeling dissolves health board, senior citizens groupAug 05, 2025 9:55 am - Wheeling’s health board and a senior citizens commission were dissolved by the village board Monday.
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Arlington Heights trustee launches bid for state Senate seatAug 04, 2025 7:02 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee and Shelter, Inc. CEO Carina Santa Maria is running for the state Senate seat held by Mark Walker, who isn’t seeking reelection next year.
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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.