Wheeling Submitted Content
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Third place, poetry: 'Fire and Ice'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: There is a lot of emotion and passion in this poem; this helps readers connect, because the poet must trust us to share these powerful feelings with us!...
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Third place, prose: 'A Breath of Air'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: It's the sounds in this story that captivate the reader, beginning with wailing sirens and ending with a click. And there are sounds throughout the piec...
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Honorable mention, prose: 'Is. Was. Is.'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: I was so struck by two lines: "A laugh that would make people gather." The use of the word gather was such a lovely surprise. The other that really got ...
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Second place, poetry: 'Me and Ma, and Pa'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Memory is a common subject of poems; by examining and sharing our memories, I think poets are really trying to reveal who we are not only to the reader,...
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Arlington Heights business can shred your documentsApr 29, 2021 11:00 pm - From 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15, Bradish will host its annual free Document Shredding Day. This drive-through shredding event will take place in the Bradish parking ...
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Four Wheeling Park District Park Commissioners To Be Seated May 4Apr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The results of the April 6 consolidated election have been certified and three incumbents and one write-in candidate were selected, through the public voting process, as...
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NCH nationally recognized with an 'A' for the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety GradeApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) received an "A" grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing NCH's achievements prote...
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Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center release report on economic recoveryApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center announced the release of the Manufacturing Concierge report, spotlighting...
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Trinity Services' 27th Annual Tom O'Reilly Memorial Golf Classic will raise funds for people with disabilitiesApr 27, 2021 11:00 pm - Trinity Services, Inc. invites all to its 27th Annual Tom O'Reilly Memorial Golf Classic, set for Thursday, May 20, at The Odyssey in Tinley Park. The event will raise f...
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D214 Future Educators Conference highlights partnerships and possibilitiesApr 27, 2021 11:00 pm - A pandemic initially expected to affect schools for a few weeks had dragged on for months. The circumstances were challenging the patience and resilience of students and...