Cook County
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Harper College Speech and Debate Team wins back-to-back championshipsApr 17, 2024 11:04 am - For the second year in a row, the Harper College Speech and Debate Team are National Champions. The team took home the gold medal in the combined speech and debate catego...
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What makes a good hotel stay great?Apr 17, 2024 10:01 am - I’ve written frequently in these columns about what makes a good restaurant a great one. As a restaurant consultant, I have been staying two to three nights a week at ho...
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Years in the making: Schaumburg’s 31st hotel receives occupancy permitApr 17, 2024 9:54 am - Having weathered a number of delays, not least of which was caused by a global pandemic, the 87-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 40 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg h...
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Dining out: New SLYCE opens, Blanco adds brunch, Maggiano’s hosts Make-A-Wish wine dinnersApr 17, 2024 9:31 am - You can never have too many weekend brunch options, and now there’s a new one at Blanco Cocina y Cantina in Oak Brook. There’s also a new SLYCE in Rosemont, a cool update to Preservation in Geneva and more happening on the suburban dining scene.
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High Five: The top NFL draft picks from the areaApr 17, 2024 6:00 am - This week’s High Five looks at the top area football players drafted in the NFL
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St. Charles Singers to launch 40th anniversary celebration with concerts April 20-21 in Wheaton and St. CharlesApr 16, 2024 11:41 pm - The St. Charles Singers’ season finale concerts April 20-21 will mark the start of the internationally recognized chamber choir’s 40th anniversary celebration with a pro...
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Baseball: Nolasco blast caps Stevenson’s 7th inning rally at MundeleinApr 16, 2024 9:24 pm - Matteo Nolasco turned a gloomy rainy game into a burst of sunshine for Stevenson Tuesday in Mundelein. Nolasco belted a two-run, two out homer in the top of the seventh. ...
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Boys volleyball: Prospect pushes, but Hersey prevails in tight MSL battleApr 16, 2024 9:13 pm - It wasn't easy, and there was a lot of drama down to the final point. But when all was said and done, visiting Hersey was able to capture an exciting 25-16, 28-26 Mid-Sub...
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Arlington Heights officials say Maryville can house refugee girls at shelterApr 16, 2024 7:41 pm - Neighbors of a Maryville Academy-run shelter in Arlington Heights have expressed concerns about plans to temporarily house refugee children there, but village officials s...
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Rolling Meadows library hires new executive directorApr 16, 2024 6:44 pm - The Rolling Meadows Library’s new executive director is Jack Bower, who has spent 13 years working for public libraries including in Broadview and neighboring Arlington H...