Cook County Submitted Content
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Vintage baseball game brings old-school charm to ElmhurstJun 26, 2024 4:23 pm - Elmhurst History Museum’s annual “Town vs. Gown” vintage baseball game pits the city of Elmhurst against Elmhurst University to take home the coveted Cottage Hill Cup.
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Arlington Heights Catholic education organization, Cristo Rey Institute, acknowledges two donations from Raskob FoundationJun 26, 2024 3:13 pm - Cristo Rey Institute of Arlington Heights, gratefully acknowledges an in-kind and a $10,000 cash donation from the nationally renowned Raskob Foundation to provide Catholic sponsorship and formation work at two newly opened Cristo Rey high schools in Miami, Florida and Santa Ana, California.
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Julia Bolash receives full scholarship from Michigan State UniversityJun 26, 2024 2:59 pm - Julia Bolash, a 2024 Rolling Meadows High School graduate, has received a full scholarship to attend Michigan State University (MSU) this fall.
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Get ready for the Swedish Days Bicycle Ride on July 7Jun 26, 2024 2:49 pm - The Fox Valley Bicycle & Ski Club’s Swedish Days Ride July 7 offers six routes ranging from the new Family Ride (12 miles) to the Double Metric Century (133 miles). This year, you also can create your own ride by combining colored loops.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual ‘A Taste That Matters’ raised $446,500 for hunger reliefJun 26, 2024 11:01 am - Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual “A Taste That Matters” event raised more than $446,500, which translates into over $3.5 million in essential resources for neighbors facing hunger.
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The stars are out in GlenviewJun 26, 2024 9:59 am - On Friday, June 28, the Kohl Children’s Museum Board of Trustees welcomes luminaries from Glenview and throughout Chicago’s North Shore to step into the world of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic paintings at the museum during the Starry Night Soirée.
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Chicago area Hooters and Hoots employees support Habitat for HumanityJun 26, 2024 9:14 am - Several Chicago area Hooters and Hoots employees leant their hands and hearts to volunteer with the Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity in honor of Juneteenth.
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Home and garden calendar, June 30-July 6Jun 25, 2024 10:44 pm - Pollinator parties, garden club meetings, art markets and more.
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Green Pulse Education: Stevenson High School Students Drive Environmental Change Locally and GloballyJun 25, 2024 5:09 pm - Since April of 2023, four students at Adlai E. Stevenson High School have been making waves with their non-profit Green Pulse Education which has worked to address the lack of environmental literacy within the broader Chicagoland community.
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Barrington Book Drive: From global vision to local impactJun 25, 2024 2:28 pm - Audra Meyer, of Barrington, has always had a passion for book ownership and reading. As an elementary school teacher, she prioritized reading in her classrooms by making it a fun event and always having a wide variety of books included in her extensive library.