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South Elgin High cheer team to be honored with Accent on AchievementFeb 26, 2024 2:17 pm - Team won first place in state finals The Elgin Area School District U-46 board of education will honor the South Elgin High School coed varsity cheer team on Monday,...
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Residents, officials celebrate renovations at affordable senior living community in ElginFeb 26, 2024 12:35 pm - Resident Dawn Bays said the 14 months of renovations at Elgin Manor, a 100-unit affordable senior community, weren’t always easy to live through, but it was worth it. “It...
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Protecting oak trees – and the birds that rely on them – is aim of USDA grant program
Feb 26, 2024 12:16 pm - To replenish the oak tree population in the Chicago-area collar counties and beyond, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service is providi...
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Grove Express Foundation unveils new scholarship program for District 99 graduating seniorsFeb 26, 2024 11:53 am - The Grove Express Foundation, a committed advocate for educational advancement and youth programming in Downers Grove, recently announced the launch of a new scholarship ...
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Arlington Heights plans to replace residential water metersFeb 26, 2024 10:53 am - With many water meters across Arlington Heights approaching or beyond their useful life cycle — resulting in inaccurate readings or failure — the village is planning to e...
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Lake in the Hills to get a new Starbucks
Feb 26, 2024 10:26 am - Lake in the Hills is closer to getting a new Starbucks. The Lake in the Hills Village Board voted Thursday to allow for a conditional use permit and development plan for ...
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The Central Tri-State Tollway is getting smarter with addition of digital messagingFeb 26, 2024 5:30 am - Beaten down by continual construction on the Central Tri-State Tollway? There is digital light at the end of the tunnel coming this year as the tollway begins to install...
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At the finish line: After 32 years, Dad’s Slot Cars in Des Plaines closesFeb 26, 2024 5:30 am - After more than three decades of bringing families together to share a love of racing, the checkered flag fell Sunday on Dad’s Slot Cars in downtown Des Plaines. Opened b...
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Smokin' good: Chefs open Humo Smokehouse in LombardFeb 26, 2024 5:30 am - With all their culinary cred, you might not expect to find Carolina Diaz and Cedric Harden this far from the world of tasting menus and pasta making. Diaz created works o...
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Writers Read to highlight the ‘Golden Age of Entertainment’ March 14Feb 26, 2024 12:17 am - College of DuPage English Professor Brian Brems and WDCB’s “Those Were the Days” host Steve Darnall will present “Writers Read Visits the Golden Age of Entertainment” on...