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‘I get to love my students’: U-46 kindergarten teacher builds bonds with parents to help kids learnMar 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kristin Meredith always knew she was destined to work with kids, but she didn’t expect to find her place in a classroom surrounded by 5-year-olds. Now, 21 years later, she can’t imagine finding a more fulfilling profession.
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Brick paver work begins in downtown Arlington HeightsMar 10, 2025 2:33 pm - Arlington Heights will begin brick paver work this week on the downtown train station, as well as sections of Vail, Dunton and Evergreen avenues in the Union Pacific right of way.
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St. Baldrick’s event in Streamwood raises money to fight childhood cancersMar 09, 2025 4:17 pm - Streamwood Fire Department Local 3022 put a fresh twist on the traditional St. Baldrick’s fundraiser Sunday, offering hair extensions along the usual head shavings to raise money for the fight against childhood cancers.
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U-46 TalentFest competition will showcase top performers from district high schoolsMar 07, 2025 10:19 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will showcase their skills at the 14th annual TalentFest on March 19 at the Hemmens in Elgin.
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Body found after Mundelein fire identifiedMar 05, 2025 1:08 pm - A woman whose body was found after a weekend duplex fire in Mundelein has been identified as 77-year-old Alicia Bowles.
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Nominations open for Maine Township citizenship awardMar 05, 2025 10:23 am - Maine Township officials are accepting nominations for their annual citizenship award.
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Woman’s body found after fire extinguished in MundeleinMar 03, 2025 4:53 pm - A woman’s body was found Sunday evening following a fire in a Mundelein duplex, authorities said Monday.
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Vernon Hills program explores life of Elvis PresleyFeb 26, 2025 11:42 am - Historian Gary Wenstrup will present the history of Elvis Presley at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills.
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Buffalo Grove receives AAA bond ratingFeb 26, 2025 9:07 am - Buffalo Grove has received a AAA bond rating, the highest possible, from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings.
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Teaching practical skills: Wheeling robotics company to open manufacturing incubator in MundeleinFeb 26, 2025 8:55 am - A Wheeling robotics company plans to expand by opening a second facility in the village-owned Archer Business Center, 165 N. Archer Ave. The Mundelein facility will be a manufacturing incubator at which professional apprentices and interns can learn skills using modern equipment.