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How ACE Awards honor students who’ve overcome challengesMay 16, 2025 5:00 am - Not every student-honors event takes your emotions on a rollercoaster ride, but the ACE Awards breakfast last week hosted by the Tri-Cities Exchange Club did just that.
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Mundelein Park & Recreation District received finance awardMay 14, 2025 12:02 pm - The Mundelein Park & Recreation District has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2023.
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Wheeling native takes helm of world’s largest aircraft carrierMay 14, 2025 10:35 am - A Wheeling native now has command of the world’s largest aircraft carrier.
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Mundelein Spring into Summer event set for May 31May 12, 2025 5:03 pm - The Mundelein Beautification Committee and Tighthead Brewing Co. will host the Spring Into Summer event from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 31.
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‘Beyond the music room’: Vernon Hills High director of bands to retire after 26 yearsMay 12, 2025 12:23 pm - As the only director of bands at Vernon Hills High School since it opened in 1999, Randy Sundell has influenced generations of young musicians and snared numerous awards and honors for himself and the program.
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Saving lives on a sunny Saturday: Blood donors offer ‘A Pint for Kim’May 11, 2025 7:39 am - Outside Naperville North High School, a mini-fest with kids’ games, food, music and a car show was taking place. Inside, donors participating in the sixth annual “A Pint for Kim” blood drive were saving lives.
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Vernon Hills residents displaced after car crashes into townhousesMay 10, 2025 7:13 pm - Residents of two townhouses in Vernon Hills were displaced this morning after a car crashed into their homes.
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St. Charles bike shop to mark 50 years with community ride, party in the park
May 10, 2025 3:04 pm - St. Charles cycling shop The Bike Rack will host its 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, May 17, and its 13th annual “Everybody Rides” event and party in the park on Sunday, May 18.
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8 injured in 2-vehicle crash Friday on I-90; 1 sent to Elgin hospitalMay 10, 2025 2:42 pm - About midnight Friday authorities said there was a two-vehicle crash westbound on I-90 just west of Harmony Road in McHenry County.
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‘He’s got the right heart’: McHenry County Catholics celebrate new, Chicago-born pope