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Des Plaines to spend $134 million to replace lead pipesJul 17, 2024 2:14 pm - Des Plaines officials plan to spend $134 million over 20 years replacing water service lines made from lead or galvanized steel.
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Des Plaines nonprofit group needs clothing donationsJul 16, 2024 6:28 am - The Self-Help Closet and & Pantry of Des Plaines needs summer-weight clothing to give to needy patrons. Men’s and women’s shorts, T-shirts and packaged underwear especial...
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‘A big win for the community’: How $6 million project aims to end decades of flooding in WheelingJul 14, 2024 8:05 pm - A $6 million flood-prevention project is underway in Wheeling.
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Scooter’s Coffee, two restaurants and more proposed for Deer ParkJul 14, 2024 5:24 am - Two restaurants, a drive-through coffee store and a self-storage facility could be coming to Deer Park’s main commercial drag.
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Go fishing with Mundelein police on SaturdayJul 12, 2024 11:34 am - Grab your poles and lures, fishing fans, and head to Mundelein: the police department’s annual Cops N Bobbers fishing derby is Saturday, July 13. The event will run from ...
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Learn about bees and honey at Wheeling libraryJul 11, 2024 12:09 pm - Learn about honeybees July 24 at the Indian Trails Public Library.
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Used book sale Saturday at Wheeling libraryJul 10, 2024 8:08 am - The Indian Trails Public Library will host a used book sale Saturday.
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Former Glenbrook South yearbook adviser apologizes for allowing anti-Israel quoteJul 09, 2024 11:41 am - A now-former high school yearbook adviser has apologized for allowing the recent publication of a student’s quote celebrating attacks against Israel.
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Learn about monarch butterflies from an expertJul 09, 2024 7:06 am - Naturalist Kim White will give a presentation about monarch butterflies on Wednesday, July 10, at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave. The discussion is se...
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Crews search Lake Michigan for 2 Chicago-area men who went missing while boating in Indiana watersJul 07, 2024 10:02 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — Crews were searching Lake Michigan for two suburban Chicago men Saturday, more than a day after they went missing as a large group of people were boating ...