Eileen O. Daday
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Itasca 'super nurse' earns top honor in her fieldAug 24, 2021 6:00 am - Dawn Gonzalez of Itasca is so passionate about nursing that she sometimes works seven days a week in the field. Consequently, when administrators with BrightStar Care in...
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Willow Creek's Care Center garden grows fresh produce for families in needAug 17, 2021 6:00 am - It's not exactly a secret garden, but tucked away in the southwest corner of the Willow Creek Community Church campus in South Barrington is its Care Center Garden. A sm...
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Bill Shannon, affectionately known as 'Mr. Elk Grove,' dies at 91Aug 10, 2021 1:00 am - When Elk Grove Village celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1996, its leaders organized the first Hometown Parade and tapped William "Bill" Shannon to be the grand marshal...
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Arlington Heights historian, Daily Herald columnist remembered as pillar of communityAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - When the village of Arlington Heights celebrated its 125th anniversary of incorporation, its leaders chose historian Margery Frisbie to deliver the keynote address at th...
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Former Harper College professor who ran against Phil Crane dies at 84Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - Against all odds, Elizabeth Hull of Palatine ran for Congress against the longtime Republican incumbent, Phil Crane, in 1996. Though Crane had represented the 8th Congre...
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John Flannery, attorney considered a giant in intellectual property law, dies at 92Jul 13, 2021 1:00 am - In the world of intellectual property law, attorney John Flannery was a giant. Back in 1960, he obtained the original patent on the videotape recorder, which changed the...
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Arlington Heights native's memoir gains national attentionJul 08, 2021 6:00 am - Arlington Heights native Katherine Standefer hit it out of the park with her first book, "Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life." The 2020 m...
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Arlington Heights women collect food, supplies for kids during pandemicJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - Since the beginning of the pandemic, the collection box on Yeulanda Degala's front porch in Arlington Heights has never been empty. Last month, residents dropped off dia...
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'A real visionary': Former District 214 leader Elizabeth Ennis diesJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Elizabeth Ennis spent seven years as superintendent of the state's second largest high school district, Northwest Suburban High School District 214. But despite its size...
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Puppy love: Arlington Heights couple fosters more than 50 dogs during pandemicJun 08, 2021 6:00 am - John and Carolyn Roberts of Arlington Heights found an uplifting way to ride out the pandemic: fostering puppies. That's right. At last count, they've fostered more than...