Mark Welsh
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Early voting expands in the suburbsMar 22, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Election Judge Cathy Vitale-Sweeney opened the early voting operation at Arlington Heights Village Hall with the precision of a military drill sergeant. It w...
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Stevenson students donate school supplies to CPS schoolMar 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Extending a helping hand - or four hands in this case - was on the minds of both Nandhini Nair, 17, and Caroline Mazursarocka, 18, a junior and a senior, respectively, a...
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Ashes to go with cotton swabs at St. Simon's Episcopal Church in Arlington HeightsFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - In the COVID-19 world, the Rev. Jenny Hulen uses a cotton swab instead of her finger to celebrate Ash Wednesday with the faithful outside St. Simon's Episcopal Church in...
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Ice fishing derby begins on Bangs Lake in WaucondaJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Anglers camping out on Bangs Lake
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Vernon Hills first grader raises funds for schoolchildren in West AfricaJan 24, 2021 6:30 am - A world globe given to a 7-year-old Vernon Hills girl as a Hanukkah gift inspired a fundraiser for schoolchildren in West Africa. When Riley Ozan's dad, Steven, spun the...
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New field house highlights massive renovation project at Maine WestJan 21, 2021 4:30 am - Maine West High School was built in 1959 atop what had been farm fields in Des Plaines, to serve the needs of the growing Northwest suburb. More than six decades later, ...
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Arlington Heights church collects food for those in need on MLK DayJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - In the basement of First Presbyterian Church in Arlington Heights, volunteer Michele Holifield stirred her homemade chili that would feed the less fortunate that day. Vo...
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Special guest skates with kids in MundeleinJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Mundelein Park & Recreation District employees frantically cleaned snow off the ice at their skating rink Friday before a special guest was due to arrive. But the cold ...
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Iconic gas station closes in Arlington HeightsDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - 6 p.m. Thursday marked the end of an era in Arlington Heights, as Grandt's Shell service station closed its doors. Longtime customers, family, friends and Grandt's four...
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Palatine repair shop owners 'hope to make huge difference' with car giveawayDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - One family in the suburbs has no idea that fate is about to smile upon it this holiday season, courtesy of Advanced Automotive car and truck repair in Palatine. Owners ...