Matt Arado
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Mt. Prospect park board to look at golf work bidsFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - The Mount Prospect Park District opened bids this week for the first phase of an ambitious plan to renovate the Mount Prospect Golf Course, but the park board isn't like...
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Mount Prospect names human services department headFeb 08, 2014 1:57 pm - Mount Prospect officials have named village social worker Julie Kane the new head of the human services department. Kane was worked for the village as a police social wo...
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No deal yet, but District 57, union still talkingFeb 06, 2014 4:43 pm - Teacher-contract talks continue in Mount Prospect Elementary District 57, and while no deal has been reached, both sides express cautious optimism that it will happen so...
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Music notes: American English fetes 50 years of BeatlesFeb 04, 2014 4:45 am - Beatles forever Not that anyone has ever needed an excuse to hype the Beatles, but this month marks the 50th anniversary of the band's famous appearance on “The Ed ...
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Suburban cheer teams step it up at sectionalsFeb 02, 2014 12:00 pm - Lindsey Corcoran was all smiles after finding out the cheerleading squad from Fremd High School in Palatine had qualified for the state finals. “It's wonderful,” said Co...
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Mount Prospect's “caretaker” retiring Feb. 20Jan 31, 2014 4:30 am - Nancy Morgan, Mount Prospect's longtime human services director, said she knows her decision to retire next month is the right one, even though she will miss working for...
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Music notes: Cheap Trick rocks the ArcadaJan 29, 2014 5:00 am - ‘Local' show Indie-rock band Local Natives will perform this weekend at Wheaton College. The Los Angeles-based band plays a sophisticated brand of pop — a mix of gu...
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'17 Seconds' screening gives Hawks fans a thrillJan 26, 2014 10:00 am - Jolene Peck could not have been happier with “17 Seconds,” an hour documentary film about the Blackhawks' 2013 Stanley Cup championship. “It was amazing!” said Peck, who...
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Making ice, the old-fashioned way, in West ChicagoJan 26, 2014 9:20 am - John Demling of Naperville wanted to get outside with his sons Sunday before the weather turned brutally cold. Spending an afternoon watching ice being “harvested” seeme...
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River Trails schools among first to take new state assessment testJan 24, 2014 5:26 pm - River Trails School District 26 is one of the Illinois school districts that will field-test the state’s new assessment test this year. The new assessment, known as the ...