Steve Zalusky
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‘Farm-grown skin care’: Wheaton’s MION makes soap from the ‘best things’ nature providesFeb 14, 2024 10:54 am - Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series focusing on local businesses inducted into the Illinois Made program by the Illinois Office of Tourism. As ...
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Barrington considers hiring crossing guards at railroad tracksFeb 13, 2024 6:38 pm - Barrington officials are in discussions to add crossing guards to assist pedestrians at railroad crossings in town. It is one of the actions officials say they are pursui...
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‘An institution’: Mount Prospect bakery is paczki central on Fat TuesdayFeb 13, 2024 4:38 pm - Eating the Polish pastries known as paczkis — commonly pronounced poonch-keys or ponch-keys — is a Fat Tuesday tradition before the fasting of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.
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‘It’s amazing’: Mount Prospect teen who battled cancer surprised with trip to Cubs spring trainingFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Last spring, Bria Schmidt was in a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This spring, the 16-year-old Hersey High School student from Mount Prospect, along with two other patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital, will take a trip to Mesa, Arizona, to watch her beloved Chicago Cubs in spring training.
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Mongo Bowl celebrates new Bears hall of famer as he battles ALSFeb 11, 2024 6:19 pm - The spirit of 76 was strong Sunday at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. The Arcada was one of two suburban venues — along with the Des Plaines Theatre — to host “Mongo B...
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Mount Prospect promotes from within to fill assistant village manager postFeb 11, 2024 3:03 pm - Mount Prospect has named Alex Bertolucci as its new assistant village manager, replacing Nellie Beckner, who stepped down at the end of January. Bertolucci has served as ...
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Baseball Way Back: When Satchel Paige stepped on the World Series stageFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - If you get a chance, go to YouTube and look for the radio clip of Game 5 of the 1948 World Series, when Cleveland Manager Lou Boudreau calls on the legendary Satchel Pai...
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Mount Prospect honors its ‘Shining Stars’ at annual galaFeb 09, 2024 10:12 am - The Mount Prospect Special Events Commission honored those who’ve had a positive impact on the community during the annual Shining Stars Gala, held Saturday at Olive Palace Banquets.
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Palatine school’s PTA raising funds after money in bank account disappearsFeb 08, 2024 5:46 pm - The Gray M. Sanborn Elementary School PTA in Palatine is scrambling to conduct additional fundraising to replenish money that’s gone missing under circumstances being investigated by Palatine police.
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Mount Prospect village manager gets pay hike, $30,000 bonusFeb 07, 2024 8:34 pm - Mount Prospect Village Manager Michael Cassady will receive a 6% raise and $30,000 performance bonus under a new employment agreement approved by village trustees Tuesday...