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Veterans Day: The stories behind monuments across the suburbs
Nov 11, 2019 6:21 AM - From larger-than-life statues of war veterans to soldiers' names inscribed in stone, military monuments found throughout Illinois honor the hometown heroes who fought for their country, their freedom and the greater good. -
Park Ridge veteran recounts his World War II survival story
Nov 11, 2019 7:14 AM - With a belt of ammunition slung over his left shoulder and a Browning 0.50 caliber machine gun in hand, a 6-foot-tall statue of a waist gunner stands guard over an ornate gravesite in the Town of Maine Cemetery. -
Buffalo Grove hopes local gas tax will close gap on road repairs
Nov 11, 2019 5:30 AM - Buffalo Grove is banking on the belief that the extra pennies paid by drivers filling up at local gas pumps will translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to help the village maintain its streets. -
Plan ahead: Jared Bradshaw salutes Bing Crosby at Marriott
Nov 11, 2019 6:00 AM - Broadway veteran Jared Bradshaw performs at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre, spend "Christmas With the Nelsons" at Crystal Lake's Raue Center for the Arts and Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" returns to Rosemont. -
Tributes to service pour in at Naperville Field of Honor
Nov 10, 2019 4:25 PM - Dozens flocked to the Healing Field of Honor in Naperville on Sunday to take in the inspiring sight of more than 2,000 flying American flags and pay solemn tribute to the men and women who have served the nation in the armed forces. -
Music director will be honored for 60 years with Libertyville churchNov 10, 2019 4:29 PM - A special concert will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, in the sanctuary at United Methodist Church of Christ, 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville to honor Jim Grace's 60th year as a staff member.
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American Legion to host sailors in Palatine for ThanksgivingNov 10, 2019 4:28 PM - The American Legion Post 690 family is seeking donations for their Adopt-A-Sailor Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 28, when sailors from Great Lakes Naval Station will come to the American Legion hall in Palatine.
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'FriendsGiving Party' to raise treatment funds for St. Charles family battling Lyme disease
Nov 10, 2019 10:29 AM - Sarah Nitkey started having symptoms similar to a stubborn flu when in middle school nearly 10 years ago. Little did her St. Charles family know she and her sister and niece have Lyme disease.
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See all the best colors in The Week in Pictures photo gallery
Nov 10, 2019 8:00 PM - Daily Herald photographers found the best moments for you to enjoy again. -
Christmas Light Show Raising Money for a Local School
Nov 11, 2019 7:57 AM - The Bialas family holiday light show officially opened on November 8th and will run through the end of the year.
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