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‘What went wrong here?’: Show examines history behind Arlington High’s closingJan 20, 2025 7:11 pm - A 90-minute retrospective by Hey Nonny’s Chip Brooks investigates the controversial 1984 closure of Arlington High School, weaving public meetings and court cases into a live drama with music to examine the deeper reasons behind the school's demise.
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League of Women Voters to host mayor and city council candidate forums for Tri-CitiesJan 20, 2025 5:47 pm - Local elections can profoundly impact your community. Find out when and where you can see the mayoral and city council candidates in person or online.
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‘Choose love, be the light and change the world’: Church food drive stresses MLK messageJan 20, 2025 4:43 pm - In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, volunteers operated a drive-up collection of food and household goods Monday at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights.
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Fidelity wants to use first-floor spot in Naperville’s old Barnes & Noble building, raising some concernsJan 20, 2025 4:39 pm - What should move into Naperville’s old Barnes & Noble building downtown? Fidelity Investments wants to use a ground-floor spot to serve walk-in customers.
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One person treated for burns after Palatine house fireJan 20, 2025 4:34 pm - One person was taken to a hospital with nonlife-threatening burns after a fire Sunday morning at a Palatine home.
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Mount Prospect pedestrian bridge still faces funding gapJan 20, 2025 4:24 pm - Mount Prospect trustees have done substantial engineering work and landed on a design for the pedestrian bridge linking Meadows and Melas parks. But the village still needs to bridge an approximately $1.6 million funding gap before it gets built.
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Former Arlington Heights pastor accused of earlier sexual abuse of a minorJan 20, 2025 2:26 pm - The Rev. Matt Foley, former pastor of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights and whose name was borrowed for a recurring “Saturday Night Live” character in the 1990s, is being investigated for sexual abuse against a minor approximately 30 years ago.
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Registration open for spring session of Arlington Heights Citizen Police AcademyJan 20, 2025 1:45 pm - Registration is now open for the Spring 2025 session of the Arlington Heights Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy.
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Hoffman Estates buying back yard waste stickersJan 20, 2025 1:45 pm - With Hoffman Estates eliminating yard waste stickers starting April 1, a sticker buy-back program is running at village hall.
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Mayor, Northwestern Medicine honored by Grayslake business groupJan 20, 2025 1:45 pm - The Grayslake Economic Development Commission has selected Rhett Taylor, mayor of the village of Grayslake, as the recipient of the 2024 Business Leader of the Year Award.