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‘I made a promise to Erik’: Family helps organize heart screenings at Glenbard WestAug 21, 2024 5:46 pm - Erik Lonvick died in March after suffering a cardiac event. On Tuesday, a heart screening event at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn will fulfill a promise that Erik's dad made to his son.
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Kane County high school students invited to showcase photography skills though Regional Office of EducationAug 21, 2024 5:22 pm - As students return to school, the Kane County Regional Office of Education is preparing to begin a fall tradition. Each September, high school students across Kane County are invited to take part in the Student Photography Contest.
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Grant sought for Greene Farm barn patio, kayak launchAug 21, 2024 5:10 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will apply for a state grant to help fund recreational improvements at Greene Valley, including a patio near the Greene Farm barn, an interpretive feature about its history and a kayak and canoe launch that would provide access to the East Branch of the DuPage River.
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Marklund Day School welcomes students for 2024-25 school yearAug 21, 2024 4:57 pm - It’s a new school year at Marklund Day School, and the school hallways in Elgin, Bloomingdale and Geneva are buzzing with laughter and excitement as students arrive.
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Lisle taps veteran chief to fill in as village seeks new chiefAug 21, 2024 4:46 pm - Lisle’s new temporary police chief has an extensive policing career and most recently served as East Dundee’s police chief before his retirement in 2023.
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Elgin church to host ‘Fill the Truck Food Drive’ Sept. 7 for All Peoples Interfaith Food PantryAug 21, 2024 3:52 pm - Journey of Hope will hold a “Fill the Truck Food Drive” for All Peoples Interfaith Food Pantry on Saturday, Sept. 7.
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Student journalist from the suburbs following in grandfather’s footsteps at DNCAug 21, 2024 2:55 pm - Ryan Kupperman, a Prospect High School graduate, is covering the Democratic National Convention as a college journalist. His grandfather covered the 1968 convention for WLS AM radio in Chicago.
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Second person charged in connection with huge search for murder suspectAug 21, 2024 2:15 pm - A second person has been charged in connection with a search and standoff for a murder suspect Tuesday in Lake Barrington.
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Celebrate Highwood announces winners of Bloody Mary and Garlic festivalsAug 21, 2024 1:19 pm - Celebrate Highwood has announced the winners of this year’s Bloody Mary Fest and Garlic Fest.
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Happy homecoming: Theater veteran returns to Chicago in highly anticipated ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ tourAug 21, 2024 1:18 pm - Veteran Chicago actor and Evanston native Matt Mueller returns home to play an adult Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the Broadway hit based on J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.