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Reports: Long Grove bridge has been hit againJun 05, 2024 9:12 pm - Long Grove’s historic covered bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road has been hit by a truck again, reports indicate, although it’s unknown how much, if any, damage was done...
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‘Different culinary types’: Here’s a look at six new restaurants opening in Rolling MeadowsJun 05, 2024 7:01 pm - From sushi to Chicago-style hot dogs, a half-dozen restaurants are opening or reopening soon in Rolling Meadows, city officials said.
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Fun and fit family day at Lambs FarmJun 05, 2024 6:13 pm - Registration is open for Lambs Farm’s 11th annual Fun & Fit Family Day 5K run/2-mile walk from 9 a.m. to noon on June 29. Runners and walkers will start at the Lambs Far...
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Developer says apartments are best use for long-held property in Vernon HillsJun 05, 2024 6:11 pm - A commercial real estate company is proposing a 288-unit apartment building and 19 rental townhouses as the best use of property it has held for 20 years in Vernon Hills.
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Suburban World War II veterans mark D-Day anniversary in NormandyJun 05, 2024 6:04 pm - Eighty years ago, the land, air, and sea forces of the Allied armies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.Today, three World War II veterans from the suburbs are there once more to mark the 80th anniversary of what Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the “Great Crusade.”
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Oil Lamp Theater’s poignant ‘Mary’s Wedding’ depicts wonder of love, horror of warJun 05, 2024 5:53 pm - The audible sniffles that accompanied the final scenes of “Mary’s Wedding” at a recent Oil Lamp Theater performance attests to the impact of this emotionally charged two-hander about first love and heartbreak.
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Libertyville veteran reflects on D-Day, 80 years after the invasionJun 05, 2024 5:50 pm - Eighty years after the D-Day invasion, Libertyville resident Don Carter still recalls in detail his experiences as a 19-year-old on the Normandy beaches. Carter, now 99,...
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State senator hopes gas-leak detector bill can prevent catastrophes like house explosionsJun 05, 2024 5:30 pm - If Tuesday’s house explosion in Lake Zurich is determined to have been caused by a natural gas leak, one state senator from suburbs says it would be another example of the dangers he hopes his proposed legislation can prevent.
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Des Plaines LGBTQ Activist Featured in The Trevor Project DocumentaryJun 05, 2024 4:55 pm - Parker Cobb, founder of Sunny Parks and creator of the Q Guide app, was recently featured in a documentary produced by The Trevor Project.
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Walsh Academy celebrates first graduationJun 05, 2024 4:49 pm - Eight Charles H. Walsh Sr. Academy & Career Tech High School students recently celebrated important milestones. They are Walsh Academy’s first group of graduates at its first graduation ceremony at the new location under a new name.