Articles filed under Communities
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Putting down roots: Morton Arboretum helps communities plant more than 1,800 treesJun 11, 2024 1:01 pm - The Morton Arboretum is distributing $6.9 million in federally funded grants to help nearly two dozen communities throughout Illinois plant and care for trees. The city of Elgin, the Roselle Park District and the village of Streamwood are among the suburban grant recipients.
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GreenFields residents help tip the scales for college admission for Geneva gradJun 11, 2024 12:06 pm - It wasn’t the deciding factor, but it was impressive and likely to have been influential. Annie Tomko, a recent graduate of Geneva High School, was accepted to her dream...
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Resolution Systems Institute appoints Heather Fogg as next CEOJun 11, 2024 11:35 am - Heather Fogg has been appointed the new CEO of Resolution Systems Institute. RSI runs an eviction mediation program in Kane County
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Advocate Health Care invests $1.2B in its communities in 2023Jun 11, 2024 11:19 am - Advocate Health Care contributed $1.2 billion in charitable care and services last year.
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Concerts this week: Lita Ford, Wilco, Janet Jackson, Pixies and moreJun 11, 2024 11:07 am - Lita Ford, Tommy James and The Shondells, Janet Jackson, the Pixies, Modest Mouse and more play shows in the suburbs and Chicago this week.
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Carol Stream’s Our Savior Lutheran Church welcomes new pastorJun 11, 2024 11:00 am - On Sunday, July 21, the Rev. Kenneth Estes will be installed as the next pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Carol Stream.
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Beach Bash set for Saturday at Diamond Lake Beach in MundeleinJun 11, 2024 10:56 am - The Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Beach Bash returns from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Diamond Lake Beach, 1016 Diamond Lake Road. The event includes...
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101-year sentence affirmed for kidnapping, rape of student in BloomingdaleJun 11, 2024 10:55 am - A state appellate court has upheld the 101-year prison sentence given to a man convicted of kidnapping a 21-year-old college student outside a Bloomingdale shopping center, then robbing and raping her.
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Cicada mania: McHenry County shops and artists embrace the crazeJun 11, 2024 10:28 am - While there haven’t been too many large-scale cicada sightings in McHenry County thus far, some local artists and bakers have gotten creative with the cicada craze.
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100-year-old Model T Ford comes to Aurora this afternoon as it continues coast-to-coast trekJun 11, 2024 10:11 am - If you love old cars, it’s your lucky day as 100-year-old Model T Ford drops into Aurora for a pit stop amid U.S. tour.