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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.
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Events and Opportunities Await in Vernon TownshipJun 05, 2024 4:43 pm - Vernon Township has lined up several community events and outreach programs to benefit community members over the summer. Vernon Township is at 3050 N. Main St., Buffalo Grove.
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Mount Prospect mulling forcible annexations south of village borderJun 05, 2024 4:31 pm - Some owners of industrial and commercial property in unincorporated Elk Grove Township could be paying more in property taxes if Mount Prospect forcibly annexes 36 properties to its south.