Articles filed under Communities
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Help break cycle of homelessness for local families with Bridge Communities’ GivingTuesday campaignNov 26, 2024 9:41 pm - Bridge Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, launches its annual GivingTuesday campaign with an ambitious goal of raising $50,000.
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Round Lake to host Cookie Crawl after tree lighting Dec. 6Nov 26, 2024 9:16 pm - On Friday, Dec. 6, join the village of Round Lake for the annual Tree Lighting and Cookie Crawl event. There will be cookies, hot cocoa, crafts, hayride, face painter, a cookie crawl, and a visit from Santa.
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Barrington, IDOT will seek pedestrian gates at rail crossingsNov 26, 2024 8:15 pm - Barrington and the Illinois Department of Transportation will petition the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow pedestrian gates at several railroad crossings in town.
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Mount Prospect trustee candidates face petition challengesNov 26, 2024 8:13 pm - Candidates for the Mount Prospect village board are fighting a battle over the legitimacy of each other’s nominating petitions.
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Volunteers honored at Elgin's 43rd annual ‘Thanks and Giving’ luncheonNov 26, 2024 8:02 pm - The Elgin Area Chamber’s 43rd annual “Thanks and Giving” Community Thanksgiving Luncheon highlighted the often behind-the scenes work of 18 volunteers who were nominated by local organizations.
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Dining out: New name for Ravinia Brewing, ‘Moana 2’ promo at CPK and moreNov 26, 2024 7:56 pm - A local brewery is changing the name on their cans but not the beer inside. Also, you can help feed needy families when you dine out at Table at Crate, and CPK wants you to take the kids out for dinner and a movie.
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‘Enemy No. 1’: Invasive aquatic plant hydrilla found in DuPageNov 26, 2024 7:01 pm - Ask Claire Snyder about the discovery of hydrilla in DuPage County, and she doesn’t hold back. “I am kind of calling it public aquatic plant enemy No. 1,” Snyder says. Hy...
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Put your roses to bed after several hard freezesNov 26, 2024 6:31 pm - Winterize your hybrid roses after there have been two to three hard freezes.
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Aurora man charged with sexual abuse of teenNov 26, 2024 5:54 pm - An Aurora man faces charges alleging he sexually abused a minor and recorded it with a cellphone, according to Kane County court records. Fray M. Velazquez-Torres, 22, of...
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‘A different type of shelter’: Hawthorn Woods approves PAWS’ facilityNov 26, 2024 5:24 pm - Detailed planning for PAWS Chicago's first suburban location will proceed in Hawthorn Woods with unanimous approval by village officials.