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Oakton College announces 2024 Distinguished Alumni awardeesAug 30, 2024 12:33 pm - Oakton College invites the community to celebrate its four newest Distinguished Alumni at 6 p.m. on Sept. 12, at the Des Plaines campus,1600 E. Golf Road
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Des Plaines to honor 9/11 victims, heroes with ceremonyAug 30, 2024 11:16 am - The Des Plaines police and fire departments will host a Patriot Day ceremony on Sept. 11 to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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‘This is real’: Arlington Heights event promotes OD awareness without stigmaAug 30, 2024 10:56 am - Family pictures will be on display at Arlington Heights’ North School Park Friday during a commemoration of International Overdose Awareness Day. But these aren’t just any photos of friends and relatives, they have a deadly serious purpose.
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TMA recognizes 2024 Rose Mottl Leadership in Manufacturing Award to celebrate women inspiring change in the industryAug 30, 2024 10:38 am - The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) awarded Aneesa Muthana with the 2024 Rose Mottl Leadership in Manufacturing Award on Thursday, Aug. 29
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Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin reopens 5 months after safety violations force shutdownAug 30, 2024 10:32 am - Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin has reopened after being closed since March because of multiple Illinois Department of Labor and village code violations.
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Barrington native graduates from Merchant Marine AcademyAug 30, 2024 10:14 am - Barrington native Matthew Grant Marquis recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.
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Tickets on sale for the upcoming season of Northbrook Theatre for Young AudiencesAug 30, 2024 8:54 am - Get inside a whale’s belly, laugh with dozens of colorful puppets and lure dragons to your party — all this and more is in store for the upcoming season of Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences.
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‘A really special opportunity’: Kane County wildlife rehab groups seek volunteersAug 30, 2024 4:00 am - Places like Anderson Humane Wildlife Center in South Elgin, or rehabber Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education (KARE) for Wildlife in St. Charles can go only as far as volunteer help and donated supplies can take them.
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Enjoy Nordic treats and music at Scandinavian Day Festival Sept. 8Aug 30, 2024 12:39 am - Now in its 44th year, the annual Scandinavian Day Festival has evolved but it remains loyal to its roots; the heritage of the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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Celebrate the flavors of fall at Geneva’s Festival of the VineAug 30, 2024 12:26 am - Savor the flavor during the annual Festival of the Vine, Geneva’s autumn harvest celebration, on Friday to Sunday, Sept. 6-8, on Fourth and James streets. Initially a celebration of anything grown on a vine, the festival now revolves around food, beer and wine