Articles filed under Communities
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CAC hosts 35th Birthday Backyard Bash on Aug. 15Jul 15, 2024 8:45 am - On Thursday, Aug. 15, Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County (CAC) will celebrate 35 years of providing free, specialized healing services to 16,000+ children and families with a Backyard Birthday Bash from 4-7 p.m., at the Hoffman Estates location, 640 Illinois Blvd.
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One dead after train collides with car near InglesideJul 15, 2024 8:39 am - One person has died after a Metra commuter train collided with a car near Ingleside today.
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Bee Taylor brings New Orleans sound to Hey NonnyJul 15, 2024 8:28 am - When an artist’s bio includes a snippet that they bought their first guitar from funds raised by taking pigs to market, you know you might be in for a unique experience.
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Two years after scaling Everest, Lucy Westlake still reaching new heightsJul 15, 2024 6:00 am - Naperville North graduate Lucy Westlake, who two years ago became the youngest American female to scale Mount Everest, is now helping others achieve their mountain climbing goals.
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‘A big win for the community’: How $6 million project aims to end decades of flooding in WheelingJul 14, 2024 8:05 pm - A $6 million flood-prevention project is underway in Wheeling.
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Minor injuries reported at Halal Ribfest in LombardJul 14, 2024 3:55 pm - Several people suffered minor injuries Saturday when sudden wind gusts hit the Halal Ribfest taking place outside Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard, village officials confirmed.
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Lake in the Hills Ribfest ends early after storms saturate festival groundsJul 14, 2024 2:42 pm - Ribfest in Lake in the Hills shut down a day early Sunday after heavy rains left the grounds waterlogged and unsafe.
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Fire heavily damages Fox River Grove office buildingJul 14, 2024 2:27 pm - Firefighters from more than a dozen Northwest suburban departments battled a blaze early Sunday morning that heavily damaged a Fox River Grove office building.
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Applications open through Aug. 9 for Naperville Labor Day ParadeJul 14, 2024 12:36 pm - This year’s abor Day Parade will honor Al DeGeeter’s lifelong commitment to service above self. In his memory, the Naperville Jaycees will be collecting donations along the parade route for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
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Algonquin teen pleads guilty in crash that injured fiveJul 14, 2024 8:34 am - An Algonquin teen who authorities say was under the influence of marijuana when the car he was driving crashed near Huntley last year — sending him and four other teens to the hospital — was sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal Friday.