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Neighbors helping neighbors: Antioch Traveling Closet hosts free monthly giveaways where those in need can ‘shop’ for necessitiesOct 30, 2026 6:42 am - “Everyone needs a helping hand at one time or another,” says Lisa Fisher of Antioch. Which is why she started the Antioch Traveling Closet 13 years ago to help her neighbors in need with everything from clothing and shoes to school supplies and toiletries at free monthly giveaways.
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Vernon Hills student draws inspiration from mom’s cancer battle to develop early detection toolOct 25, 2026 1:37 pm - Six years after his mother was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer, Vernon Hills High School junior Aarnav Garg is winning national recognition for developing an early detection tool that could help save women’s lives.
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From way-finding to tech help: Meet the Special Olympics athletes who ease flying through O’HareOct 25, 2026 1:37 pm - United Airlines hired four Special Olympics athletes to help O’Hare flyers in 2019 — now the program’s expanded across its U.S. hubs.
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‘We have new life’: Rolling Meadows makes IHSA football playoffs as the final team selectedOct 21, 2026 9:55 pm - The Rolling Meadows High School football team is excited to be playing another week of football, in the state playoffs as the 384th and final team selected.
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ECC receives $1M gift from Gene Haas Foundation to support CNC educationOct 06, 2026 4:14 pm - Elgin Community College has received a $1 million gift from the Gene Haas Foundation to support and enhance CNC programming and training at the college’s new Manufacturing and Technology Center.
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‘It’s beautiful’: Larkin High School hosts first varsity games at new on-campus stadiumOct 02, 2026 8:23 pm - Larkin High School hosted its first games Friday at the school’s newly built stadium in Elgin. Ray Haley Field at the Royals Athletic Complex is named after Larkin’s first football coach and longtime athletic director.
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Local businesses, volunteers donate officer wellness room at Schaumburg police stationSep 21, 2026 5:36 pm - An officer wellness room was revealed to donors from the local business and volunteer communities Monday as the final improvement to the Schaumburg Police Department’s half-century-old station before its replacement in late 2028.
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Rookie cop began her first shift at 6 p.m. Six hours later, she delivered a babySep 17, 2026 7:32 pm - Kelsey Watson was just six hours into her very first shift as a Grayslake police officer when a call came in that a woman was in labor at home. Minutes later, the rookie cop was delivering a newborn baby girl into the world.
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Grocery store workers team up to fight food insecuritySep 17, 2026 6:06 pm - Hundreds of volunteers from Mariano’s and Roundy’s stores gathered Thursday in Gurnee for the Stuff-a-Palooza 2026 Hunger Relief Bag Packing Event.
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Empower and inspire: How John Walters shapes students’ lives at Glenbard EastSep 15, 2026 5:43 am - An award winner as both an instructor and a football coach at Glenbard East, John Walters “meets the needs of the kids.”
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