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10 suburban educators among Golden Apple Award finalistsFeb 18, 2025 10:28 am - Ten suburban educators are among the 2025 finalists for the Golden Apple Award.
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‘No one shows up better’: Wheeling animal shelter celebrates its reopeningFeb 16, 2025 5:14 pm - Months after a flood filled it with 2½ feet of water and displaced more than 100 animals, Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling celebrated its grand reopening Sunday.
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Snow day doesn’t stop Vitalant drivers from ensuring life-saving blood reaches patientsFeb 14, 2025 6:48 am - While most are staying inside to avoid the snow, the drivers of Vitalant are out on the roads, making sure life-saving blood donations get to Chicago area hospitals.
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Naperville Woman’s Club celebrates 100 years in landmark buildingFeb 13, 2025 1:11 pm - The Naperville Woman's Club has owned and preserved the 1899 Gothic Revival Old Stone Church for nearly 100 years while serving the community.
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‘Such a unique opportunity’: District 214 apprentices lead the way in state’s ambassador programFeb 13, 2025 11:51 am - Two Northwest Suburban High School District 214 apprentices have been accepted as 2025 ambassadors in the state’s newly launched Apprentice Ambassador Program.
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Elmhurst Bags for Wags event raises $9,500 for local scholarshipsFeb 12, 2025 5:23 pm - The Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund's bean bag tournament brings in almost $10k for college-bound seniors who demonstrate leadership and volunteer service.
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‘We’re better together’: Hersey teacher gets students involved with veterans causesFeb 12, 2025 6:00 am - Hersey High School English teacher Jim Miks is one of the most familiar and popular faces in the classrooms, hallways and gymnasiums of the Arlington Heights school. The educator, track and field coach and veterans advocate has formed bonds between the school community and the community at large.
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Winfield Public Library dedicates youth services department to retired librarianFeb 11, 2025 6:09 pm - Winfield Public Library is dedicating the youth services department to retired librarian Nuccia Choate at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The dedication will occur du...
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Naper Settlement gets grant to create interactive exhibit on careers in agricultureFeb 11, 2025 5:46 pm - Naper Settlement is getting a $20,000 grant from Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley to develop a new exhibit to attract thousands of students into high-paying, unfilled jobs in modern farming.
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Fourth-graders create valentines for York Township seniorsFeb 11, 2025 4:04 pm - Students at Stella May Swartz Elementary School created Valentine's greetings to share with older adults at York Township’s Senior Center event for Valetine’s Day.