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‘Illumination’ ready to light up the holidays at Morton ArboretumNov 14, 2024 3:09 pm - The Morton Arboretum’s “Illumination” exhibition, which opens Saturday, Nov. 16. Its mile-long path features 17 displays of lights and music.
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Heads up: Olmec Origins exhibit opens at Gail Borden Library in ElginNov 13, 2024 5:54 pm - The Gail Borden Library in Elgin hopes you’ll fall head over heels for its “Olmec Origins” exhibit, which opened Wednesday.
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Early Thanksgiving: Aurora dinner, clothes giveaway helps 140 peopleNov 13, 2024 1:18 pm - About 140 Aurora-area people in need celebrated an early Thanksgiving dinner Saturday, Nov. 9.
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Seeing the whole learner: Fourth-grade teacher pours passion into helping her students growNov 12, 2024 6:30 am - From squid dissection day to providing students with consistency and routines, Forest Glen fourth-grade teacher Jorie Dragas was recently recognized as the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce’s educator of the year for her commitment to her students’ educational growth.
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Elmhurst high school students work with veterans to portray ‘Faces of Valor’Nov 11, 2024 5:21 pm - Veterans tell their stories to York High School students in the Elmhurst school’s “Faces of Valor” project.
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How a Mount Prospect man navigated bureaucracy to revive agency that helps veteransNov 10, 2024 9:00 pm - Few veterans in Cook County know about the financial assistance for past-due rent and bills available to them, but more are finding out thanks to the efforts of a Mount Prospect veteran.
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‘A gift for helping’: Geneva couple honored for decades of community serviceNov 10, 2024 2:06 pm - Geneva residents Chuck and Heidi Howlett were honored for their decades of commitment to their hometown with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s Wood Community Service Award.
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Bull Valley landowner preserves 80-acre farm through The Land Conservancy of McHenry CountyNov 08, 2024 2:32 pm - Bull Valley land owner Karen Strano has preserved her 80-acre farm with the help of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.
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Hampshire sophomore organizes cleanup of cemetery where Revolutionary War veteran liesNov 08, 2024 5:00 am - A Hampshire High School student’s Eagle Scout project involved sprucing up a Campton Township cemetery that holds a Revolutionary War veteran.
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Salvation Army in Waukegan collects first gold coins of the Christmas seasonNov 06, 2024 12:09 pm - Ahead of the iconic Salvation Army Red Kettles hitting the streets, the first gold coins of the Christmas season have been donated in Waukegan.