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Home & garden calendar, July 21-27Jul 16, 2024 2:14 pm - Plant swaps, native garden walks, classes and more.
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IDOT, University of Illinois reach agreement on research partnershipJul 12, 2024 12:15 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation signed a six-year, $48 million agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Illinois Center for Transportation to continue a longtime joint research program.
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Local Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices offices work at Habitat for Humanity build during Community Kindness initiativeJul 10, 2024 9:20 am - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago’s Lincoln Park and Oak Park offices, in conjunction with the Kindness Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm, celebrated Community Kindness by participating in a Chicago area Habitat for Humanity build on June 28.
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Homeless and in-need veterans to receive housing, medical assistance and more during July 12 Chicago Summer Stand DownJul 09, 2024 8:38 am - Chicago’s Summer Stand Down to help area unhoused, housing-insecure and in-need veterans will be held on July 12 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gen. Jones National Guard Ar...
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Check your wallet. How you can turn $2 into several thousand bucksJul 06, 2024 4:00 pm - Currency collectors are hunting for matching pairs of $1 bills accidentally printed with the same serial numbers almost a decade ago in an attempt make the bills more valuable.
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‘There’s a lot of NASCAR fans in the suburbs’: Brad Keselowski on growing the fan base ahead of Chicago street raceJul 05, 2024 7:07 pm - It’s an unconventional sports marketing sponsorship in an unconventional stock car race: Brad Keselowski will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford Mustang — complete wit...
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Festivals July 5-11: Frontier Days, Dog Days of Summer, Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest and moreJul 01, 2024 3:47 pm - Mark your calendars for Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, Libertyville’s Dog Days of Summer, Lake in the Hills Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest and more happening this week.
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Bob Beal, Illinois boxing and martial arts hall of famer, diesJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Bob Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.
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Concerts June 28 to July 4: Third Eye Blind, Roger Daltrey, Clint Black, Lyle Lovett, The WallflowersJun 28, 2024 9:55 am - Upcoming concerts include Third Eye Blind at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Roger Daltrey at Ravinia Festival, The Wallflowers at Thalia Hall, Clint Black with Lyle Lovett at Ravinia Festival and more.
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Chicago area Hooters and Hoots employees support Habitat for HumanityJun 26, 2024 9:14 am - Several Chicago area Hooters and Hoots employees leant their hands and hearts to volunteer with the Chicago South Suburbs Habitat for Humanity in honor of Juneteenth.