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New Hoffman Estates Burlington store donates $5,000 to District 54 schoolMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - Friday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Burlington store at 4700 Hoffman Blvd. in the Poplar Prairie Stone Crossing shopping center in Hoffman Estates was accompani...
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Prom in the COVID era means no dancing, food trucks, outdoor venuesMay 01, 2021 1:00 am - Haley Brown hasn't picked out her prom dress yet, but she knows she'll pair evening attire with gym shoes for a night to remember. Unlike years past, her graduating clas...
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Fremont Center Road/Route 60 work planned for summerApr 30, 2021 5:20 am - The oblique-angled intersection of Fremont Center Road and Route 60 in Fremont Township will be squared and a traffic signal installed as part of a $2.13 million project...
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Klimkowicz becomes new District 211 board presidentApr 30, 2021 5:05 am - Anna Klimkowicz, the longest-serving board member of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, emerged as board president Thursday after a contentious internal vote ...
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First place, Poetry: 'Spring Flowers'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: I love ekphrastic poetry - that is, poems written about a work of art - and this poem is an example of why. We don't even need to have seen the painting...
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First place, Prose: 'Things Happen'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Read the first line, and you're hooked: "Maggie, it doesn't mean anything." And so we continue reading, wondering if that's true. The piece ends with an...
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Food pantry at Crystal Lake elementary school vandalized, police sayApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Crystal Lake police on Thursday reported a food pantry outside Canterbury Elementary School was vandalized, showing images of food that had been dumped onto the ground a...
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Batavia teacher named Kane County Educator of the YearApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - A special-education teacher in Batavia Unit District 101 was named Kane County Educator of the Year Friday. Susan Jones, who teaches at Alice Gustafson Elementary School...
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Second place, visual art: 'Scream'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: Humor is an underrated quality in art. This photo is funny and sophisticated in its execution. Using materials available at home, the artist was able to...
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Third place, 'Italian Birds'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Judge's comment: The ability to see potential in non-conventional materials can be very powerful when done with creativity. This piece utilizes found imagery and cut pap...