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‘It gives you goose bumps’: 2,000 flags fly in Wheaton to welcome July FourthJun 29, 2024 4:23 pm - Volunteers on Saturday turned a Wheaton soccer field into a patriotic display of 2,000 American flags.
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Woodfield Mall hosts entrepreneurial teens running stands on Lemonade DayJun 28, 2024 3:14 pm - For generations, lemonade stands have been the first entrepreneurial experience of many youngsters -- but would the lessons learned mean more at age 16 than 6? Woodfield Mall helped entrepreneurial teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois find out Thursday on nationally recognized Lemonade Day.
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‘You feel like family’: Mount Prospect’s Mrs. P & Me celebrates milestoneJun 26, 2024 11:45 am - Mount Prospect officials paid tribute this week to Mrs. P & Me, the bar and restaurant that’s been a downtown mainstay for more than a century and this year is celebrating its 20th anniversary under its current owners.
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Along for the Ride: How adaptive biking enriches the lives of people with disabilitiesJun 24, 2024 12:08 pm - Two Chicago-based nonprofits with suburban connections — Out Our Front Door and Envision Unlimited — are pioneering adaptive biking to deliver outdoor experiences, seemingly unattainable not long ago, to individuals with special needs.
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Here come the Hawks — to Palatine’s Little CityJun 25, 2024 8:51 pm - The Chicago Blackhawks brought a full day of activities, as well as a player and mascot, to Little City in Palatine on Tuesday.
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Mural, projection art pitched for downtown WheatonJun 26, 2024 1:04 pm - Advocates for public art in downtown Wheaton have proposed a mural for a retaining wall along the Illinois Prairie Path near the city’s French market pavilion. They also hope to eventually add a projection mapping system to the space.
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‘The love of my life’: Arlington Heights couple renew vows to mark 70th anniversaryJun 24, 2024 8:48 am - Surrounded by children and grandchildren, Al and Jane Klein renewed their marital vows Sunday, 70 years after they first exchanged them.
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Climbing wall a highlight of Abilities ExpoJun 23, 2024 7:13 am - An adaptive climbing wall was among the highlights of the three-day Abilities Expo at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center this weekend.
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Good News Sunday: Summer program brings early learning opportunities to Elgin-area familiesJun 20, 2024 7:55 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday, we recap stories about an early learning summer program for Elgin-area kids, koalas coming to Brookfield Zoo Chicago for the first time, and the Abilities Expo highlighting products and services aimed at increasing accessibility.
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‘The kids chose a great playground’: Geometric climbing structure coming to Rolling Meadows parkJun 19, 2024 11:30 am - A Rolling Meadows park is set to become the first in Illinois to feature a geometric net climber on its playground, officials said.
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