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Arlington Heights Housing Commission hears update on group home and transitional housing at its meeting last week.

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Wheeling Senior Citizens Commission receives update on Senior Center

By Wadi Reformado | Jan 9, 2017

Wheeling Senior Citizens Commission receives update on Senior Center at its meeting last week.

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Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission to discuss the poster contest

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 4, 2017

Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4.

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Northbrook Community Relations Commission prepares for Celebration of Cultures event

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 29, 2016

Northbrook Community Relations Commission prepares for Celebration of Cultures event at its meeting yesterday.

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Winter Wonderland Holiday Festival weekend returns to Des Plaines

By Brent Zell | Nov 25, 2016

The Des Plaines Park District will help present the annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Frisbie Senior Center, 52 E. Northwest Highway.

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PHNRC to hold annual seed-processing event, first-ever potluck lunch

By JoAnna Brown | Nov 20, 2016

To celebrate a successful year, the Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission (PHNRC) is hosting its annual seed-processing and inaugural Volunteer Appreciation Potluck Luncheon.

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Elgin to unveil public-art database at first-ever Art Harvest

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 23, 2016

Enhancing Elgin’s edge on the map, the city’s Cultural Arts Commission will introduce its brand-new art database in tandem with its downtown Art Harvest, scheduled for 1-4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 29.

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Elgin Heritage Commission updated on Kimball Home

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 16, 2016

The city of Elgin Heritage Commission met Oct. 4 to hear a report on the Nancy Kimball Home.

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Friends of Fox River win Elgin Sustainability Honor Roll Award

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 13, 2016

Elgin Mayor David Kaptain recently presented Friends of the Fox River with a Sustainability Honor Roll Award on behalf of the Elgin Sustainability Commission, which aims to make Elgin a more sustainable community.

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Schaumburg Boomers revive 'Bookworms' youth reading program

By Brent Zell | Oct 10, 2016

The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team has brought back “Boomers Bookworms,” a reading-incentive program, for the 2016-17 school year, the team said on its website. The program, which is open to students in grades pre-K through eighth, is used by teachers to set reading goals for their students, with prizes including Boomer-related items.

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Gymnastics starting soon in Hanover Park's Park District

By Brent Zell | Oct 6, 2016

Youth gymnastics will start in early November in Hanover Park's Park District, according to hpparks.org.

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Park Ridge Appearance Commission gathers for case reviews

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 2, 2016

The City of Park Ridge Appearance Commission met at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28.

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Palatine Beautification Commission meets to go over project recaps

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 2, 2016

The Village of Palatine Beautification Commission met at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26.

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Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission reviews cases at meeting

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 2, 2016

The City of Park Ridge Historic Preservation Commission met Wednesday, June 1.

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Glenview Planning Commission discusses new business at meeting

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 2, 2016

The Village of Glenview Planning Commission met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27.

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Lasonde opposes admitting more Syrian refugees to U.S.

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 24, 2016

The Republican candidate for U.S. Congress District Nine, Joan Lasonde, recently expressed her opposition to admitting more Syrian refugees into the U.S., providing four points to support her position.

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