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Rain barrels offered at cost
As part of a stormwater management program, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will provide rain barrels for a discounted price of $51 … Read more ›
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Top 10 things to do this weekend
If you’re looking to fill your last weekend of summer with fun events in the suburbs, read on for the editors’ tops picks for this … Read more ›
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State: July flood damage insufficient to request federal disaster funds
Thousands of basements across the Chicago area flooded after a major storm in late July, but the damage wasn’t enough to request federal disaster assistance, … Read more ›
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Midday News Roundup Aug. 31: Out-of-date flag goes unnoticed, dead fish surface in suburban lake
TribLocal’s midday roundup brings you TribLocal stories that folks are reading and talking about each day. Read on for a glimpse at what’s popular today … Read more ›
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Purple paint now means no trespassing
Illinois landowners have a new way to tell people to stay off their property. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is letting people know about … Read more ›
Sports
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Park Ridge Soccer Tournament Champions
The Park Ridge Soccer U14 Orange Girl's team won their division in the 8th Annual Schaumburg SoccerFest on August 28th. The girls defeated Mundelein Magic(2-0), … Read more ›
Schools
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Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board Meeting Videos Now Available
Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 now is providing videotapes of Board of Education meetings for viewing on demand from its website. Full-length tapes of the … Read more ›
Business
Daily Herald to charge for online subscriptions
The Daily Herald reports: The Daily Herald will become the first newspaper in the Chicago area to charge regularly for digital access, the company announced … Read more ›
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July jobless rates continue to rise, albeit more slowly
Buffalo Grove Countryside reports: Niles and Morton Grove — at 9 percent and 8.9 percent respectively — increased by 0.2 percent over the month — … Read more ›