A Buffalo Grove letter to the editor: Article: "Remember the Past, Transform the Future" is the vision statement of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. This message to all visitors, old and young alike, has relevance and meaning today as it did so many years ago.
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Holocaust education still relevant, needed
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Interfaith group hosts Buffalo Grove walk to feed the hungry
Summer can be a tough time for local food pantries, as supplies garnered during year-end holiday drives start to run low. On Sunday, a group of suburban churches and synagogues did something about that.
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Buffalo Grove teen wins national theater award
Buffalo Grove teen Jonah Rawitz, 16, who counts "Les Miserables" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire and "Sweeney Todd" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook among his professional credits, earned top honors Monday at the sixth annual National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City. Rawitz, 16, received the best-actor Jimmy Award and a $10,000 scholarship.
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New playground equipment in Lincolnshire park
New playground equipment and a safe play surface has been installed at Lincolnshire's Balzer Park, 30 Windsor Drive. To share feedback on the changes, email Public Works Director Brad Woodbury at bwoodb@village.lincolnshire.il.us.
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Lincolnshire celebrates with a party in the park
Boys lined up along the street eating snow cones and ice cream to watch vintage cars arrive for Classic Cars on Display at Lincolnshire's Red, White & Boom celebration Thursday night. Families packed the park on the first day of the annual Lincolnshire Community Association festival at Spring Lake Park.
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Northwest suburban police blotter
After a small child playing with a remote lock control unlocked the vehicle, burglars stole $520 out of a 2009 Nissan Versa on the 1000 block of Boxwood Drive in Mount Prospect.
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Images: Photo Contest Finalists
Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select the finalists. Here are the finalists for the week ofJune 30.
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Kingswood UMC service gives thanks for first responders
Kingswood UMC Church in Buffalo Grove offers "A Time To Give Thanks for First Responders" on Sunday, July 13, with a special prayer and blessing for first responders at both the 9 and 10:30 a.m. worship services.
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Fire causes $275,000 in damage to Long Grove home
A fire caused about $275,000 in damage to a Long Grove home on the 5400 block of Tall Oaks Drive over the Fourth of July, authorities said Saturday. The blaze left no one injured, according to a new release.
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Woman crashes SUV into Buffalo Grove store
A 56-year-old woman drove her SUV through an entrance of a Buffalo Grove grocery store Friday, police said. Luckily, no one was injured inside the Garden Fresh Market, Sgt. Scott Eisenmenger said.
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Wheeling creates TIF districts over four government bodies' objections
The Wheeling village board moved ahead Monday toward two big redevelopments - a village Town Center and an industrial area near Chicago Executive Airport - by creating two new tax increment financing districts -- over the objections of four government bodies that asked for a delay.
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Wheeling agrees to dispatch Des Plaines police
The Wheeling Village Board this week approved a five-year contract to handle emergency dispatching for the Des Plaines Police Department starting Jan. 1. Under the deal authorized Monday night, Des Plaines will pay Wheeling $9.47 million over five years and give the village equipment valued at about $1 million.
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Thank you to traveler who gave up first-class seat
A Buffalo Grove letter to the editor: Recently, my father took his first airline flight since 2001 to visit his siblings. Dad is 87, and an online wiz! He printed his e-tickets, confirmed his limo, checked with TSA about being an elderly traveler. When he got to O'Hare, his driver made sure there was a wheelchair for him. At security, TSA didn't confiscate his meds or the kiszka I packed.
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Buffalo Grove eases traffic restrictions near Lake-Cook Road
Buffalo Grove village trustees voted Monday to ease some of those measures taken in recent years to prevent drivers from cutting through smaller streets to avoid congestion on Lake-Cook Road. The vote lifts restrictions that previously prevented eastbound traffic on Armstrong Drive to turn left onto Lexington Drive, and southbound traffic on Lexington to turn right onto Armstrong.
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Land owner relents; last gap in Des Plaines River Trail to be closed
Decades of persistence are about to pay off for the Lake County Forest Preserve District and those who use and enjoy the Des Plaines River Trail, as a pending agreement will close the last gap in the 31-mile amenity. "I'm absolutely thrilled beyond belief," said forest Commissioner Carol Calabresa, who has served since 1986 and heads the district's land acquisition committee. "I just think it's a historic and momentous occasion."
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Artists with special needs find spot in Buffalo Grove show
One of the best-loved art festivals of the summer is back in Buffalo Grove this weekend. The Buffalo Grove Arts Festival is Saturday and Sunday at the Buffalo Grove Town Center.
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Buffalo Grove police promote six
Recent promotions in the Buffalo Grove Police Department are having a trickle-down effect within the ranks. Several promoted police officers were sworn in Monday night: New lieutenants Scott Eisenmenger, Anthony Gallagher and Tom Nugent; and new sergeants Paul Jamil, Dean Schulz and Tara Anderson.
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Buffalo Grove cutting down close to 40 trees daily due to borer
Buffalo Grove is stepping up its efforts to remove dead or dying ash trees infested with the emerald ash border, cutting down as many as 40 a day this summer. "Originally we were doing spot removals, but with the infestation at this point now, we don't have a choice but to do area-wide removals," said Village Manager Dane Bragg.
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The Soapbox
Daily Herald editors write about several topics of the week, including improvements to a special trail, ugly campaigning and a story that just won't quit.
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Crowds still flock to Buffalo Grove art fest
Raindrops, raincoats and umbrellas. Despite all that, crowds still flocked to the 13th annual Buffalo Grove Art Festival, which hosts more than 160 juried artists from around the globe. Located on the main drive of Buffalo Grove Town Center, the popular festival offered fine art of all media.
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