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Chicago and Cook County make preparations for cicada invasion
CHICAGO (CBS) — The cicadas will be coming any day now.CBS 2 has been reporting about their arrival for months. We're set to see billions of the creepy crawly creatures, and communities are preparing for them.Greenspace within the city—it's beautiful, right? Drexel Boulevard in the Kenwood neighborhood is a historic boulevard that has been undisturbed for the last 17 years. It's also prime cicada land, and every department is gearing up to respond to it.Honey locust trees stand majestically along the boulevard. But to John Lough, senior forester for the City of Chicago who has been with the city for 27 years,...
Angler shatters Indiana state record for yellow perch caught on Lake Michigan shore
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Blas Lara was fishing Lake Michigan in Lake County during the Mayor’s Fishing Derby in Hammond on April 21 when he landed a 3-pound, 2-ounce yellow perch, shattering a 43-year-old Indiana state record. The previous state record for the species was a 2-pound, 8-ounce fish...
Lan-Sing: Music for the Soul event will celebrate music and diversity on May 19
LANSING, Ill. (May 1, 2024) – The Lansing Human Relations Commission will sponsor the free event “Lan-Sing: Music for the Soul” from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Fox Pointe, 18138 Henry Street. The event, a first of its kind for the commission and the venue, will...
South Shore Arts Family Arts Fest on Saturday includes junior/senior high school exhibition
MUNSTER, Ind. (May 2, 2024) – South Shore Arts is thrilled to bring back the popular Family Arts Fest on Sunday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Families are invited to participate in a...
‘Lansing through the Seasons’ weather gallery still open; several photos still available
LANSING, Ill. (May 1, 2024) – The photos currently displayed on the library‘s gallery wall will remain in place for the month of May. The public is invited to view the weather gallery during regular library hours. The 24 photos were all submitted by local photographers who captured...
Palos East fifth-grader wins Scholastic Storyworks writing contest
Gabriel Chowaniec, a fifth-grader at Palos East Elementary School, has been named a winner of the Scholastic Storyworks Magazine writing contest. Gabriel, who is a student in Cathy Casey’s fifth-grade classroom, was named one of only five winners nationally for the December 2023/January 2024 competition. Garbriel’s submission for the...
Hair salon with a ‘flair’ marks first year in Chicago Ridge
Melissa Kowalski wanted to do something meaningful to mark the first-year anniversary of her Flair With Hair Salon in Chicago Ridge. “We did not have a grand opening last year so I wanted to do something really special,” Kowalski said. “We wanted to say thank you to our clients.”
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