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Mt. Prospect's July 4th parade will follow its traditional path, while the Prospect Hts. parade marches a new route tomorrow (Saturday). Here are the details: While state legislators may be fiddling about state finances in Springfield, Mt. Prospect is not burning. This was the message this week from David Erb, finance director of the village. He discussed the state's financial crisis, and how it may affect the village, with the Journal & Topics Newspapers. |
Block Party Sponsorship Funding On Pace Founding Father Of St. Thomas Becket Passes Away Survey Says: Dist. 59 Gets Good Grades Resource Center To Open August 29 Street Improvements Include Walkers, Too |
June 24-29, 2009
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Lions Fest Returns To Melas July 1 The Mt. Prospect Lions Club will host its 71st annual festival from July 1-5 at Melas Park, near the corner of Central and Busse roads in Mt. Prospect. The free-admission event gets underway Wednesday, July 1 at 6 p.m., with a fireworks show at dusk, and culminates with Family Day from 1 to 5 p.m. on July 5, featuring 75-cent food and drink specials at the Taste of Mt. Prospect food tent from 4 to 5 p.m. in honor of the service club's 75th charter anniversary. |
Library Collecting For Local Food Pantries Asian Parish Likes MP As Centralized Location |
June 17-22, 2009
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Downtown Condos, Rowhomes Sent To Auction To help out with slower than anticipated sales, five condominiums at The Emerson at Village Centre in downtown Mt. Prospect are expected to be sold at an auction in Rosemont on Wednesday, June 24. Open since early 2007, 34 of the 54 units have been sold, according to Director of Community Development Bill Cooney. "Millions of dollars" have already been expended into redevelopment of Randhurst Shopping Center, trustees were told at Tuesday's Mt. Prospect Village Board meeting. |
Police Suspect Pair In 14 Residential Burglaries Juracek Appointed Mayor Pro Tem Fire Dept. Warns Of Burn Camp Fundraising Scam Village Working To Fix Backyard Flooding |
June 10-15, 2009
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District 57 Approves Superintendent Contract  Aumiller Numerous administrative contracts were approved last week by Mt. Prospect Elementary School Dist. 57 board members including contracts for new Supt. Elaine Aumiller and reinstated Fairview Principal April Jordan. 'Triangle’ To Be Used For Parking A 40-space, four-hour limit parking lot will be made available for local drivers in the next couple weeks in downtown Mt. Prospect’s "small triangle" near Northwest Hwy. and Main St. (Elmhurst Rd.). |
District 59 Assistant Head Stepping Down Village Reviewing, Redrafting Pet Codes Village Hopes To Fill Empty Bakers Square Site Ex-Cop Publishes Story Of Boxer District 57 Switches From Firing To Hiring |
June 3-8, 2009
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Randhurst Re-Opening Delayed Again After recent delays, the grand opening of Randhurst's new lifestyle center will not occur until April or May 2011, Mt. Prospect Village Manager Michael Janonis and James Conroy, director of development for Casto Lifestyle Properties, confirmed this week. Still No Word On 'Triangle' Progress Relay For Life Brings In Nearly $55,000 Food Options On The Rise At Randhurst Swine Flu Works Way To Mt. Prospect Village Helping Repair Homes For Those In Need |
 Audrey Nilsen, 5, of Mt. Prospect, who initially stopped by Capannari's for some ice cream with mom and dad, Sonja and Ray, on Sunday night, was also treated to a spectacular view of the moon courtesy of David Toeppen’s vintage 1944, homemade telescope at neighboring Moehling Park. (Shawn Clisham/The Journal) |
Friday, May 29, 2009
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 Members of VFW Post 1337 march through downtown Mt. Prospect during Monday's annual Memorial Day parade. (Shawn Clisham/The Journal) |
After a month of construction on the new Fire Station 14 on Mt. Prospect's north side, near River and Kensington roads, things are going according to plan, said Leopardo Construction Project Manager Jim Novak. New 5-Year Contract Satisfies High School Board, Teachers An Emotional Day For Dad As Daughter Weds Trustees Approve Monies To Local Service Agencies More Space Awaits Mt. Prospect Gym Transfer Aims To Clear Up Fire Call Confusion What Should Clerk's Role Be In Election? |