Deerfield
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How the suburbs will honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11Sep 08, 2026 5:44 am - Communities across the suburbs will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with ceremonies featuring flag displays, memorial services, and guest speakers with personal 9/11 connections.
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Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State ParkSep 07, 2026 2:14 pm - A man died Sunday after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 7-19Sep 07, 2026 9:30 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like resilient landscapes, native pollinators, warblers, and more.
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Suburban ‘Angel Mom’ turns grief into advocacy for immigration enforcementSep 07, 2026 9:13 am - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have faced criticism for their conduct during Operation Midway Blitz. But they also have their staunch defenders, and few are more loyal than Jennifer Bos of Anitoch.
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Calls for speed limit come after high-speed fatal crash on the Fox RiverSep 07, 2026 8:03 am - Boaters often wave as they pass each other on the water. Jeff Matheson, a boater on the Chain O’ Lakes, proposed a modest change in honor of the woman who was struck and killed recently by an allegedly intoxicated boater. Instead of waving, Matheson proposed flashing a peace sign to signify safer boating. “Let’s make this tragedy mean something and attempt to make change for the future,” he wrote on Facebook.
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Community honors Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin with first kosher fridgeSep 06, 2026 1:18 pm - A new initiative in Skokie is honoring the legacy of 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the Israeli-American citizen with Chicago ties who was kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. Hersh’s Fridge, as organizers call it, is the nation’s first completely kosher fridge.
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Which Chicago-area lawmakers went on foreign trips funded by special interest groups?Sep 05, 2026 9:00 am - Several congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs traveled abroad last year at the expense of special interest groups.
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Affordability is key as Lake election races enter stretch run: ‘We may have a higher turnout than usual’Sep 04, 2026 12:44 pm - Leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties in Lake County agree on the most important issue — affordability — for voters in the Nov. 3 federal, state and local elections, but they offer different explanations for their reasoning.
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How $650,000 in stolen Nikes ended up in Des PlainesSep 04, 2026 5:56 am - The Cook County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Unit tracked a truckload of stolen Nike shoes to a cargo facility in Des Plaines. Here’s how it got there.
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Rabid bat found in Hoffman EstatesSep 03, 2026 11:30 am - A bat found in the 1000 block of Worthington Drive in Hoffman Estates Wednesday has tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County Animal and Rabies Control officials.