Des Plaines
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Is this the season the MSL breaks through in football?Oct 30, 2025 5:11 pm - For all the state titles collectively won in the Mid-Suburban League, it’s been 20 years since the conference last won an IHSA football championship.
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Cook County to hold hearing on improving rush-hour congestion on Quentin Road in PalatineOct 30, 2025 4:42 pm - After asking for nearly 30 years, residents of two subdivisions along a milelong stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine that narrows to two lanes are learning more about Cook County’s preferred solution to traffic congestion that keeps them trapped at rush hour.
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Water supplier for much of northern Illinois soldOct 30, 2025 3:36 pm - Where your water comes from isn’t changing. However, the company that will manage, operate and supply area customers soon will change if all goes as planned. The merger of American Water Works and Essential Utilities Inc., in which Aqua America operates, is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
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Join in Pumpkin Smash events around the suburbsOct 30, 2025 12:08 am - The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort to compost jack-o-lanterns and divert them from landfills by providing drop-off locations.
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Boys soccer: Stevenson stuns Barrington with late goal, then wins in PKs; Glenbrook North ousts HerseyOct 29, 2025 10:23 pm - Stevenson (14-4-2) advanced into the sectional final Saturday morning after its dramatic victory in penalty kicks over Barrington Wednesday night at Roland Goins Stadium ...
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Residents want Mount Prospect to restrict ICE from village-owned propertiesOct 29, 2025 5:35 pm - Mount Prospect residents are asking village officials to restrict federal immigration agents from accessing public property in the village for ongoing enforcement efforts.
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Krishnamoorthi highlights constituent services being provided amid government shutdownOct 29, 2025 12:33 pm - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg held a press conference at the Itasca Fire Department Tuesday to speak with others about the work his office has continued to complete amid this month’s government shutdown.
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Mount Prospect housewalk to feature homes around Weller CreekOct 29, 2025 12:23 pm - Tickets go on sale Saturday, Nov. 1, for the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s 37th annual Holiday Housewalk, which will highlight the neighborhoods around Weller Creek, east of Route 83.
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Feeder programs: Instilling a community bond, and football success, at Maine SouthOct 28, 2025 7:13 pm - Maine South High School has a not-so-secret weapon fueling its football success -- its feeder program.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 2-8Oct 28, 2025 5:53 pm - Upcoming events and workshops hosted by various garden clubs and organizations in the Chicago area, covering topics like glaciers' impact on landscape, houseplant care, holiday tablescaping, and more.