Des Plaines
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Boo bashes: Eerie eats and spooky spirits await at suburban restaurants and barsOct 13, 2026 8:40 pm - Halloween season is upon us, and suburban restaurants and bars are getting ready with frighteningly fun holiday bashes, hauntingly tasty dishes and spooky specials from now until the end of the month.
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Rare air: Undefeated Hersey, Prospect meet in final week of seasonOct 13, 2026 5:21 pm - One team is guaranteed to finish a perfect regular season on Friday when Prospect (8-0) hosts Hersey (8-0). Here’s a look back at the other 8-0 vs. 8-0 games of this century.
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Rosemont inks $1.4 million deal to lure corporate headquarters from WestchesterOct 13, 2026 5:15 pm - RB Global, an asset manager and auctioneer, will receive $1.4 million in economic incentives to relocate its corporate headquarters from Westchester to Rosemont.
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Police: Des Plaines man threatened Muslim women at park, made bigoted remarksOct 13, 2026 3:38 pm - A Des Plaines man who reportedly made bigoted statements about Muslim women and threatened them is facing hate crime-related charges.
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Dining out: Starbird Chicken making its Midwest debut in St. CharlesOct 13, 2026 10:56 am - West Coast-based Starbird Chicken will open its first Midwest location Monday, Oct. 19, in St. Charles. Plus, Niche in Geneva and Mockingbird Bar + Garden in East Dundee are hosting specialty dinners soon.
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Walk like an Egyptian: Immersive Cleopatra exhibition opens next month in RosemontOct 13, 2026 6:28 am - “Cleopatra, The Immersive Exhibition” opens Nov. 20 at EXP Rosemont, marking its North American premiere after some 350,000 people experienced the show in Madrid and London.
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Boys soccer: Conant and Hersey win, advance to MSL Soccer CupOct 12, 2026 10:58 pm - Marko Gouk netted a second-half hat trick to lead visiting Conant to a 5-1 victory over Rolling Meadows in a Mid-Suburban League semifinal contest Monday night at Robert Hoese Field.
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Mount Prospect planning Central Road crossing improvementsOct 12, 2026 5:39 pm - Mount Prospect village board members on Tuesday, Oct. 20, will discuss a recommended design for improvements to one of the village’s most congested intersections.
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Harper College’s new Banana Lounge to offer free bananas, space to connectOct 12, 2026 9:54 am - Harper College's new Banana Lounge will offer free bananas to students. (Harper College)
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Boys soccer notes: 50th MSL Soccer Cup set to kick offOct 12, 2026 9:00 am - No other soccer conference in the state has celebrated it league champion like the Mid-Surburban League. On Wednesday, the 50th MSL Soccer Cup will be center stage.