Des Plaines
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Cook County medical examiner: Gun-related homicides broke records in 2021Jan 03, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner on Monday confirmed 1,087 homicides in 2021, the first time the county has topped 1,000 homicides in 27 years. The medical examiner's of...
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Des Plaines to buy new fire truckJan 02, 2022 12:00 am - The Des Plaines city council will meet Monday to approve a variety of purchases and other proposals, including the acquisition of a new ladder truck for the fire departm...
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'Gorgeous' morning greets hikers at Barrington Hills nature centerJan 02, 2022 12:00 am - It was well below freezing, occasionally overcast and the ground was still slick and wet with the previous day's snow, but for Cathy Shike of Hoffman Estates, it all add...
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Suburban Skyview: Hay bales in Ned Brown preserve help keep out invasive plantsJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Taking a walk or energetic run through the Ned Brown Forest Preserve (popularly known as Busse Woods) surrounding Elk Grove Village, you will notice the landscape dynami...
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'Fresh start': New Year's babies give parents a reason to hope, dreamJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Nicole Howard went to bed early New Year's Eve and still ended up sleep deprived. Three weeks from her due date, the mom-to-be woke up around midnight with what felt lik...
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The top suburban stories of 2021Dec 31, 2021 5:00 am - The local headlines were dominated in 2021 by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the sale of a suburban jewel - Arlington Park - as a potential new home of the Chicago Be...
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Free job counseling at Des Plaines Public LibraryDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - You can get free career and job counseling Jan. 10 at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St. Meet with a career expert for resume help, cover letter writing,...
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Cook County judge carjacked at gunpointDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge was carjacked at gunpoint along with a 3-year-old boy late Thursday in Humboldt Park. Judge Anna Loftus was robbed of her 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, her ...
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Northbrook resident raises concerns over welfare of coyote kept at nature centerDec 30, 2021 7:15 am - Concern for the health and welfare of a coyote residing at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook has prompted a village resident to take legal steps to have the an...
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Shootings in Glenview few and far between, police say, 'but as a national gun safety issue we take this very seriously'Dec 30, 2021 7:00 am - Something clicked in Margaret Sents that day. A retired teacher who's lived in Glenview for 26 years, in the 1980s Sents taught children in an adolescent unit at Evansto...