Mount Prospect
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Countdown to prep football: Eight area quarterbacks to watchJul 02, 2026 6:15 pm - Kevin Schmit: Our countdown to high school football continues this week with eight area quarterbacks to see play this season.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle proposes new transit board membersJul 02, 2026 7:37 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is offering the first glimpse at the potential new Chicago Transit Authority board members who are likely to help guide the agency through the new paradigm created by the state’s landmark transit reform legislation.
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Fourth of July festival opens in Mount ProspectJul 02, 2026 7:36 am -
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Wheeling Township seeks donations for Ready 4 Success ProgramJul 01, 2026 2:26 pm - Many families in Wheeling Township face financial challenges and struggle to afford basic necessities, including the school supplies their children need to begin the academic year. That’s why the township is helping local students prepare for a successful start to the upcoming school year through its annual Ready 4 Success School Supplies Program.
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District 214 could ask voters to approve $300 million for school renovationsJun 30, 2026 7:03 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members are considering asking voters to approve at least $300 million in taxing authority for school renovations in November, in what would be the Arlington Heights-based district’s first referendum in some five decades.
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Pritzker issues disaster proclamation for storm-ravaged counties, including CookJun 30, 2026 5:13 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration in response to severe weather in several counties this spring. Counties include Kankakee, McLean, Stephenson, Winnebago, Coles, Cook, Effingham, Jefferson, LaSalle, Warren and Woodford.
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Home & garden calendar, June 30-July 11Jun 30, 2026 12:53 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like crafting summer herbal mocktails, planting for pollinators, and more. Also lists of garden walks, garden shows, nature walks and workshops.
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Supreme Court will consider if Cook County assault weapons ban violates the Second AmendmentJun 30, 2026 12:46 pm - WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment. ...
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Mount Prospect giving public a long look at new long-range planJun 29, 2026 6:16 pm - Mount Prospect residents can get a look Tuesday at the first draft of a new long-range plan to guide village leaders on everything from housing and transportation, to economic development, parks and infrastructure.
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Cook County, Google offering scholarships for tech trainingJun 29, 2026 3:20 pm - Applications are now open for Cook County’s Project Rainbow Initiative and Grow with Google’s scholarship program.