Park Ridge
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Home & garden calendar, May 12-23May 12, 2026 5:54 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like Monet’s gardens, painting pots, and protecting the environment. Also, lists of plant sales, wildflower walks and garden walks.
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Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rulesMay 12, 2026 12:49 pm - A federal judge ruled Monday that Cook County is liable to pay back potentially millions of dollars to people who lost their homes in the county’s annual property tax sales, three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the system unconstitutional.
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Look: Our best prep sports photos from AprilMay 11, 2026 1:39 pm - Daily Herald photographers battled the changing temperatures to capture peak action moments in high school sports in the Chicago suburbs in April. ...
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Fresh finds: A guide to farmers markets in the suburbsMay 11, 2026 11:39 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.
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Will soggy spring lead to summer surge for mosquitoes?May 10, 2026 8:45 pm - The suburbs may be in store for a mosquito surge this summer, as warmer and wetter weather sweeps through the area, according to a report from the pest-control company Terminix.
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A bright start: Cook program brings nurses to expectant moms and infants, tackles mortality trendsMay 10, 2026 7:48 am - Healthy Beginnings run by the Cook County Department of Public Health gives moms “confidence” in caring for their infants, client says.
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Baseball: Two-out hitting keys Huntley’s nonconference win at Maine SouthMay 09, 2026 3:44 pm - Whenever Huntley’s back was against the wall Saturday, it performed at its best. All nine runs the Red Raiders (23-4) scored in their 9-6 nonconference road win at Maine ...
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The science behind prescribed burns: Restoring native ecosystems through fireMay 09, 2026 3:00 am - Prescribed fire is one of the most important tools used by the Forest Preserves of Cook County to care for prairies, woodlands and savannas.
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Forest Preserves Police takes patrols to the trailsMay 08, 2026 3:58 pm - Bike patrols in the Forest Preserves of Cook County bring officers out of their patrol cars and into the landscape where people walk, ride and explore
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for April 2026May 07, 2026 12:43 pm - The images by our top finishers in April’s amateur photo contest capture moments of both humor and serenity.