Cook County News
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'I had a lot of emotions that night': Elgin couple make final, get engaged on 'Pooch Perfect'
May 15, 2021 2:00 PM - An Elgin couple competing together on the ABC network dog grooming show "Pooch Perfect" got engaged during Tuesday's episode. Alyssa Kasiba and Justin Dorn have made it to the final three and will compete for the $100,000 prize on next week's episode. Locally, they operate a mobile dog grooming business called Simply Diffurent. -
Friday morning gunshots mark 25th incident in Elgin this year
May 14, 2021 8:39 PM - Elgin logged its 25th incident of gunfire early Friday morning, leading police Chief Ana Lalley to put the shootings in perspective on her weekly radio show as well as urge residents to not accept gunfire in their community. -
Elk Grove teacher awarded Golden Apple
May 14, 2021 7:19 PM - Golden Apple surprised Admiral Byrd School first-grade teacher Sara Magnafichi Friday with an award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing how her work has lasting, positive effects on students at the Elk Grove Village school. -
Gas leak started Deer Park house fire, officials say
May 14, 2021 6:51 PM - A natural gas leak Friday morning in Deer Park started a house fire, the Lake Zurich Fire Department said in a news release. -
Hoffman Estates, county partnering on bicycle safety projectMay 14, 2021 6:35 PM - The village of Hoffman Estates and the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways are partnering to begin design engineering for the Beverly Road bicycle tollway crossing improvement project.
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Restaurants, theaters see benefits as 'Bridge Phase' starts
May 14, 2021 5:47 PM - The launch of Illinois' "Bridge Phase" of reopening Friday didn't necessarily provide a major direct benefit to restaurants, but rather the hope of a trickle-down effect from those businesses, such as the Metropolis, that it may help more. -
Suspect in killing of Maine South alum arrested
May 14, 2021 5:31 PM - A fugitive wanted in the killing of Maine South High School alumnus in Connecticut in February was arrested Friday in Alabama, U.S. marshals said.
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'We did what was right': Outgoing District 59 superintendent's new job over before it starts
May 14, 2021 5:10 PM - Outgoing Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 Superintendent Art Fessler will not be taking a job at NSSEO after all. The announcement comes less than a week after a Daily Herald story revealed the new gig was being arranged to help Fessler work the 170 remaining days he needs to get a full pension. -
Revenue and spending expected to drop in South Barrington
May 14, 2021 4:36 PM - Road resurfacing and sewer projects are on the to-do list in South Barrington's newly approved annual budget. -
Schaumburg motorcyclist killed in crash on I-90
May 14, 2021 12:29 PM - A 27-year-old Schaumburg man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle struck another vehicle that then fled the scene on northbound I-90 at Addison Street in Chicago.
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