Cook County News
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Funeral set for Schaumburg father killed in crash
Aug 18, 2018 4:21 PM - Amando Chavez, a devoted father of four, died after a man charged with aggravated DUI rear-ended his minivan in Schaumburg Wednesday night. Mourners will gather for visitation Sunday. -
Mount Prospect to buy vacant land in Busse Triangle for $1.17 million
Aug 18, 2018 11:19 AM - As it forges ahead with Phase 1 of the redevelopment of its downtown Busse Triangle, Mount Prospect is working to purchase land for Phase 2 for $1.17 million. -
ECC's backpack fair benefits about 2,000 students this year
Aug 17, 2018 9:26 PM - About 2,000 backpacks were distributed to students in need through Elgin Comunity College's annual Project Backpack back-to-school supply fair this year, officials said. -
Prosecutor: Speeding driver in fatal Schaumburg crash spent day 'smoking weed'
Aug 17, 2018 6:21 PM - A Streamwood man with multiple past speeding violations, who prosecutors say was traveling between 80 and 90 miles per hour Wednesday night when he tried to drive between two vehicles traveling side by side, has been charged in the three-vehicle Schaumburg crash that claimed the life of 41-year-old Amando Chavez, of Schaumburg. -
Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing girlAug 17, 2018 6:04 PM - A Wheeling man was charged with sexually abusing a girl seven years ago, when she was between 11 and 12 and he was between 16 and 18. He was ordered held on $300,000 bail.
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Restoration of fire-damaged Prospect Heights condos being planned
Aug 17, 2018 4:47 PM - A month after the massive fire that severely damaged three connected condo buildings in Prospect Heights and also displaced residents from a fourth, some aspects of the restoration process have come into focus but not a specific time frame. -
Chicago Tribune: Low-income south side housing neglected
Aug 17, 2018 4:16 PM - A newspaper investigation has found that many low-income housing residents on Chicago's South Side are living in deteriorating buildings despite a charity's efforts to provide housing
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Cops: Young child wanders from home, reunited with familyAug 17, 2018 3:45 PM - Hanover Park police say a boy believed to be about 3 years old has been reunited with his family after wandering from home on his own today.
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Police: Des Plaines men lure robbery victim to motel on dating app
Aug 17, 2018 2:44 PM - Two Des Plaines men are in custody after using a dating app to lure a victim to an Arlington Heights motel, then robbing him, police said Friday. -
Chicago couple makes scrapbooks to preserve history, memory
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