Cook County
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A sign of good will? Arlington Heights OKs Bears’ billboard extension request despite focus on lakefront stadiumJun 18, 2024 10:13 pm - A little more than a month after the Arlington Heights village board told a small-business owner to tear down the revenue-generating billboards on his property, the elect...
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Official: Two teens critically injured in Jet Ski crash on Lake Marie near AntiochJun 18, 2024 7:50 pm - Two teen girls are in critical condition after a Jet Ski accident Tuesday on the Chain O’ Lakes near Antioch, officials said.
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Police: Motorcyclist killed in Arlington Heights crashJun 18, 2024 5:53 pm - A car and motorcycle crash resulting in serious injury has closed eastbound Lake-Cook Road between Route 53 and Arlington Road this afternoon, authorities said.
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‘Never seen anything like it’: Mount Prospect apartment blaze displaces 100 residentsJun 18, 2024 5:35 pm - As many as 100 residents were left homeless after fire swept through a Mount Prospect apartment complex overnight, leaving behind extensive damage but no serious injuries.
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Hokusai exhibition set to make waves at the College of DuPageJun 18, 2024 5:27 pm - The 19th-century Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai will follow Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo as the subject of a summer art exhibition at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.
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Elgin’s St. Hugh of Lincoln to host blood drive June 27Jun 18, 2024 5:09 pm - St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin is once again partnering with Versiti Blood Center to host a community blood drive on Thursday, June 27.
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Exonerated former Gurnee man receives certificate of innocenceJun 18, 2024 5:00 pm - Three decades after he was wrongly convicted and sent to prison for the 1993 murder of his ex-wife, former Gurnee resident Herman Williams is officially an innocent man.
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Man sentenced to 50 years for rapeJun 18, 2024 3:49 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual assault.
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Concerts June 21-27: Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks, Violent Femmes, Freddy Jones BandJun 18, 2024 3:34 pm - This week features concerts by Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks at Soldier Field, Violent Femmes with the Chicago Philharmonic at Ravinia, Freddy Jones Band at Sideouts and more.
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Dining out: Restaurant anniversaries, Wheeling Wooble Pub Crawl and moreJun 18, 2024 3:09 pm - A pair of suburban restaurants are celebrating anniversaries soon, and in Wheeling you can drink for a good cause during the 4th Wheeling Wooble Pub Crawl.