Cook County
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Kids invited to enter National Night Out art contestJun 24, 2026 11:45 am - Maine Township is hosting a National Night Out poster contest for kids.
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SCORE! students to put on their original opera ‘When We Are Older’Jun 24, 2026 11:45 am - Elgin area students, age 9-13, have created an original opera titled "When We Are Older" through the SCORE! program run by Hamilton Wings nonprofit. It’s the 23rd production from the program, which provides free arts education to underserved children. The opera will be performed on June 27 at Elgin Community College Arts Center.
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‘I want to feel the freedom’: Elgin honors 30 new American citizensJun 24, 2026 11:27 am - Thirty new American citizens from the area were honored Tuesday night during Elgin’s 26th annual new citizen recognition ceremony at The Centre of Elgin's Heritage Ballroom.
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Prospect High student receives Congressional honorJun 24, 2026 11:00 am - A 17-year-old Prospect High School senior received a 2026 Congressional Award Gold Medal at this year’s Gold Medal Summit, held June 8-10 in Washington, D.C.
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Hersey grad’s floating phone case wins Dominican University business competitionJun 24, 2026 10:53 am - A Hersey High School graduate earned $10,000 in a Dominican University business competition for a concept he is floating to prevent mobile phones from sinking in pools, lakes and other bodies of water.
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Palatine Township awarded $500,000 in Community Project Funding for Haven ProjectJun 24, 2026 10:43 am - Palatine Township has been awarded $500,000 in Community Project Funding championed by Congressman Mike Quigley. Palatine Township’s Haven Project will upgrade the Township facilities, including the food pantry to help meet the increasing demand of residents utilizing the services.
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Hanover Township to host June 28 Car ShowJun 24, 2026 10:27 am - Hanover Township will host its annual Freedom Car Show from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, at 120 Live, 120 W. Bartlett Ave., Bartlett. Attendees will have the opportunity to view many types of classic cars up close while participating in raffles and enjoying music from Howard Productions DJ.
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Dining out: New restaurants, July 4 specials and moreJun 24, 2026 8:07 am - Madurai Kitchen opened a new location this week at Glen Town Center in Glenview, and there’s a new First Watch in Crystal Lake. Plus, where to celebrate July 4 and fun for your pup at Lazy Dog.
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Top-tier cast powers Drury Lane’s ‘Nunsense’Jun 23, 2026 7:21 pm - Drury Lane Theatre assembled a first-class ensemble of sisters for its revival of “Nunsense,” the delightfully goofy, second-tier tuner about nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a variety show fundraiser in the aftermath of a tragedy.
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Bears merging House and Senate bills for a stadium deal in Illinois, Pritzker saysJun 23, 2026 7:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker revealed Tuesday that the Chicago Bears are working to combine elements of separate House and Senate bills into unified legislation for a new stadium in Illinois.