Cook County
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Elgin teen named Illinois Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaMay 10, 2024 9:23 pm - An outstanding teen from the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin has been named 2024 Illinois Youth of the Year. Selected from a field of 10 exceptional youth, Abigail, 17, was n...
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Baseball: Conant downs Hersey for 1st MSL West title in 25 yearsMay 10, 2024 9:21 pm - Leadoff man Jake Parpet caught the third pitch of the game perfectly on the barrel for a home run to dead center field to kickstart Conant in Friday afternoon’s Mid-Subur...
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Life Scout leads Eagle project to restore Civil War veterans’ headstones at Bluff City CemeteryMay 10, 2024 9:03 pm - While many teenagers spend their weekends at home playing games, Life Scout Alex Hernandez of Troop 32 in West Dundee of the Three Fires Council took on a remarkable cha...
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DuPage County Board’s Liz Chaplin to receive Rose Fitzpatrick Legislative Lifetime Achievement AwardMay 10, 2024 8:32 pm - The Bloomingdale Township Democratic Organization is giving the Rose Fitzpatrick Legislative Lifetime Achievement Award to DuPage County Board member Liz Chaplin. This r...
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Schwingbeck declares candidacy for Arlington Heights mayorMay 10, 2024 5:50 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee Tom Schwingbeck has declared his candidacy for mayor — now the second person in town to show interest in the elected position held by Tom Hayes ...
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DuPage County clerk to county: Pay my billsMay 10, 2024 5:39 pm - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is threatening a legal fight unless existing bills for her office are paid and the county auditor is no longer involved in approving fu...
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Congressional Gold Medal recipient Bluestein to marshal Hoffman Estates’ July 4th ParadeMay 10, 2024 4:57 pm - Two months after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., 100-year-old Hoffman Estates resident Bernie Bluestein has been named honorary marshal of his...
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Legislation could help lower concrete’s carbon footprint in Illinois: ‘It’s literally what the world is made out of’May 10, 2024 4:53 pm - Lawmakers and advocates are looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s most consumed materials second only to water — concrete. The building mate...
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Maine South water polo team member, coach honored after pool rescueMay 10, 2024 3:56 pm - A player and a coach on the Maine South High School water polo team have been publicly lauded for rescuing another team member during an aquatic emergency. Student-athlet...
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Man accused of robbing Bensenville gas station at knife point denied pretrial releaseMay 10, 2024 3:27 pm - A DuPage County judge has ruled that a Chicago man accused of robbing a Bensenville gas station at knife point must remain in custody as he waits to stand trial. Willie W...