Cook County
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Things to do April 26-May 2: Tulip fests, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest, Natasha Leggero, Arbor Day events and moreApr 23, 2024 3:02 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival, performances by Natasha Leggero and Victor Manuelle, Arbor Day events in Arlington Heights and Lisle and more happening this week.
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Des Plaines Fire Department getting new chief in MayApr 23, 2024 2:31 pm - Des Plaines Fire Chief Daniel Anderson will retire next month after more than four years leading the department and a career that spanned parts of five decades. “It i...
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DuPage 911 operator sues, saying employer discriminated against himApr 23, 2024 2:18 pm - A 911 telecommunicator is suing DuPage Public Safety Communications, saying it has discriminated against him because of his race and ethnicity. Pedro M. Perez also says i...
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‘A transformative force’: Lurie Children’s Hospital breaks ground on outpatient center in SchaumburgApr 23, 2024 1:03 pm - Six months after receiving approval, Lurie Children’s Hospital broke ground Tuesday on a new 75,000-square-foot outpatient center expected to open in Schaumburg in August...
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No one hurt in fire at Wheeling apartment buildingApr 23, 2024 12:31 pm - No one was hurt in a fire at a Wheeling apartment building Monday afternoon, authorities said. The blaze was reported about 2:15 p.m. on the fifth floor of a five-story b...
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June 13 FamilyFOREward Golf Outing will raise funds for familiesApr 23, 2024 12:18 pm - Arlington Heights based nonprofit FamilyForward will host its third annual FamilyFOREward Golf Outing on Thursday, June 13, and this year it will be held at Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling.
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Best Bets: Meet and greet fan favorites at C2E2 this weekendApr 23, 2024 12:13 pm - The pop culture convention C2E2, featuring film, TV and wrestling celebrities, comic artists, anime and video game creators takes over McCormick Place, and Chaka Khan and El DeBarge join Frankie Beverley for his farewell tour at the United Center.
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'Lady Churchill,' Winston's mother, to visit Mount Prospect Historical SocietyApr 23, 2024 11:44 am - Lynn Rymarz, a well-known and talented portrayer of historic women, will visit the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s historic Central Schoolhouse, 103 S. Maple St., at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, for a first-person presentation on the life of Lady Churchill.
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Northbrook’s TPAC waiving fees April 23 to 30 in honor of Earth MonthApr 23, 2024 11:26 am - In honor of Earth Month, the Northbrook Park District’s Techny Prairie Activity Center is waiving enrollment and membership fees for new members from April 23 through April 30.
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Man pepper-sprayed, beaten in Park Ridge robberyApr 23, 2024 10:17 am - Park Ridge police are seeking two men who robbed, pepper-sprayed and beat a person at knifepoint early Tuesday morning in an underground parking garage. Police said the r...