Cook County
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Girls lacrosse: York defeats Marist at state semifinals; Barrington falls to LoyolaJun 04, 2026 7:54 pm - York beat Marist and Loyola defeated Barrington on Thursday to advance to the girls lacrosse state championship game Saturday.
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Suit alleges man thrown from 2nd-floor window at suburban special needs programJun 04, 2026 7:26 pm - The mother of a participant in a Northwest suburban program for adults with special needs is suing its operators in Cook County court, alleging employee negligence led to her son being pushed out a second-floor window.
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Ahead of possible referendum, District 214 hosts inaugural ‘State of the District’Jun 04, 2026 7:18 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 on Thursday held its first State of the District event, where Superintendent Scott Rowe laid the groundwork for the district’s first possible referendum in more than 50 years.
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Elgin police make arson arrest after dumpster fireJun 04, 2026 7:04 pm - Elgin police arrested a suspect following an arson investigation Thursday.
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Supreme Court chooses Kane County judge to head up electronic monitoring fixJun 04, 2026 6:06 pm - In the wake of several high-profile electronic monitoring failures — the most recent leading to the killing of a Chicago police officer — the Illinois Supreme Court is launching a new task force to fix the system. And it’ll be a suburban judge leading the way.
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Buffalo Grove’s 2050 vision gets nod from planning panelJun 04, 2026 6:00 pm - Buffalo Grove’s planning and zoning commission voted this week to recommend the village’s 2050 comprehensive plan.
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Suburban schools ready for state ban on cellphones in classJun 04, 2026 5:52 pm - A pending state law will require school districts to largely ban students from using cellphones during the school day. But many suburban districts have already done that and say they are seeing a difference already in student behavior.
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Residents concerned over gun wholesaler relocating to Mount ProspectJun 04, 2026 4:37 pm - A firearms wholesaler has a group of residents concerned over its relocation from Des Plaines to Mount Prospect.
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Upcoming Stillman Nature Center events include bird walk, campfire, pond studyJun 04, 2026 3:05 pm - Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington will offer several events this summer, including a bird walk, a campfire, a look at turtles and snakes and a pond study.
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Details scarce in daylong death investigation that closed I-290Jun 04, 2026 1:22 pm - Authorities have not released any details into a death investigation that closed both directions of Interstate 290 for more than seven hours Thursday.