Cook County
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Baseball: Nolasco blast caps Stevenson’s 7th inning rally at MundeleinApr 16, 2024 9:24 pm - Matteo Nolasco turned a gloomy rainy game into a burst of sunshine for Stevenson Tuesday in Mundelein. Nolasco belted a two-run, two out homer in the top of the seventh. ...
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Boys volleyball: Prospect pushes, but Hersey prevails in tight MSL battleApr 16, 2024 9:13 pm - It wasn't easy, and there was a lot of drama down to the final point. But when all was said and done, visiting Hersey was able to capture an exciting 25-16, 28-26 Mid-Sub...
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Arlington Heights officials say Maryville can house refugee girls at shelterApr 16, 2024 7:41 pm - Neighbors of a Maryville Academy-run shelter in Arlington Heights have expressed concerns about plans to temporarily house refugee children there, but village officials s...
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Rolling Meadows library hires new executive directorApr 16, 2024 6:44 pm - The Rolling Meadows Library’s new executive director is Jack Bower, who has spent 13 years working for public libraries including in Broadview and neighboring Arlington H...
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‘We’ve been looking to do this for some time’: Lake County Housing Authority gets access to Lake Zurich water, sewerApr 16, 2024 6:40 pm - 2.6-acre property would remain outside village zoning jurisdiction Municipal sewer and water will be made available to an unincorporated property just outside Lake Z...
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‘They just did things the right way’: Palatine honors Pirate basketball squadApr 16, 2024 6:26 pm - It was a historic year for the Palatine High School boys basketball team, which made it downstate for the first time in school history and returned with a 4th place troph...
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Chicago Bronze handbell ensemble celebrating 25th anniversary with April 27 concert in West DundeeApr 16, 2024 6:15 pm - On Saturday, April 27, First Congregational Church of Dundee will host a handbell concert featuring the Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble in celebration of its 25t...
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East Dundee’s new parking deck will have space for shopsApr 16, 2024 5:26 pm - East Dundee is getting a new parking deck with space for retail on the main level. Construction on the new parking garage is expected to start in July. The two-level stru...
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:13 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...