Cook County
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Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos of nude residents at South Barrington memory care homeAug 31, 2026 8:29 pm - A since-fired employee at a South Barrington memory care home is accused of videotaping residents and sharing the recordings with co-workers.
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Authorities: Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend in Elgin with knife, dumbbellAug 31, 2026 7:05 pm - A 54-year-old man is charged with murder after authorities say he killed his ex-girlfriend with a knife and dumbbell in Elgin.
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Mount Prospect amending zoning rules for ‘last-mile’ distribution centersAug 31, 2026 5:42 pm - Responding to concerns about “last mile” distribution facilities near residential neighborhoods, Mount Prospect officials plan to tighten the village’s zoning code to make such businesses undergo a case-by-case review.
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Woman gets 8 years for DUI crash that killed 2 people in Sugar GroveAug 31, 2026 5:09 pm - A Batavia woman was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for a drunk-driving crash in 2023 that left two people dead.
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Youth softball coach facing sex abuse charges surrenders to Vernon Hills policeAug 31, 2026 4:40 pm - A youth softball coach accused last week of inappropriate contact with a 12-year-old girl surrendered Monday to Vernon Hills police.
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Smith seeking another term as Buffalo Grove village president; Weidenfeld bows outAug 31, 2026 4:30 pm - Buffalo Grove Village President Eric Smith says he will run for reelection in 2027.
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Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 2?Aug 31, 2026 3:49 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances of Week 2.
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Ascension Illinois adding 14 primary care clinicians in the Northwest suburbsAug 31, 2026 3:35 pm - Ascension Illinois is aiming to do its part toward meeting the state’s need for more than 1,000 additional primary care physicians projected to be needed by 2030 just to maintain the service rates of 2010.
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CLC alum finds community, earns a full-ride scholarshipAug 31, 2026 2:50 pm - Jacqueline Johnson came to College of Lake County looking for a path and an affordable education and left with a full-ride scholarship to Southern Illinois University.
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Best bets: Paula Poundstone at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center; Cheap Trick in AuroraAug 31, 2026 2:00 pm - Tickets are still available for Paula Poundstone’s Raue Center show; Cheap Trick headlines RiverEdge Park; free museum admission this weekend for Bank of America cardholders.