Cook County
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Things to do Feb. 9-15: Lunar New Year events, Cocoa Crawls and moreJan 30, 2024 5:45 am - Warm up with Cocoa Crawls in Lake Barrington and Long Grove, check out the Lunar New Year celebrations and be amazed by all forms of dance on stages throughout the suburbs.
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Hoffman Estates collecting Valentine’s Day cards for seniorsJan 29, 2024 11:21 pm - Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod’s office is collecting Valentine’s Day cards for village residents living in senior communities. Last year the mayor’s office collected ...
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What could be Schaumburg’s last subdivision nears halfway pointJan 29, 2024 7:15 pm - Entering its fourth year of construction, a 149-home development in Schaumburg is nearing its halfway point to completion. Meanwhile, Palatine-Schaumburg High School Dist...
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Wheeling Township still refusing to levy tax for mental health boardJan 29, 2024 7:13 pm - Despite legislation that removed potential legal obstacles to funding its new mental health board, Wheeling Township officials continue to insist they cannot levy a voter...
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3 siblings acquitted of trying to kill Aurora police officerJan 29, 2024 7:00 pm - Three siblings have been acquitted of trying to murder an Aurora police officer. They were, however, convicted of aggravated battery and other charges. A Kane County jury...
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Waived during the pandemic, student fees reinstated in districts 211 and 214Jan 29, 2024 6:19 pm - The state's two largest high school districts will reinstate student fees next school year, ending a hiatus put in place during the pandemic. Administrators of Arlington ...
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Suburban charity calls on churches this Lenten season to help fund clinic farms in UgandaJan 29, 2024 5:29 pm - About 10 years ago, Our Lady of the Wayside parish in Arlington Heights sent Deacon Don Grossnickle on a mission to Uganda. Grossnickle’s fundraising to establish a farm that would support a surgery clinic there received generous community support. Grossnickle and his foundation are now calling on suburban churches to help raise enough money to open 10 more clinic farms in 2024.
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Man charged with speeding away from Oak Brook policeJan 29, 2024 4:38 pm - Pretrial release has been denied for a Chicago man accused of evading police while having a loaded handgun. Quinton Hicks, 38, is charged with armed habitual criminal, un...
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Des Plaines woman accused of stealing more than $84,000 from employerJan 29, 2024 4:16 pm - A Des Plaines woman is accused of stealing more than $84,000 from a local business where she formerly worked, police said Monday. Aprill Perez, 47, of the 9300 block of L...
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Chicago man identified as victim in fatal Des Plaines crashJan 29, 2024 3:47 pm - Des Plaines police on Monday identified a 58-year-old Chicago man as the person killed in a two-vehicle collision Friday night. Vladimir Barkovskiy died from injuries su...