Cook County
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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...
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Cook County launches app for viewing tax mapsJan 29, 2024 2:43 pm - Cook County officials are unveiling a new interactive application that will provide the public with free viewing access to the county’s tax maps. The new Tax Map Viewer a...