Cook County
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‘Please clean up’: Volunteer warns of harm done by fishing litterApr 05, 2026 8:10 pm - With trout season underway this weekend, a volunteer with the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors is reminding people about the dangers of improperly discarded fishing line and other gear.
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Pediatric doctors seek greater education for those riding electronic bikes, scootersApr 05, 2026 8:10 pm - As the weather warms, electronic bicycles and scooters also return to suburban neighborhoods, and should be used appropriately to avoid injury.
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Buffalo Grove looks ahead to 2050 in its comprehensive plan draftApr 05, 2026 5:50 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees will look at the draft of the village’s new comprehensive plan Monday night.The 2050 vision embraces walkability, open and green spaces, a mix of development and central gathering places, as well as aging-in-place and environmental sustainability.
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College Achievers: Once a Hersey volleyball star, now one of Iowa’s women in the boatApr 05, 2026 4:32 pm - College Achievers: The Big Ten Conference last week named its “Boats of the Week” for rowing. One of them was the University of Iowa women’s Varsity Eight. On that Hawkeyes boat — which she never could have imagined before her junior year at Hersey High School — was sophomore Leah Nawrot.
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Mount Prospect manufactured home fire believed accidentalApr 05, 2026 2:19 pm - A fire at a manufactured home near Mount Prospect is believed accidental.
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Easter Mass draws faithful at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des PlainesApr 05, 2026 2:13 pm - With sun streaming in through a skylight inside the Chapel of St. Joseph, Fr. Esequiel Sanchez delivered Easter Sunday mass in English to a full crowd at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
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Boys water polo: St. Charles co-op clinches tournament title; Hersey tops Mundelein for third placeApr 04, 2026 9:24 pm - St. Charles co-op defeated Glenbrook South 11-6 at the St. Charles boys water polo tournament championship match Saturday.
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Boys volleyball: West Aurora, Naperville North revel in the challenge at tournamentApr 04, 2026 6:44 pm - Bolingbrook defeated West Aurora in three sets at the West Aurora Invite boys volleyball tournament Saturday.
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Boys volleyball: Conant finds good clues, but not a championship at own tournamentApr 04, 2026 5:25 pm - Conant placed second in its own boys volleyball tournament, losing the championship match Saturday to Taft in three games.
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Baseball: Hoffman Estates beats the rain, Elgin thanks to moveApr 04, 2026 4:34 pm - Hoffman Estates defeated Elgin 8-0 Saturday in a nonconference baseball game played in West Chicago.