Cook County
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As one affordable housing project opens in Arlington Heights, another faces hurdlesNov 16, 2023 4:30 am - Affordable housing advocates in Arlington Heights celebrated the opening of a 40-unit apartment complex Wednesday, at the same time a proposed development in another par...
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'You feel like you're at a resort': Naperville home sells for DuPage County record $8.07 millionNov 16, 2023 4:30 am - The sale of a Naperville mansion for $8.07 million Monday set a record for home sales in DuPage County. Though the new owner's identity has not been made public, listing...
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Restoring Mayslake Hall: What the future holds for historic Peabody mansion in Oak BrookNov 16, 2023 4:30 am - Once fit for a captain of industry, Mayslake Hall has a mystique about it. The 39-room mansion contains a hidden passageway, ornate carvings, marble floors, relatively p...
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'We didn't want this to disappear': New book compiles Mount Prospect's pandemic memoriesNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Future generations of Mount Prospect residents who weren't around to experience the COVID-19 pandemic will have a valuable historical document to show them how their hom...
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Cook County Board approves balanced $9.26 billion budgetNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a balanced $9.26 billion budget for fiscal year 2024. The spending plan includes millions of doll...
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Suburban Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of FamersNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Scooby's Hot Dogs in Downers Grove was the 150th inductee into the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame Wednesday, but it's not the only spot in the suburbs where you can ge...
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Get a photo with Santa this weekend at Elgin's historic cobblestone houseNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - The historic Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House in Elgin is offering mini photo sessions with Santa this weekend. Photos are available from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday an...
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Revised Cumberland Crossing plan in Des Plaines mixes apartments, shops and restaurantsNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Real estate developers who scrapped two resoundingly unpopular plans for large apartment buildings in Des Plaines earlier this year have a new concept they hope will res...
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Police: Former Buffalo Grove school PTO president stole $10,000 from groupNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - The former president of the parent teacher organization at Prairie Elementary School in Buffalo Grove is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the organization, Buf...
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Mount Prospect shooting victim now facing drug and weapons chargesNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect man who was shot in the leg Sunday evening during an apparent robbery attempt outside his home, is now facing drug and weapons charges himself. Mount Pr...