Cook County
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Wonderverse entertainment center opens at Oakbrook CenterJan 11, 2024 6:32 am - Hundreds of guests, many decked out in “Ghostbusters” costumes and fan club gear, turned out Wednesday night for the grand opening celebration for Wonderverse at Oakbrook...
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A warm welcome and a coat: Glen Ellyn church helps asylum-seekers headed to ChicagoJan 11, 2024 6:32 am - Situated less than two blocks from the Glen Ellyn train station, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church is doing what it can to welcome new arrivals as they make their way to Chicag...
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‘It’s a big deal for us’: Hawk Invite highlights the girls wrestling boomJan 11, 2024 6:15 am - The rise of girls high school wrestling is no longer a surprise. But it is a big deal. One of the biggest deals in Illinois is Hoffman Estates’ Girls Hawk Invitational, a...
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Suburban park districts get millions in state grantsJan 11, 2024 5:15 am - The Arlington Heights and Batavia park districts are among 13 agencies state wide set to share in $28 million in grants to fund recreational projects, Gov. J.B. Pritzker ...
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Batavia continues strong play with double-digit victory against Glenbard NorthJan 10, 2024 10:49 pm - Batavia continued heading in the right direction Wednesday by beating DuKane Conference rival Glenbard North 55-39 on its home court. The Bulldogs improved their record t...
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Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisisJan 10, 2024 9:24 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and metropolitan mayors will meet Tuesday to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis and strategies to deal with the influx of new arrivals. Tues...
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Kane County officials draft proclamation amid asylum seeker influxJan 10, 2024 9:18 pm - Stymied by a lack of legal authority to prevent migrants seeking asylum from entering their communities, Kane County officials are drafting a bipartisan proclamation call...
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Man guilty of raping elderly woman in Addison home invasionJan 10, 2024 8:24 pm - A DuPage County jury convicted a man Wednesday of breaking into a 92-year-old woman’s house and raping her in November 2021. After a three-day trial, the jury found Antho...
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‘I love the city’: Bears president keeping stadium location options open, but embraces ‘really special’ downtownJan 10, 2024 7:23 pm - Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren said Wednesday he’s keeping his options open about the location of a new stadium — whether it be Arlington Heights or Chicago - b...
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Mike Pompeo to headline Barrington’s Town-Warming eventJan 10, 2024 7:01 pm - Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo will be the keynote speaker next month at Barrington’s seventh annual Town-Warming. Pompeo, once considered a...