Cook County
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Golfers chase frosty nine-hole round with hot chiliJan 06, 2024 4:15 pm - A fresh blanket of overnight snowfall greeted 177 golfers who registered for the Des Plaines Park District’s Chili Open Saturday at the Des Plaines Golf Center. Using bri...
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Grief & healing: Downtime after the New YearJan 06, 2024 9:23 am - All that excitement around the December and New Year holidays may leave a bit of a void as January unfolds in the second week. At least it does for me. On the one hand, i...
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Lake County Audubon Society organizes winter bird watching seriesJan 06, 2024 5:15 am - Lake County Audubon Society’s new bird watching series, called Bird Lake County, kicks off today with a visit to North Point Marina and socializing over coffee afterward ...
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Colorful murals brighten the suburbs. Here’s where to see themJan 06, 2024 5:15 am - Painted on the walls of suburban buildings and underpasses, dozens of colorful public murals brighten an otherwise drab winter landscape. Mundelein alone boasts three of ...
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Benet’s Heidkamp wins 400th gameJan 05, 2024 10:04 pm - The well wishers for Benet Academy coach Gene Heidkamp lined the hallway outside of St. Viator's Cahill Gymnasium Friday night. Heidkamp's Redwings had just beaten the ho...
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Three 20-plus scorers lead Barrington to high-scoring winJan 05, 2024 9:02 pm - Barrington's trifecta of Alec Schmidts, Nick Peipert and Oliver Gray and Wauconda's Friday afternoon double of Cayden Mudd and Braeden Carlsen gave fans an entertaining n...
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Open Door in Elgin to offer transgender support groupJan 05, 2024 7:59 pm - Open Door Health Center in Elgin will offer a monthly support group for transgender individuals beginning 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9. The free, peer-led group is limited...
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Mom whose son was killed by intoxicated boater advocates for other drunken driving victims in McHenry, Lake countiesJan 05, 2024 7:20 pm - It was supposed to be a fun summer day for the Borcia family boating and tubing on the Chain O’ Lakes, but it suddenly turned tragic when an intoxicated boater ran into a...
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Learn about local preschools and day cares at Schaumburg Library eventJan 05, 2024 2:14 pm - Parents and caregivers can learn about area preschools, day cares and home day cares at Schaumburg Township District Library’s Preschool Open House on Tuesday, Jan. 30. S...
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State Rep. Carroll announces resignationJan 05, 2024 2:00 pm - State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Democrat from Northbrook, announced Friday that he would resign shortly before midnight. “This is a very difficult decision, but (it is...