Cook County
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Train horns sounding to be silenced with successful completion of Lake County Quiet Zone crossing improvementsDec 15, 2023 10:16 am - Mayor Steve Lentz is very pleased to announce that the Lake County Quiet Zone will be reinstated in approximately one week. The communities within the Lake County Quiet Z...
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Elk Grove’s 2024 concert series is its most expensive yetDec 15, 2023 9:55 am - Elk Grove Village’s upcoming summer concert series - free to attendees - is the most expensive in its 14-year history. The previously-announced 2024 lineup featuring Bret...
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Unrelated medical issue delays charges against Schaumburg shooting suspectDec 15, 2023 9:36 am - The suspect in custody for a shooting in Schaumburg early Wednesday isn’t expected to be charged immediately due to an unrelated medical issue, police said Thursday. A p...
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‘Like doing brain surgery on yourself’: Why lawyers say acting as your own attorney is a bad ideaDec 15, 2023 5:30 am - There’s an oft-repeated saying in legal circles that goes: “He who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.” Which brings us to Monday’s startling revelation ...
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Back to the beginning: Project aims to return Libertyville-area site to its natural stateDec 15, 2023 5:15 am - Farmland being restored through $2.17 million project
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Elgin school board confronts aging buildings and inequality during tourDec 14, 2023 9:00 pm - Noisy classrooms that only have temporary walls as a buffer. Ceilings so low a person standing 5 feet 4 inches tall can touch them. Impassable stairways that hinder acce...
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Buffalo Grove chief: New TASERs will allow safer de-escalationDec 14, 2023 8:58 pm - Buffalo Grove will receive new TASERs under a $1.1 million agreement the village board recently approved with Scottsdale, Arizona-based Axon Enterprise Inc. Police Chief ...
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Palatine Rotary accepting applications for donationsDec 14, 2023 2:33 pm - The Rotary Club of Palatine is accepting applications from local community organizations for possible donations from the club’s annual allocation program. Organizations a...
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What to do with your Christmas tree in Des PlainesDec 14, 2023 2:24 pm - Des Plaines homeowners who want to dispose of unwanted Christmas trees should leave them curbside between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5 so public works and engineering crews can pick...
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Train horns will again be silenced in Lake County Quiet ZoneDec 14, 2023 1:49 pm - Federal authorities find all communities compliant with required upgrades