Cook County
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Wheeling police dispatchers to get pay raises, bonuses under new dealNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - With Wheeling Police Department's dispatch center set to close in little more than a year, employees will get 3.5% annual pay bumps under a new, two-year contract. As wi...
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'I'm selling fun': Arlington Heights man has a major-league passion for minor-league hockeyNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - Ask Barry Soskin to name his favorite all-time Chicago Blackhawks player. "Besides Keith Magnuson?" he'll answer rhetorically. That choice tells much about a person. Ma...
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Mailander, York race past Edwardsville, into semifinalsNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - Luke Mailander watched the clock tick down from the sidelines inside the final minute and said to himself, "No way it ends like this." After dominating much of the secon...
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Why Wheeling is banning unlicensed sale of synthetic potNov 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Selling unlicensed, cannabis-like products soon will be illegal in Wheeling. A divided village board this week approved a ban on the sale of synthetically derived versio...
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Home and garden calendarNov 10, 2023 5:00 am - Nov. 12 Antique Flea Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Antiques, estate jewelry, vintage c...
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Asian barbecue restaurant to open at old Rack House in Arlington HeightsNov 10, 2023 4:30 am - A different kind of barbecue is coming to the shuttered Rack House Kitchen and Tavern on the south side of Arlington Heights. Interior renovations are underway at 222 E....
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They died in a crash while fleeing from police. Who's to blame?Nov 10, 2023 4:30 am - The families of two women who died in a 2022 crash while fleeing from police are now suing the West Chicago Police Department and one of its officers, saying they're to ...
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State Rep. Matt Hanson charged with DUI in MontgomeryNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - State Rep. Matthew B. Hanson, a Montgomery Democrat, was charged on Oct. 27 with driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.08%,...
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Opening-day crowd enjoys Radio Flyer store at Woodfield 106 years after brand's foundingNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - Eagerly anticipated since the summer, the grand opening of the 106-year-old Radio Flyer brand's first retail store was well attended Friday at Woodfield Mall in Schaumbu...
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Girls volleyball: Benet edges Willowbrook in three-set thriller to reach 4A finalNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Right before the start of Willowbrook's first state semifinal match in program history, Benet sophomore middle blocker Lynney Tarnow met her counterpart at the ...