Cook County
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Illinois Prairie Path marks 60 years since the start of rails-to-trails movementSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Inspired? Speak up! Thanks to naturalist May Theilgaard Watts's vision, bikers and trail users are now reaping the benefits in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Her Septem...
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Lemons of Love Pink Lemonade 5K to help people with cancer, and honor one of their ownSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Nikki Criel of Chicago loved the color purple. In fact, she would often be seen sporting purple hair and nails to match. Criel, one of the original committee members for...
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Festivals Sept. 22-28: Long Grove Apple Fest, Oktoberfests, Art in the Barn and moreSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Happy Times Pumpkinfest: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 29, (closed Tuesdays) at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnsh...
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'Inundated with interest': Utah-based pickleball company plans major expansion in suburbsSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - A Utah-based company is poised to enter the greater Chicago market as the latest business to capitalize on the voracious demand for indoor pickleball facilities. The...
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Why Des Plaines annexed an acre along East River RoadSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - With an eye on redevelopment, the Des Plaines City Council on Monday agreed to annex land on the suburb's northeast side. A real estate developer wants to build a 16-uni...
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Arlington Heights acquires key parcel in Hickory-Kensington areaSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - Arlington Heights officials Monday acquired a key piece of property in an area they've long been priming for redevelopment. The village board agreed to pay $620,000 for ...
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Her world doesn't have to stop: Scuba diving offers new opportunities for people with disabilitiesSep 19, 2023 5:00 am - When Peggy Domitz is underwater, anything feels possible. Paralyzed from the waist down for more than a decade, the 63-year-old discovered scuba diving in 2019 through D...
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Teen identified as driver killed when vehicle hit train in Des PlainesSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office has identified 17-year-old David A. Toro as the driver killed Sunday when a vehicle crashed into the side of a moving freight t...
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Buffalo Grove police hosting trivia night to support Special OlympicsSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Police Department is hosting its fifth annual Trivia Night on Friday, Oct. 6, to support Special Olympics Illinois. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the C...
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From Pandemic Struggles to Triumph: 24-Year-Old Carcinoma Survivor Finds New Life as Young AdultSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - For most 23-year-olds, starting careers out of college and getting acclimated to the "real world' is difficult enough without a global pandemic and cancer diagnosis. Yet...