Cook County
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Bite into Strawberry Fest this weekend in Long GroveJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Long Grove's annual homage to strawberry season returns this weekend. Long Grove Strawberry Fest is one of the Midwest's biggest festivals showcasing all things str...
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1 machine for every 46 residents: The suburbs with the most video gamblingJun 18, 2018 5:30 am - Oakbrook Terrace doesn't have a casino, but residents don't have to go far to gamble. The city has one video gambling machine for every 46 residents, the highest densit...
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Free summer meal program participation declines in suburbs, nationJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Programs providing free summer meals to low-income children in Illinois and nationwide are seeing declines in participation, according to a recent hunger report. In Illi...
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Barrington teen realizes her dream of attending elite Juilliard dance programJun 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Morgan Clune of Barrington cannot imagine her life without dance, and now, with an acceptance into the elite dance program at The Juilliard School in New York, her visio...
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RotaryFest, Hometown Parade rock Elk Grove Village this weekendJun 15, 2018 6:00 am - RotaryFest began Wednesday night in Elk Grove Village with live music, carnival rides and plenty of food. The festival runs through Sunday, June 17, at Rotary Green, 164...
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Trump backer to sign thieves: Just pay up to avoid prosecutionJun 15, 2018 5:30 am - Last week, with a high-stakes summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on the horizon and plenty of news coverage in the Daily Herald and elsewhere about an "Impeac...
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Three Barrington Hills estates featured in Barrington Garden Fair and MarketplaceJun 11, 2018 11:00 pm - One of the area's largest garden tours returns Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, offering the chance to see three private gardens in Barrington Hills, participate in tren...
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How one woman's vision started Hands of HopeJun 11, 2018 11:00 pm - One woman's vision to enlist her Barrington friends and neighbors to work to improve the conditions of women and children in Africa continues to drive volunteers involve...
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Make Chicago its own state? Suburban lawmakers say it won't happenJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Suburban lawmakers say a downstate push to separate Chicago from the rest of Illinois is implausible, especially considering the economic activity generated by the north...
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Leader in Elgin kidnapping, cigarette tattoo torture gets 16½ years in prisonJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - A 20-year-old who authorities said led a scheme in which a teen was kidnapped in Elgin and held overnight while cigarettes were used to burn her shoulder tattoo pleaded ...