Cook County
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'Find your people': Families to share their stories for International Overdose Awareness DayAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - The stories of those who lose their lives battling substances abuse disorder do not end with their deaths. It continues with those left behind: friends, parents, relativ...
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From Howard U. to Elgin: Police internship welcomes students from historically Black collegesAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - Ayiana Newcombe won't have to look far for a job when she graduates from Howard University in a couple of years. A recent internship with the Elgin Police Department mad...
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Suburban Mosaic: Christians, Jews and Muslims to break bread in Arlington Heights for peaceAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - Suburban Christians, Jews and Muslims will come together to break bread Sept. 10 at the 12th annual Interfaith Potluck For Peace at St. Viator High School in Arlington H...
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'Something I shall never forget': MLK's historic speech still inspires suburban leadersAug 28, 2023 5:30 am - A momentous speech 60 years ago changed the course of Clyde Brooks' life. On Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech ...
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Longtime prosecutor, punk singer dead at 64 after bicycle crash in GlencoeAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - John Kezdy, the singer for the Chicago punk rock band the Effigies and a longtime prosecutor with the Illinois state's attorney general's office, died Saturday, three da...
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Disaster loans available to residents of fire-damaged senior apartments in SchaumburgAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - Residents displaced last month after fire significantly damaged a portion of the Emerald Village Senior Apartments in Schaumburg now have a new source of financial assis...
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All-clear issued for Lincolnshire junior high after bomb threatAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire was cleared of any threats Monday afternoon, several hours after students and staff were evacuated because of a bomb thr...
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Judge rejects bid to dismiss charges against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspectAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County judge Monday rejected arguments that he should dismiss criminal charges against the father of the man accused of carrying out the mass shooting at Highland...
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2 charged with shooting man to death in ElginAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect age for Amarion Hayes-Garcia. Two people have been charged with shooting a man to death in June in Elgin. Bail was set Sunday a...
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Overreach or cautious? Lisle Township supervisor's decision to shut down office criticizedAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of fresh tomatoes picked at the Lisle Township Food Pantry garden went to another pantry Monday when volunteers realized Lisle's was closed due to COVID. The clos...