Cook County
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Home & garden calendar, June 9-20Jun 09, 2026 3:32 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the DuPage Monarch Project, the New Perennial Movement, and more. Also find more on garden walks, garden shows, and nature walks.
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Hoffman Estates building was temporary archive of Obama Presidential Library for 9 yearsJun 09, 2026 2:53 pm - As the Obama Presidential Center prepares to open in Chicago’s Jackson Park this month, a stately repurposed furniture store in Hoffman Estates is being acknowledged for the role it played in digitizing the non-physical Barack Obama Presidential Library.
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Schaumburg hosting Father’s Day Pancake BreakfastJun 09, 2026 2:51 pm - Schaumburg’s annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Jun 21, at the Schaumburg Regional Airport, 905 W. Irving Park Road.
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Why Cook County property tax bills will be late again this summerJun 09, 2026 2:49 pm - A year after a monthslong delay in property tax bills left some Cook County school districts and other local governments scrambling to meet their obligations, county leaders announced Tuesday they’ll be late again this summer.
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$5M multiyear reinvestment positions Zengeler Cleaners for future growthJun 09, 2026 2:32 pm - Zengeler Cleaners, the oldest and largest family-owned dry cleaner in the Midwest, has completed a $5 million reinvestment to improve its stores and customer experience.
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Ramp closures, lane shifts planned Thursday on Route 53Jun 09, 2026 11:05 am - Route 53 ramps at Dundee Road in the Arlington Heights and Palatine area will be closed Thursday night as part of an ongoing Illinois Department of Transportation improvement project, officials say.
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Best Bets: ‘DCOM Live!’ takes over the Metropolis FridayJun 09, 2026 10:42 am - Fans of Disney Channel tuners hear their favorites during “DCOM Live” Friday at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights. Plus, Sonny Acres Farms in West Chicago holds its annual rodeo over the next two weekends and Cantigny in Wheaton hosts a two-day Revolutionary War reenactment.
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Chicago man faces arson charges in downtown Elgin garbage firesJun 09, 2026 10:13 am - A Chicago man has been arrested after being accused of setting multiple fires in garbage cans and a dumpster in downtown Elgin last week.
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Fire leaves Oak Brook home temporarily uninhabitable due to smoke damageJun 09, 2026 8:21 am - A house in Oak Brook was deemed temporarily uninhabitable after a Monday afternoon fire, officials said.
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Cook County Commissioner Morrison hosts Outdoors Day June 20Jun 09, 2026 7:12 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host his seventh annual Outdoors Day and fishing derby on Saturday, June 20, at Busse Woods forest preserve.