Cook County
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Fox Valley Theatre Company to bring Percy Jackson musical to ECC stageAug 27, 2026 3:44 pm - Fox Valley Theatre Company presents “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” from Sept. 11-20 at the Blizzard Theatre in Elgin. This rock musical adaptation of Rick Riordan's novel follows the boy who must embark on a quest to find Zeus's stolen lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods.
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Prospect Heights Third Ward Alderman Morgan-Adams announces reelection bidAug 27, 2026 3:31 pm - Prospect Heights Third Ward Alderman Wendy Morgan-Adams has announced her intention to run for reelection in the April 2027 municipal election.
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How a suburban prosecutor hopes to close the technology gap with online predatorsAug 27, 2026 2:49 pm - Prosecuting suspected online predators and human traffickers is hard work, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said. She ought to know — her office has prosecuted 93 of them since 2022. Now she hopes a $1 million federal grant to the county will help her office’s efforts.
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‘Do good in the world’: St. Edward students hold day of service to mark school shooting anniversaryAug 27, 2026 2:34 pm - St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin school held a special “Wave of Service Day” at nine area nonprofits Thursday in remembrance of and in solidarity with the community of Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota on the first anniversary of a shooting that took the lives of two students.
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‘We’re building family’: Harper College’s new Fire Academy cohort makes historyAug 27, 2026 12:35 pm - Harper College's inaugural Fire Academy graduated 16 students after nine weeks of intensive training at the new Emergency Services Training Center, where they practiced firefighting skills including search and rescue, hazardous materials operations, and live-fire scenarios in the four-story fire tower.
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Wheels keep turning: Looking back on six years in bikingAug 27, 2026 10:46 am - Along for the Ride columnist Ralph Banasiak reflects on the past six years in biking, including new laws and resources.
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Lake County jail earns national innovation awardAug 27, 2026 10:35 am - The Lake County Adult Correctional Facility has received the Detention Facility Innovation Award from the National Institute for Jail Operations, officials announced Thursday.
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Students return to upgraded classrooms, facilities on first day of school in U-46Aug 27, 2026 10:27 am - Overcoming first-day jitters, thousands of students returned to classrooms Thursday across Elgin Area School District U-46, ushering in the new school year.
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Hoffman Estates man dies after being pulled from Lake MichiganAug 27, 2026 9:01 am - Cook County authorities have identified a 22-year-old Hoffman Estates man as the person who died Wednesday after being pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago’s North Side.
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Rolling Meadows council threatens to remove Flock cameras over data sharing worriesAug 26, 2026 6:27 pm - Rolling Meadows city council members have indicated they may cancel contracts for 10 Flock Safety automated license plate reading cameras over concerns about data sharing with other municipalities and inadequate auditing procedures.