Cook County
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Buffalo Grove crowns seniors with Down syndrome king, queenSep 24, 2017 11:00 pm - In the end, it was a slam dunk. When the names of Amanda Ewald and Brett Wilkinson were announced Friday as homecoming king and queen at Buffalo Grove High School, very ...
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Bartlett High School grad talks about her pathway to working for NASASep 22, 2017 1:00 am - Lissette Beltran planned for a career as a patent lawyer. A senior at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Beltran is in the honors law program working towa...
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Hot enough for you? It's breaking recordsSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - We're in the midst of an uncommon heat wave that feels like mid-July and is breaking records along the way. Friday ushered in the first day of fall, but it was more memo...
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Bite into fall at Long Grove Apple FestSep 19, 2017 11:00 pm - One of Chicagoland's biggest tributes to apple season — Long Grove Apple Fest — kicks off Friday, Sept. 22, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 24. Now in its 26th season, Ap...
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Village's sixth mayor was a journalist, activist, politicianSep 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect's sixth mayor, Clarence "C.O." Schlaver, was a journalist, activist and politician. Loathing his time growing up on a farm in Sparta, Wisconsin, Schlaver...
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Art in the Barn brings work of 175 artists to BarringtonSep 18, 2017 11:00 pm - For 43 years, art lovers have gathered each year for one fall weekend on the grounds of Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington to experience art in many different mediums....
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Giving gardens have grown in Northwest suburbsSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Back in 2000, the Daily Herald started a unique program that urged backyard gardeners to "plant a row for the hungry" and donate their surplus vegetables to area food pa...
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Editorial: Repeal of sweetened beverage tax is right thing to doSep 17, 2017 11:00 pm - President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Board sidestepped an opportunity last week to repeal the unpopular new beverage tax, but opponents kept the issue alive by...
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5 places to get a horse in suburbs and hit the trailsSep 17, 2017 7:28 am - Fall colors don't necessarily have to be seen on foot or while on a bicycle in suburban woods. Horseback riding is an option for couples looking for an escape and for fa...
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Semifinalists announced in National Merit Scholarship ProgramSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The...