Cook County
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Crafts and critters offer Earth Day fun at Crabtree Nature CenterApr 18, 2026 3:09 pm - Fun outdoor and indoor activities were part of the Earth Day and Nature Play event Saturday at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington.
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Girls basketball: Weber steps down after six seasonsApr 18, 2026 12:57 pm - Matt Weber, who this past winter led Prospect to its first Mid-Suburban League girls basketball championship in the program's 53-year history, has stepped down as the Kni...
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The Biz Week That Was: Illinois maker aids moon mission, royal Indian cuisine in Schaumburg, and O’Hare flight cutsApr 18, 2026 12:15 pm - Device that helps make space travel possible named ‘Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’ Astronauts just returned from their first voyage around the moon since 1972 and a...
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Baseball: Fremd rallies for hard-fought win over Rolling MeadowsApr 17, 2026 9:25 pm - Thanks to their ability to bounce back from an early deficit, Fremd would find its way back to earn a 3-2 home win over Rolling Meadows in a Mid-Suburban League crossover...
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Girls soccer: Barrington takes key MSL game over FremdApr 17, 2026 9:00 pm - Fans of the great soccer rivalry between Barrington and Fremd have witnessed some emotionally charged and classic games over the years. Friday night was not one of those....
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Softball: Barrington stays perfect with heart-stopping win over FremdApr 17, 2026 8:53 pm - Barrington and Fremd, two perennial softball powers in the Mid-Suburban League, have played numerous dramatic games over the years. On Friday in Palatine, they played one...
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Mount Prospect man arrested after woman attacked in apartment: policeApr 17, 2026 6:39 pm - A Mount Prospect man is facing charges after entering his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Des Plaines and attacking her, police said Friday.
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Fenne reelected College of DuPage board chairwomanApr 17, 2026 6:33 pm - College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Christine Fenne will remain at its helm for at least another year.
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From standby to standout: Stevenson student wins national quiz bowl titleApr 17, 2026 6:12 pm - Adlai E. Stevenson High School junior Spencer Manning arrived at this month’s scholastic bowl tournament in Rosemont as a standby, unsure he would even compete. He left as a champion, besting more than 300 other students to take first place in the nation's premier quiz bowl competition.
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DuPage County forced to pay election-related bill after vendor sought paymentApr 17, 2026 5:33 pm - DuPage County Board members this week approved a $629,068 expenditure after learning the bill had been sent to the county clerk’s office months earlier.