Cook County
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Restaurant with cricket simulators gets go-ahead in WheelingApr 06, 2026 7:30 pm - Plans for a restaurant featuring cricket simulators got the Wheeling village board’s OK Monday night.
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‘Can’t have this happening again’: Arlington Heights mayor fines seven businesses for underage alcohol salesApr 06, 2026 7:25 pm - In his first hearing as local liquor commissioner, Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia fined seven businesses between $500 and $5,000 for selling alcohol to minors.
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‘It starts with volunteers’: Making lakes healthier comes from teamwork and knowledgeApr 06, 2026 5:43 pm - With many of Lake County’s 173 lakes classified as impaired, a growing volunteer group is on a mission to share information and help change the situation.
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Family, friends mourn Barrington High grad slain at 25Apr 06, 2026 4:36 pm - Family and friends are remembering a Barrington High School grad for his entrepreneurial spirit who succumbed to injuries from an attack outside a Chicago bar late last month.
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The Arlington Heights Community Concert Band presents ‘A Concert For Viewers Like You’Apr 06, 2026 2:28 pm - The Arlington Heights Community Concert Band will present a special PBS-themed concert that will bring beloved television moments to life with a live band featuring music from iconic series, documentaries and cultural programs that have defined public broadcasting.
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Elmhurst District 205 earn Guardian Banners for Honor Flight Chicago fundraisersApr 06, 2026 1:54 pm - Students and staff from across Elmhurst Unit District 205 recently gathered as Honor Flight Chicago presented Guardian School banners recognizing this year’s fundraising efforts connected to the 2025 Veterans Day Run.
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CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?Apr 06, 2026 1:36 pm - Of the 805 students who have graduated from CEJA workforce hubs, only 124 had found employment in the renewable energy sector or adjacent industry as of March 2026, according to figures supplied to Capitol News Illinois by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a rate of roughly 15%.
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Kid entrepreneurs sell their wares at Market Day at Vernon Area Public Library April 18Apr 06, 2026 1:28 pm - Forty-five young entrepreneurs in grades 3-8 will put their new business skills to the test and sell their products at a Market Sale Day from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire.
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Buffalo Grove senior expo set for April 21Apr 06, 2026 1:11 pm - The annual Buffalo Grove Senior Citizen Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center, 225 McHenry Road.
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Palatine receives grant to remove invasive treesApr 06, 2026 1:11 pm - Palatine has received $25,000 in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources through The Morton Arboretum's Chicago Region Trees Initiative to remove select invasive species.