Cook County
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Hoffman Estates’ Summer Hang rescheduled to Aug. 26Aug 21, 2026 4:05 pm - Hoffman Estates’ weather-canceled Hello Hoffman Summer Hang has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Aug. 26 at South Ridge Park to provide input that will help the village’s planning team shape the next 20 years for the community.
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Bartlett announces elevated lead levels found in some homes’ drinking waterAug 21, 2026 3:38 pm - The village of Bartlett announced Friday that during routine testing, elevated lead levels had been identified in the drinking water of some homes and buildings.
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Bartlett to consider plan for 98 townhouses on land in now unincorporated DuPage CountyAug 21, 2026 3:33 pm - Bartlett planning and zoning commissioners will consider a proposed 98-unit townhouse development on 19 acres on the west side of South Bartlett Road between the Durwood Forest subdivision and Canadian National Railway tracks on Sept. 3.
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Homeless man charged following home invasionAug 21, 2026 3:09 pm - A homeless man was arrested this week following a home invasion in Des Plaines, according to a police news release.
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Carpentersville police investigating incident near school bus stop Friday morningAug 21, 2026 3:06 pm - Carpentersville police are investigating after a high school student near a bus stop said they felt threatened when approached by several people wearing masks Friday morning.
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Plan for new biking and walking path in Wheeling to be adjustedAug 21, 2026 1:28 pm - A plan to build a bike-and-pedestrian path along a stormwater channel in Wheeling will be adjusted to lower costs, officials revealed this week.
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Shops on Spring incubator project brings home-based businesses to a storefront in downtown ElginAug 21, 2026 12:40 pm - Shops on Spring, a storefront created by the Made-In-Elgin incubator program, held a grand opening at 42 S. Spring St. in downtown Elgin on Thursday. Four new previously home-based businesses now have their first brick-and-mortar locations.
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‘A memorable experience’: Wine challenge among ways Truluck’s tries to make every day a special occasionAug 21, 2026 10:47 am - Truluck’s in Rosemont is hosting its annual “Sommelier’s Secret White Wine Challenge,” where guests can order a $15 mystery glass of wine. If they guess what it is, it’s on the house. It’s one of the ways they try to make every visit a special occasion.
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Fugitive who fled to Poland after deadly 2020 crash in Wheeling extradited to U.S.Aug 21, 2026 10:34 am - A fugitive who fled to Poland following a deadly 2020 car crash in Wheeling is in custody in the suburbs.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.