Cook County
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Best Bets: Dazzling light displays usher in the holiday seasonNov 18, 2025 1:56 pm - Christmas at Cantigny, Chicago’s Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Light Up the Park in Rosemont welcome the holidays, and Smashing Pumpkins co-founder Billy Corgan brings “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” to the Lyric Opera.
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Documents allege fired Prospect Heights officers misrepresented their police authorityNov 18, 2025 1:48 pm - Public documents show this month’s firings of two Prospect Heights police officers were based on allegations of deceit and misrepresentation.
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Woman dies at burn unit after two-vehicle crash in Hoffman EstatesNov 18, 2025 1:37 pm - Hoffman Estates police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in which one woman later died after being airlifted to the burn unit of Loyola University Medical Center.
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Kane County Board delays filling District 2 vacancyNov 18, 2025 1:13 pm - The Kane County board Monday refused to appoint someone to fill the vacant District 2 seat.
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Theater spotlight: Classic tales, seasonal reviews and cirque spectacularsNov 18, 2025 12:03 pm - Holiday theater heats up with American Blues Theater’s radio play “It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s “A Christmas Carol,” a cirque-style holiday spectacular and more.
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Marklund sues state over denial of community-based housing proposalNov 18, 2025 11:47 am - The Marklund organization is asking a Kane County judge to overturn the state’s decision prohibiting it from building seven community homes in Elgin for adults with disabilities.
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NTSB says driver killed in Elgin crash had little warning of oncoming locomotiveNov 18, 2025 10:36 am - The driver killed in a crash last month at a railroad crossing in Elgin had little advance notice of an oncoming train, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Girls volleyball: Cook County All-Area captain Brookbank becomes elite outside hitter, carries on a family traditionNov 18, 2025 8:05 am - Last season as a sophomore, Kalyn Brookbank collected 82 kills on a Barrington team that posted a 28-10 record. Twelve months later, Brookbank enjoyed one of the finest ...
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COD launches Presidential Lecture Series featuring Elon University’s Dr. Peter FeltenNov 18, 2025 12:11 am - College of DuPage is hosting the inaugural event for President Dr. Muddassir Siddiqi's Presidential Lecture Series featuring Dr. Peter Felten, a renowned expert in higher education.
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Football crossing over with basketball in the IHSA landscapeNov 17, 2025 11:38 pm - This edition of the Daily Herald’s prep sports newsletter looks at the IHSA football playoffs and the start of the girls basketball season.