Cook County
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Police: 79-year-old man stabbed blind resident at assisted living facilityOct 14, 2026 12:29 pm - A 79-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge after police say he stabbed a blind man at a Park Ridge assisted living facility Sunday.
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Kane County Recycling Center in Geneva for month-long renovations starting Oct. 19Oct 14, 2026 12:25 pm - The Kane County Recycling Center in Geneva will temporarily close Monday, Oct. 19, for driveway paving and site improvements.
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Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: All about the Hersey-Prospect showdownOct 14, 2026 12:12 pm - Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit talks to Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran about Friday’s Hersey-Prospect showdown.
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Nightmare on Chicago Street returns to Elgin Friday as two-night eventOct 14, 2026 11:38 am - Elgin’s annual zombie-themed Nightmare on Chicago Street event returns for its 14th year Friday, this time as a two-night event with three national touring musical acts performing Friday.
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Dream come true: Steppenwolf Theatre premieres Barrington writer’s new playOct 14, 2026 10:59 am - Barrington playwright Stephanie Alison Walker says Steppenwolf Theatre producing her latest play, “Adirondack Chair Circle,” is like a dream come true.
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New business director joins Des Plaines Park DistrictOct 14, 2026 10:31 am - The Des Plaines Park District has a new business director. Nahid Khumawala succeeds Annette Curtis, who retired in August.
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Pedestrian fatally struck by car in WheelingOct 14, 2026 9:55 am - A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in Wheeling, authorities said.
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Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health announce plans to mergeOct 14, 2026 9:51 am - Two major Chicago area hospital systems – Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health – announced plans Wednesday to merge, a union that would create one of the largest health systems in Illinois.
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Democrat Daniel Biss aims to keep party’s hold on Illinois’ 9th District vs. GOP’s John Elleson, who raises $0Oct 14, 2026 9:27 am - Voters in Illinois’ deep-blue 9th Congressional District may feel they already chose their next member of Congress in March’s open Democratic primary. Democrats have held the North Side and north suburban seat since 1949, and except for a brief stretch, only two people have represented it in that time.
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‘Passion and heart’: Music instructor at Schaumburg’s dual-language Dooley School among Suburbs’ Top TeachersOct 14, 2026 8:37 am - Though not a Japanese speaker herself, music teacher Rhonda Conrad feels a responsibility to include Japanese songs in almost every singing concert she plans at Dooley School in Schaumburg.