Cook County
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Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows upsets No. 1 seed ProspectFeb 24, 2026 9:48 pm - Explaining how they defeated a team they had lost to by 23 and 11 points during a Mid-Suburban League East season where they finished 3-7, Rolling Meadows players produce...
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Fire leaves Hoffman Estates townhouse uninhabitable but causes no injuriesFeb 24, 2026 6:18 pm - No injuries were reported after Hoffman Estates firefighters extinguished a townhouse blaze within a half-hour of arriving Tuesday afternoon, but the home was left uninhabitable.
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‘Where pride lives’: Construction to begin this week on new Larkin High School stadiumFeb 24, 2026 6:04 pm - Larkin High School broke ground Tuesday on a new stadium that will allow the Elgin school to host home football games on its campus for the first time in 63 years.
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Bears bill passes Indiana House; Pritzker says competing legislation in Springfield is ‘in a good place’Feb 24, 2026 6:02 pm - As Indiana’s House passed its Bears stadium bill Tuesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said there is agreement on competing Springfield legislation that’s been crafted during closed-door discussions, but now it’s up to legislators.
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5th congressional hopefuls air views on health, education, energyFeb 24, 2026 4:47 pm - Two candidates vying for the Republican nomination in the 5th Congressional District covered a wide range of issues, including health, education and energy policy, at a recent League of Women Voters forum at the Barrington Area Library.
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Relocating Schaumburg YMCA seeking Cook County tax break to help renovate new siteFeb 24, 2026 4:45 pm - The relocating Golden Corridor Family YMCA in Schaumburg is seeking a Cook County tax incentive to assist with its planned $1 million upgrade to its new facility.
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Steve Kovalcheck Trio, Anat Cohen Tentet to headline Elmhurst U. Jazz Festival on Feb. 26 to March 1Feb 24, 2026 4:30 pm - The Steve Kovalcheck Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton and Jon Hamar, and the Anat Cohen Tentet will be among the featured artists at the 59th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best-known collegiate festivals in the country.
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League of Women Voters of Wheaton hosts ‘Declaration 1776’ exhibit in celebration of America’s 250thFeb 24, 2026 4:19 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is sponsoring “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy,” a traveling panel exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, as our community marks the United States’ semiquincentennial.
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Schaumburg Township to hold property tax exemptions & appeals workshop March 5Feb 24, 2026 2:44 pm - Join the Schaumburg Township assessor’s office and Disability & Senior Services to learn about property tax exemptions and appeals at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 5 at the township hall, 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates.
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Former Des Plaines day care workers charged with battering kidsFeb 24, 2026 2:42 pm - Two former employees at a Des Plaines day care facility are facing charges after a lengthy investigation revealed they had battered seven children there.