Cook County
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 23 to March 7Feb 24, 2026 2:38 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the cultural history of birds, Ikebana, designing with color, and more.
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New residential development floated for Barrington’s Golden TriangleFeb 24, 2026 1:01 pm - Barrington’s Golden Triangle could be the site for another large residential development, The Residences at Liberty Commons.
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Brad Schneider: 2026 candidate for 10th Congressional DistrictFeb 24, 2026 12:40 pm - Brad Schneider is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois 10th Congressional District in the March 17, 2026 election.
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Morgan Coghill: 2026 candidate for 10th Congressional DistrictFeb 24, 2026 12:39 pm - Morgan Coghill is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois 10th Congressional District in the March 17, 2026 election.
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Arlington Heights man charged in 7½-hour standoff ordered held in jailFeb 24, 2026 12:14 pm - The 50-year-old man charged with home invasion and aggravated discharge of a firearm stemming from a 7½-hour standoff at an Arlington Heights residence last week will remain in jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Buffalo Grove police hosting donation driveFeb 24, 2026 11:51 am - The Buffalo Grove Police Department is hosting a community drive in March to collect essential household and personal care items for residents served by the Vernon and Wheeling township food pantries.
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Dining out: Pair of restaurant weeks, soup’s on at Gong cha and moreFeb 24, 2026 11:42 am - Meet Chicago Northwest and Rosemont host restaurant weeks, bubble tea purveyor Gong cha has added soup to the menu, Fry the Coop now offers wings and more.
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Man pleads guilty to stealing car in WillowbrookFeb 24, 2026 11:31 am - A man accused of stealing a car in Willowbrook and fleeing police has pleaded guilty.
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6th District hopeful Ruzevich suggests Palestinians should reclaim ‘stolen’ property in IsraelFeb 24, 2026 8:53 am - Democratic 6th Congressional District candidate Joey Ruzevich says expatriate Palestinians should be allowed to reclaim familial properties in Israel and the occupied territories.
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‘Nothing can or will erase their memory’: Palatine remembers three fallen firefightersFeb 24, 2026 8:53 am - On a brutally cold Monday morning, Palatine continued its tradition of honoring three volunteer firefighters who gave their lives battling a deadly blaze at the downtown Ben Franklin store in 1973.