Cook County
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Mount Prospect approves plan, financial incentives for renovations at Lions Memorial ParkSep 04, 2025 3:56 pm - Lions Memorial Park in Mount Prospect will undergo a major renovation, including a new recreation center and expanded outdoor amenities at the 20.8-acre site. Mount Prospect village board members approved the plan at Tuesday’s meeting and offered financial incentives to the project.
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Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour finale set for Sept. 12 has been canceledSep 04, 2025 3:52 pm - First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elgin recently announced that the grand finale concert for the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour set for Sept. 12 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled soon.
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Hanover Township to host 18th annual community health and wellness expo Sept. 11Sep 04, 2025 2:50 pm - Hanover Township, Victory Centre of Bartlett and Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host the 18th annual “Just for the Health of It” community health and wellness expo Thursday, Sept. 11.
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Irish Classic golf tournament to benefit Mercy Circle senior living communitySep 04, 2025 2:48 pm - Two former Southsiders team up to organize an Irish Classic golf tournament benefiting Mercy Circle. The event includes a hole-in-one contest to win a golf trip to Ireland.
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Former Arlington Heights school nurse sentenced for misappropriating students’ medicineSep 04, 2025 2:34 pm - Former Arlington Heights elementary school nurse sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months probation for misappropriating students’ medication.
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How runway safety system slowed plane, averted disaster in WheelingSep 04, 2025 2:18 pm - A concrete safety system slowed down a small airplane that overshot a Chicago Executive Airport runway Wednesday and kept it from hurtling onto a nearby road.
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Mount Prospect green lights plan for new Lincoln Middle SchoolSep 04, 2025 11:46 am - Mount Prospect village board members this week approved Mount Prospect Elementary District 57’s plans to build a new Lincoln Middle School.
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Man gets 6 years for drunken crash that killed bicyclistSep 04, 2025 10:43 am - A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a drunken crash that killed a bicyclist in Elgin.
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Saint Viator athletes take their game to the next levelSep 04, 2025 1:37 am - Saint Viator High School graduates who will play sports in college reflect on the ways the high school prepared them.
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FamilyForward’s Giving Hope aims to raise $100K to help struggling familiesSep 04, 2025 12:51 am - FamilyForward's Giving Hope fundraiser on Sept. 28 will feature food, music, raffles, and a family testimony, with proceeds going to help local low-income families achieve stability.