Cook County
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Learn about Young Black Agri-preneurs Dec. 4Nov 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Black families who have a desire to save grocery money, learn food gardening skills and eat healthier will have an occasion on Dec. 4 to learn about a new program for th...
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Things to do Dec. 2-9: Holiday light shows, concerts, tree lightings, Santa brunches & moreNov 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Ongoing Festival of Lights and Tree Sale: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Thursday, Dec. 30, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. The zoo will be transformed i...
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Top Suburban Teacher: Arlington Heights teacher's family experience shaped passion for language learnersNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - Beth Hornberg speaks Spanish fluently, which puts her right at home in her classroom at Greenbrier Elementary School in Arlington Heights, where she teaches as many as 4...
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Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet's lavish 'Nutcracker' returnsNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - 1893 again The Joffrey Ballet revives Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's version that resets the action to Chicago in anticipation of...
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County grants $5M to help DuPagePads buy hotel to house the homelessNov 30, 2021 4:30 am - After fleeing domestic violence, a mother and her three children — a toddler and twin babies — found a place to stay in one of three hotels used by DuPagePads to shelter...
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Hoffman Estates approves 3-year firefighters contract retroactive to Jan. 1Nov 30, 2021 4:30 am - Eleven months retroactively, Hoffman Estates village board members Monday approved a three-year contract with the firefighters union granting annual salary increases for...
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Mount Prospect police selling controversial former uniform patch for charityNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect Police Department is selling its decommissioned police patches to raise money for a charity that supports the families of first responders killed in t...
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Here's how Schaumburg residents can get Santa to visit their neighborhoodNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Schaumburg police and fire departments will be escorting Santa Claus through 10 village neighborhoods from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12. Residents who'd like Santa...
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Cook County medical examiner's office passes 1,000th homicide for 2021Nov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office on Tuesday confirmed the county's 1,000th homicide this year occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. The county's homicide tot...
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Buffalo Grove hangs on to down GrantNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - With a 49-29 lead after three quarters, it looked like host Buffalo Grove was going to cruise to victory Tuesday night in nonconference boys basketball action against Gr...