Cook County
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Family fall hike program offered Sept. 25 at Pingree Grove Forest PreserveSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - We can see amazing natural colors in the fall, but not all those hues are found in the trees! Join a Forest Preserve District naturalist on an early fall hike. During t...
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College of DuPage unveils downtown Glen Ellyn mural, launching DuPage Public Art ProjectSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage and community leaders recently unveiled two, 8-by-10-foot acrylic murals painted by world-renowned artist and COD alumnus Tony Fitzpatrick in the heart...
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Festivals Sept. 17-23: Oktoberfests, Depot Days, Fall Fests, Riverwalk Fine Art Fair & moreSep 14, 2021 2:00 pm - This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins in South Barrington...
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Turkey vultures may not be pretty, but they serve important purposeSep 14, 2021 6:00 am - I've seen as many as four turkey vultures perched in a dead tree here at the nature center, but most of my recent vulture insights come from watching our resident bird. ...
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Book deals, real estate and stock sales: How legislators make money on the sideSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - A book deal netted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth more than $380,000 last year ahead of her memoir's recent publication, federal documents indicate. The Hoffman Estates Democ...
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A boy was in awe of Palatine church's time capsule. 50 years later, he prompted its opening.Sep 14, 2021 5:30 am - If not for the memory of a 5-year-old boy, a time capsule in a Palatine church would not have seen the light of day for who knows how long - possibly ever. The capsule w...
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Elgin planners swayed by neighbors opposing proposed self-storage businessSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - The owners of 24 homes just outside Elgin's borders believe a new 700-unit self-storage facility that wants to come to the far west side of the city will destroy their n...
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Improved St. Alexius Medical Center ER gets Hoffman Estates' approvalSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously approved an expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center that...
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Defense doing its job in Glenbard East's 3-0 startSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Don't look now, but a third of the high school football regular season is in the books. For the teams sitting at 3-0, like Glenbard East and coach John Walters, life is ...
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Girls tennis: Prospect stays undefeated with win over HerseySep 14, 2021 1:00 am - The Mid-Suburban League East girls tennis coach with "laugh" in his surname guides a seriously good squad. Prospect net boss Mike McColaugh watched his mighty Knights do...