Cook County
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Girls volleyball: Palatine completes 1st half sweep of MSL WestSep 25, 2025 9:23 pm - With one of the most talented teams he's had in his 20 seasons, Palatine girls volleyball coach Dan Gavin believes the second half of the Mid-Suburban League season shoul...
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‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens FridaySep 25, 2025 7:39 pm - Rosemont’s 26,000-square-foot immersive art venue, which opens Friday, offers virtual reality expeditions through ancient Egypt and Earth’s evolution history.
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Is it ever reasonable to criticize high school athletes?Sep 25, 2025 5:40 pm - With the landscape of high school athletics changing -- and the finances -- has it become reasonable to criticize the athletes earning money?
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Report: Progress toward goals adequate, but better management of grant to stop school violence neededSep 25, 2025 5:30 pm - A federal agency says the Lake County Regional Office of Education has shown adequate progress toward the goals of a $1 million grant to stop violence in schools but needs to improve grant management and administration.
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Democrat Miracle Jenkins ends campaign in 9th Congressional District, endorses rivalSep 25, 2025 5:25 pm - Evanston Democrat Miracle Jenkins has suspended his bid for Congress in the 9th District and endorsed Bushra Amiwala.
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Memorial of flowers, toy cars and more honors Wheeling teen fatally injured in crashSep 25, 2025 5:08 pm - A large, roadside memorial has formed in Buffalo Grove near the site of a crash that left a suburban teen dead last week.
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Officials: DuPage resident’s death related to West Nile virusSep 25, 2025 4:56 pm - Public health officials have confirmed a West Nile virus-related death in DuPage County — the first of the year.
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Fall festival to honor law enforcement Saturday in South ElginSep 25, 2025 4:45 pm - We Back the Blue Fall Fest will honor local law enforcement from noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Panton Mill Park in South Elgin.
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Top flight: Gurnee police are on the leading edge of drone technologySep 25, 2025 4:44 pm - The Gurnee Police Department’s new “Drone as a First Responder” program can put a law enforcement presence anywhere in town - from more than 100 feet above ground - in a matter of minutes.
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Elgin hopes to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60% in next five years with new climate action planSep 25, 2025 3:20 pm - The Elgin City Council agreed to adopt a Climate Action and Resiliency Plan that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city by nearly 60% in the next five years.