Cook County
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Schaumburg signs 3-year contract with police union retroactive to May 2025Aug 12, 2026 3:54 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a new three-year contract with the union representing the village’s police officers that is retroactive to May 2025.
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Lee Street in Des Plaines closing for railroad workAug 12, 2026 3:13 pm - A stretch of Lee Street in downtown Des Plaines will be shut down to traffic starting Monday morning for railroad track and pavement repairs.
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Artist chosen for new mural in downtown Des PlainesAug 12, 2026 2:45 pm - An artist whose work is on display throughout the Chicago area has been selected to paint Des Plaines’ latest public mural.
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Kane County Board OKs roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for next year’s budgetAug 12, 2026 1:27 pm - Kane County is looking at a roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for 2027 as its county board’s efforts to clamp down on cash reserve spending and solve the county’s budgetary woes continue.
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Oak Brook OKs Amazon store projectAug 12, 2026 12:56 pm - Amazon has received permission to build a combination store and delivery center in Oak Brook.
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Rescue Pack founder marks a decade of keeping pets fed with 10 lessons on building a nonprofit supply chainAug 12, 2026 12:49 pm - Rescue Pack founder Kathy Wiesner, a former tech executive, shares 10 lessons from a decade of turning surplus pet food into a lifeline for rescues across the Great Lakes region.
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District 300’s new cellphone, electronic device restrictions go into effect this weekAug 12, 2026 12:20 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 students returned to school this week to a new policy limiting the use of cellphones, earbuds, headphones and other electronic devices during school hours.
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Services this week for retired priest, Mundelein seminary teacherAug 12, 2026 11:46 am - Funeral services for a retired priest who also was a faculty member at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein will be this week.
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How to join Palatine’s 19th annual Scarecrows on ParadeAug 12, 2026 11:40 am - The Palatine Beautification Commission is hosting the 19th annual Scarecrows on Parade contest as part of the Rotary Club of Palatine's Oktoberfest, set for Sept. 18-20 in the village’s downtown.
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Cook County appoints new director of veterans affairs departmentAug 12, 2026 11:40 am - Calvin Young has been appointed to serve as director of Cook County’s Department of Veterans Affairs.