Cook County
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Why the races to succeed Krishnamoorthi, Schakowsky in Congress are packedJul 15, 2025 6:42 am - The announcements that Democratic U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jan Schakowsky would not run for reelection to their suburban districts created a deluge of hopefuls seeking to succeed them in 2026.
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Police: Chicago man concealed handgun near Palatine apartmentsJul 15, 2025 6:39 am - A Chicago man is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday after Palatine police took him into custody on outstanding warrants and weapons charges.
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Illinois Brass Band performs free Summer Pops ConcertJul 14, 2025 10:34 pm - On Sunday, July 27, the 30-member Illinois Brass Band will present a free outdoor Summer Pops concert at First United Methodist Church in Arlington Heights.
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra presents free ‘Great Outdoors’ concertJul 14, 2025 9:44 pm - On July 20, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra will perform a free outdoor concert in Wheaton featuring classics like Aaron Copland's "Outdoor Overture" and John Williams' "Cowboys Overture."
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Illinois firefighters join disaster response in TexasJul 14, 2025 7:35 pm - A team of Illinois firefighters has begun working search-and-rescue missions in flood-ravaged Texas as part of a national response to the crisis there.
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‘A fun one’: Why Chicago band Sincere Engineer’s show at a South Elgin strip mall restaurant is a big dealJul 14, 2025 6:35 pm - Saturday’s concert by rock band Sincere Engineer at Legit Dogs in South Elgin is a coup for the restaurant.
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Five college football players from the suburbs to watch this seasonJul 14, 2025 5:41 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five area football players ready to contribute this season for their college teams.
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Elmhurst Choral Union commemorates Civil War anniversary with oratorio performance, lectureJul 14, 2025 5:31 pm - The Elmhurst Choral Union will perform "An American Civil War Memorial" on Aug. 30, commemorating the 160th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
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New youth soccer headquarters, domed field coming to ElginJul 14, 2025 5:00 pm - The Illinois Youth Soccer Association plans to construct a new headquarters and training facility in Elgin, complete with a 78-foot-tall, air-supported dome and indoor turf field.
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‘Reopened wounds’: Fourteen years after murder conviction, Marni Yang returns to courtJul 14, 2025 4:18 pm - The lawyer for Marni Yang, convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child in Reuter’s Deerfield home, argues for a new trial citing DNA and other crime scene evidence which he says exonerates his client.