Cook County
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to see massive expansion and welcome first residents in 2026Dec 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Construction of 164 high-end townhouses and redevelopment of the commercial west side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates are expected to be done and ready for occupancy in late summer 2026.
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District 211 board censures member for sharing closed-session discussion of fired teachersDec 12, 2025 1:32 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education members censured their colleague Pete Dombrowski Thursday for sharing information about closed-session discussion that led to the firings of two Hoffman Estates High School teachers last month.
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Solar farm OK’d near Sugar Grove despite objections from villageDec 12, 2025 12:57 pm - Kane County Board members have approved the construction of an electricity-generating solar panel farm near Sugar Grove.
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‘Freedom and choice at the end of life:’ Pritzker signs controversial Medical Aid in Dying billDec 12, 2025 11:16 am - The governor took weeks deciding whether to sign “Deb’s Law,” named after a Lombard woman with terminal cancer. Opponents including the Diocese of Joliet said it “contradicts moral teaching.”
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Kane County offering free training on firearm restraining ordersDec 12, 2025 11:13 am - The Kane County Health Department is hosting a series of free virtual trainings to educate residents about firearm restraining orders (FROs), a legal tool that can temporarily prevent someone from accessing firearms when they may be at risk of harming themselves or others.
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Palatine Fire Explorers host fundraising brunch Jan. 11Dec 12, 2025 10:30 am - The Palatine Fire Department Explorers Program will host its Winter Brunch from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 11, at the American Legion Hall, 122 W. Palatine Road.
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Road crew worker seriously injured in crash near Long GroveDec 12, 2025 10:30 am - A member of a road construction crew collecting equipment along Old McHenry Road near Long Grove Thursday night suffered serious injuries when he was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck when it was struck by a vehicle.
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Letter writing campaign spreads pride and holiday cheerDec 12, 2025 10:00 am - The Pinta Pride Project held an event Thursday at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove, where people wrote letters sending holiday greetings to the LGBTQ community.
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Girls basketball: Hersey pulls away from Fremd for win a long time in the makingDec 11, 2025 10:06 pm - Hersey defeated Fremd 66-56 in a Mid-Suburban League East Division girls basketball game Thursday night in Palatine.
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Girls basketball: Hanchett’s clutch free throws seal win for Timothy Christian against St. EdwardDec 11, 2025 9:53 pm - Timothy Christian defeated St. Edward 60-55 Thursday night in a Chicagoland Christian Conference girls basketball game.