Cook County
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Handbell concert Dec. 12 at Des Plaines libraryDec 02, 2025 2:37 pm - A group called the Random Ringers will perform a holiday concert with handbells Dec. 12 at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Winter bird walk at Fort SheridanDec 02, 2025 2:34 pm - Bundle up for a morning bird walk Thursday, Dec. 18, at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in Lake Forest.
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Talk on AI’s impact on career planningDec 02, 2025 2:32 pm - The impact of artificial intelligence on current and future career planning is the topic from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church St.
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CPKC Holiday Train returns to Viking Park in GurneeDec 02, 2025 2:28 pm - The CPKC Holiday Train returns to Gurnee Tuesday, Dec. 9, as part of a free event from 4 to 6 p.m. on Depot Road, east of the railroad tracks.
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New police chief, deputy chief appointed in GurneeDec 02, 2025 2:17 pm - A new chapter in leadership for Gurnee police has begun with the appointment of 23-year department veteran Jeremy Gaughan as chief.
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Brunchy’s opens in former Panera spot in Buffalo GroveDec 02, 2025 1:20 pm - A new brunch restaurant is helping fuel the revival of a Buffalo Grove strip center near Dundee and Arlington Heights roads. Brunchy’s Pancakes and Cafe, owned by Victor Manuel Soberanis, is serving up American breakfast classics and Mexican cuisine in the spot previously occupied by Panera in Strathmore Square.
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Fire in mobile home park near Mount Prospect appears accidental, officials sayDec 02, 2025 1:12 pm - A weekend fire at a mobile home park near Mount Prospect remains under investigation but appears to be accidental, officials said.
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Christmas tree costs: Tariffs on artificial trees could be advantage for fresh-cut sellersDec 02, 2025 12:03 pm - Businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees say tariffs are having an impact on their costs this year. Conversely, farms that sell fresh trees and aren’t facing the same tariffs are reporting strong early sales.
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335-unit luxury apartment complex coming to Hoffman EstatesDec 02, 2025 11:55 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have approved a two-building, 335-unit luxury apartment complex for the former Menards site along Higgins Road.
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Man struck and killed by train identified as Ingleside manDec 02, 2025 10:51 am - A man struck and killed by a train Saturday night in Fox lake has been identified as Richard Hayes II, 22, of Ingleside.