Cook County
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Softball: Hersey clinches 2nd straight MSL East championship with victory against ProspectMay 19, 2025 9:29 pm - Hersey defeated Prospect 6-1 in a Mid-Suburban League East Division softball game to clinch the division championship.
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Baseball: Bodach overcomes blister, Downers Grove North to get win for YorkMay 19, 2025 9:10 pm - York defeated Downers Grove North 3-1 in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division baseball game Monday in Elmhurst.
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What’s the dog got? It’s baby animal season — how to protect critters and stay saneMay 19, 2025 7:03 pm - A look inside DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center as they care for injured animals, plus tips on preventing backyard triage.
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Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in IllinoisMay 19, 2025 6:49 pm - Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains at the behest of a tribal nation or send them to the tribe is an emotional process necessary for correcting historic wrongs — but it also includes a lot of bureaucratic paperwork that can take months to years to process.
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Mount Prospect closes on Chase Bank propertyMay 19, 2025 5:00 pm - The former Chase Bank property officially is in the hands of the village of Mount Prospect.
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Mount Prospect mulling three-minute cap on public commentMay 19, 2025 4:57 pm - Mount Prospect currently has no time limit for public comment during meetings of boards and commissions.That could change Tuesday if the board approves an ordinance limiting public comment to three minutes.
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Elgin teacher named Marklund’s 2024 Volunteer of the YearMay 19, 2025 4:44 pm - First inspired by a high school friendship with one of the residents, Alison Smith became an active volunteer with Marklund, offering pet therapy, helping with outings, organizing an egg hunt, and getting her church and her classroom students involved with the nonprofit.
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Porch fire Monday morning displaces nine in ElginMay 19, 2025 3:19 pm - Nine residents of a house in Elgin had to be relocated after a fire early Monday morning.
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Chicago’s original drummer, Cinderella’s Tom Kiefer and Sister Hazel to play Schaumburg’s SeptemberfestMay 19, 2025 2:58 pm - Danny Seraphine & CTA, Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and Sister Hazel will headline the main stage at Schaumburg’s Septemberfest over Labor Day weekend from Saturday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Sept. 1.
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Harper College breaks ground on Business and Social Sciences BuildingMay 19, 2025 1:52 pm - Harper College hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Business and Social Sciences Building. The 92,380-square-foot-facility will provide flexible learning environments for students and expand the Palatine campus with upgraded features – including a 300-seat theater/auditorium, the Early Childhood Laboratory School and Harper’s first moot courtroom.