Cook County
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Parents refuse to give up as St. Alphonsus Liguori school faces closure once againMay 19, 2025 12:25 pm - Parents of students at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights again sprang into action with an online fundraiser to keep the school open after the pastor’s weekend announcement that it would certainly close at the end of the academic year on June 3.
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Paint-A-Thon applications due July 1 for Elk Grove TownshipMay 19, 2025 12:00 pm - Elk Grove Township has to announced its participation in the 2025 Community Paint-A-Thon, now in its 38th year, that provides free exterior home painting services for seniors, veterans and residents with disabilities who meet income eligibility requirements.
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Mount Prospect man killed in Deer Park crashMay 19, 2025 11:39 am - A driver who died after a weekend car crash in Deer Park has been identified as a Mount Prospect resident, authorities said Tuesday.
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3 suburban school superintendents say business partnerships are key to shaping future of educationMay 19, 2025 11:25 am - In just a few years, students graduating from McHenry County schools may find themselves working in jobs that don’t exist now, according to three suburban school districts’ superintendents.
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Thousands line Ogden Avenue to protest Trump administrationMay 19, 2025 8:10 am - Thousands of people stood along stretches of Ogden Avenue on Sunday to protest the Trump administration as part of the Hands Across Chicagoland demonstration.
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Census estimates show suburbs rebounding from previous population declinesMay 18, 2025 9:00 pm - After years of steady population declines, the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest estimates show most suburbs regaining residents.
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Photo Gallery: Graduation ceremonies are in full swingMay 18, 2025 8:28 pm -
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The Class of 2025 is marching into the futureMay 18, 2025 7:43 pm - Caps and gowns. Pomp and circumstance. Proud parents, seniors speeches and delivered diplomas. The telltale signs of graduation season have arrived in the suburbs.
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Lombard blooms with civic pride during Lilac ParadeMay 18, 2025 6:02 pm - Lombard residents celebrated the passage from spring to summer Sunday at the annual Lilac Parade.
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Former Kane treasurer’s office employee switches party, announces plan to challenge ex-bossMay 18, 2025 3:40 pm - Candida “Connie” Cain on Saturday declared her intent to seek the Democratic nomination in the March 17, 2026 primary for Kane County treasurer. A Certified Public Account from Gilberts, Cain had worked for current Treasurer Chris Lauzen as director of financial operations from May 2023 until he fired her Nov. 22.