Cook County
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Construction of bridge connecting Mount Prospect parks could begin next yearJul 28, 2025 8:29 am - A pedestrian bridge over Northwest Highway and the Union Pacific tracks in Mount Prospect to connect two parks appears to be getting closer to becoming a reality.
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Rolling Meadows hopes for redevelopment near Bears’ potential new homeJul 27, 2025 9:00 pm - Rolling Meadows officials may establish a tax increment financing district to help revive an area of office buildings plagued by vacancies and a blighted, shuttered Holidome motel.
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‘A game changer for Camp Duncan’: Harry Potter experience to make Chicago-area debut in fallJul 27, 2025 9:00 pm - Anticipation is building but fans aren’t the only ones excited for the pending Midwest debut of “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside.
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Pop culture on display at Arlington Heights library’s FanConJul 27, 2025 8:08 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library took a break from the usual quiet reading and study Sunday for a little raucous celebration of pop culture during its annual FanCon event.
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LOOK: The Week in Pictures photo galleryJul 27, 2025 5:57 pm - Daily Herald photographers worked through the heat to bring your the best moments from the last two weeks in the Chicago suburbs. ...
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Police: Upset over her divorce from his son, man killed daughter-in-law at Schaumburg hotelJul 27, 2025 3:04 pm - A 76-year-old man fatally shot his daughter-in-law during a wedding at a Schaumburg hotel Friday because he was upset over her divorce from his son, police said Sunday.
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Teenage motorcyclist killed in Lake County hit-and-run crashJul 27, 2025 12:29 pm - Lake County authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist early Sunday morning.
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Elgin cold case detectives launch season 2 of hit podcast, seeking to solve 1970s murders and disappearance of Barbara GlueckertJul 27, 2025 12:12 pm - How do you top solving a 42-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young woman? Perhaps by identifying the killer responsible for an unsolved murder dating back to the 1970s.
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Man found dead outside Schaumburg performing arts centerJul 27, 2025 8:44 am - Authorities are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Glendale Heights man whose body was found Saturday evening in the parking lot of Schaumburg’s Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Tractor rides, petting zoo, lumberjack show entertain visitors Saturday at the Lake County FairJul 26, 2025 5:38 pm - On an overcast Saturday with light rain, the Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center was filled with families that still came out to the Lake County Fair to enjoy activities, vendors and performances.