Cook County
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Des Plaines residents and Zanies raise funds for local causeMay 12, 2025 2:39 pm - Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the seventh year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Standup for Des Plaines VII, a special comedy night benefit Wednesday, May 14.
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College of Lake County welcomes incoming trustees and extends gratitude to outgoing trusteesMay 12, 2025 1:24 pm - College of Lake County recently welcomed newly elected community members Dawn Abernathy, M.A.T.; Celeste Flores, B.A.; and Janet Gibson, M.S.; and CLC student Andrea Gomez to the board of trustees. Judge Stephen M. DeRue, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, administered the oath of office at the meeting in the Grayslake Campus Conference Center.
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State Sen. Murphy to host condo insurance seminar in Schaumburg June 3May 12, 2025 1:16 pm - Democratic State Senator Laura Murphy of Des Plaines is co-sponsoring a condominium insurance seminar at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
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Man detained after hitting garage in police chase in ElmhurstMay 12, 2025 1:16 pm - A man who crashed a car into the garage of an Elmhurst house while driving away from police will be detained pretrial.
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U-46 honors 30 first-generation college-bound seniors with $2,000 scholarshipsMay 12, 2025 12:46 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 celebrated 30 first-generation college-bound seniors during the annual Superintendent's Scholarship reception and awards ceremony.
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Extremely successful Letter Carriers’ Food Drive strives to help stamp out hungerMay 12, 2025 12:36 pm - Highland Park letter carriers delivered almost 1,000 bags of food, received by over 50 volunteers at Moraine Township’s Food Pantry Saturday, May 10.
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Vernon Township awards $66K in Social Service Grants to 18 nonprofitsMay 12, 2025 12:24 pm - Vernon Township has announced the distribution of $66,000 in Social Service Agency Grants to 18 nonprofit organizations that serve its residents through transportation, healthcare, housing, legal aid and child advocacy.
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Euclid Avenue work begins in Arlington HeightsMay 12, 2025 12:09 pm - Work begins this week on the 2025 Euclid Ave Water Main Replacement and Utility in Arlington Heights.
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Children sickened after being given drug-laced candy at Wheeling parkMay 12, 2025 7:54 am - Wheeling police are searching for a woman wanted for possibly giving at least four children candy authorities believe was laced with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
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Retiring Elmhurst teacher shares funny preschooler ‘gems’ in a new bookMay 11, 2025 11:14 pm - Georgia DeClark retires after 30 years teaching preschoolers at Elmhurst’s Bethel Learning Center. Her new book shares 13,000 funny "gems" from her students over the years.