Cook County
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Wife of Mount Prospect mayor, longtime volunteer diesOct 21, 2025 8:19 am - Linda Hoefert, wife of Mount Prospect Mayor Paul Hoefert, died over the weekend following a long illness.
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Shift in work hours for Arlington Heights patrol officers, under new contractOct 20, 2025 9:43 pm - All police officers in Arlington Heights will receive a 3% raise - while those who work a beat will get new work hours - under a new one-year labor agreement approved Monday.
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Lights, camera, construction: Cinergy Cinemas gets Wheeling grantOct 20, 2025 7:40 pm - Wheeling’s Cinergy Cinemas will receive a $91,300 grant from the village to help pay for building improvements.
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‘Temerity to honk his horn:’ Elgin road rage murder trial beginsOct 20, 2025 6:00 pm - A jury trial began Monday in an Elgin road rage case, where one man was killed and another was injured.
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Palatine post office could be named after Ghost Army vetOct 20, 2025 5:09 pm - The Palatine post office could be renamed after Bernie Bluestein, a 102-year-old veteran of the “Ghost Army” in World War II.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital breast cancer patient honored at Chicago Bears Crucial Catch GameOct 20, 2025 4:52 pm - Advocate Health Care honored 10 breast cancer patients, their loved ones, and care teams at a Chicago Bears game.Breast cancer survivor TJ Borst, who received treatment at Advocate Sherman Hospital, was among those honored.
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Driver killed in intersection crash on DeKalb, Kane county lineOct 20, 2025 4:37 pm - One person was killed after a two-car crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Illinois Route 64 on the DeKalb and Kane county line Monday, authorities said.
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Roselle Chamber honors service and leadershipOct 20, 2025 4:29 pm - The Roselle Chamber of Commerce invites the community to honor Andres Basso and Mike McGinn at the chamber’s Holiday Party & Awards Banquet on Dec. 5 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club.
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Lake County bans use of its properties for staging areas and other immigration enforcement activitiesOct 20, 2025 4:03 pm - Lake County is among the latest public bodies saying its property can’t be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for civil immigrant enforcement.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 8?Oct 20, 2025 2:51 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from Week 8.