Cook County
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‘Original North America’: Barrington Hills land restored to natural prairieJul 22, 2026 6:51 pm - The passion Citizens For Conservation volunteers have for preserving and restoring Illinois' natural areas is palpable. It's evident in the way longtime volunteers Jim Vanderpoel and Wendy Paulson stop frequently along the mile-long trail that winds through Barrington's 44-acre Grigsby Prairie to trail their fingers over the prairie flora and point out the birds, butterflies and small invertebrates that call it home.
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South Elgin trolley museum aims to bring history to life with new eventJul 22, 2026 5:10 pm - Visitors to the Fox River Trolley Museum Aug. 1 and 2 will encounter reenactors portraying everything from 18th-century French fur traders and Wild West train robbers to members of the legendary 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
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Former Prestige neighbors raise stink over Mount Prospect warehouse proposalJul 22, 2026 5:10 pm - The Mount Prospect village board Tuesday approved a change in a planned unit development to allow a more than 90,000-square-foot warehouse at the southwest corner of Kensington and Wolf roads, over the objections of neighbors.
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Father-son duo expand auto body shop business with new Geneva locationJul 22, 2026 4:58 pm - Derrick Crome, 26, of St. Charles, has taken over the former State Street Collision body shop in Geneva, renaming it Bodylines Inc., after previously commuting over an hour to work at his Belvidere shop with his father Roger.
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Oswego man on pretrial release facing new felony charges after woman punched in WheatonJul 22, 2026 4:38 pm - An Oswego man who was free on pretrial release on previous aggravated battery charges is facing additional felony charges after authorities say he punched a woman in the face and resisted arrest in Wheaton.
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Former Motorola building saved from demolition proposed for residential use in SchaumburgJul 22, 2026 3:56 pm - The residential conversion of the last Motorola office building left in Schaumburg’s 225-acre Veridian development will be just the start of about $1 billion worth of further work on the former corporate campus suggested to village trustees Tuesday.
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Kane County redoing rabies vaccines due to recallJul 22, 2026 2:10 pm - Kane County is offering to revaccinate animals that received rabies vaccines last year from the county, as the manufacturer has recalled the vaccine.
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Tours and activities mark International Bog DayJul 22, 2026 2:09 pm - A variety of activities will be held Sunday at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside, to mark International Bog Day.
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Photos: The Week in PicturesJul 22, 2026 2:07 pm - Daily Herald photographers were in the heat, the smoke, the rain and the festivals to bring you the best moments of the first half of July in the suburbs of Chicago. ...
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‘Magical’: 2 more piping plover chicks hatch in Waukegan, bringing total to 4Jul 22, 2026 1:20 pm - Pepper and Blaze had another surprise up their wings, it seems. The Waukegan piping plover mates welcomed not just two, but four new chicks over the weekend, according to the Lake County Audubon Society.