Cook County
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 7-13Sep 03, 2025 10:03 am - Upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and garden shows in the Chicago area.
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Hop, hop, hooray: It’s time for fall beer fests around the ’burbsSep 03, 2025 9:22 am - There’s a bevy of beer events brewing around the suburbs as we get closer to Oktoberfest, so make plans now to attend one or more of these upcoming festivals.
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Elburn trustee is latest to announce bid for Illinois Senate seat DeWitte is leavingSep 03, 2025 6:49 am - Elburn Trustee Chris Hansen announced he will seek the Republican Party nomination in the 2026 primary election for the State Senate 33rd District, according to a news release.
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Palatine Public Library District celebrates The Spinnaker Cove Book ClubSep 03, 2025 2:09 am - The Spinnaker Cove Book Club, a group of neighbors united by their passion for reading, marks its 15th anniversary this year.
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Lincolnshire honors quick-thinking teen for rescuing struggling swimmerSep 02, 2025 11:19 pm - At the Aug. 25 village board meeting, Jaydynn Britva received the Community Lifesaving Award for bravely rescuing a man struggling at Spring Lake Beach.
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Elmhurst’s Rock the Block Party returns Sept. 5-6Sep 02, 2025 10:31 pm - The Rock the Block Party is a family-friendly street festival in Elmhurst City Centre featuring live music, food vendors, and beer/wine tents.
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Girls volleyball: Barrington edges Hersey as new MSL format looks like a winnerSep 02, 2025 9:52 pm - With the realignment of Mid-Suburban League, two of the top powerhouse programs from the former West and East met in a divisional match on Tuesday in Arlington Heights. T...
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 1?Sep 02, 2025 9:36 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top prep football performances from Week 1.
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Plan to convert historic bank building into restaurant could be ‘a major change for the downtown,’ Des Plaines officials saySep 02, 2025 8:29 pm - A historic building in downtown Des Plaines will be renovated and turned into a restaurant under a multimillion-dollar plan approved Tuesday by the city council.
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Metropolis chooses theater veteran as new executive directorSep 02, 2025 8:12 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has appointed Tiffany Gates as its new executive director, officials with the downtown Arlington Heights venue announced Tuesday.