Cook County
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The orchard experience: Where to go for fall apple pickingAug 25, 2025 6:49 am - “Our apple crop is looking great this year,” said Sarah Bell, owner and manager of Royal Oak Orchard in Harvard. Here are some suburban orchards where you can go apple picking.
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Here’s how new road test rules for seniors, reporting unsafe drivers will workAug 24, 2025 9:00 pm - Major changes are ahead in road tests for seniors. A new state law increasing the age when Illinois drivers must take a behind-the-wheel road test from 79 to 87 goes into effect in 2026. And more details on when McLean Road will reopen in South Elgin.
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Suburban community college presidents among the highest paid in the stateAug 24, 2025 9:00 pm - Suburban community college presidents are among the highest paid in the 39-member Illinois Community College System.
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Barrett is back at Iowa State and with a preseason honorAug 24, 2025 5:23 pm - St. Charles East graduate Dylan Barrett, a redshirt senior at Iowa State, was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list as one of the top centers in the nation.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Good game video can help these junior recruitsAug 24, 2025 5:00 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about a handful of junior football players who will benefit from strong game video early this season.
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Search for missing swimmer near Highland Park suspended SundayAug 24, 2025 3:23 pm - The search for a swimmer who went missing Saturday in Lake Michigan near Highland Park was suspended Sunday after several hours without a recovery.
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Woman killed in Elk Grove Village crashAug 24, 2025 11:46 am - An Elk Grove Village woman was killed in a two-car crash Saturday morning, authorities said Sunday.
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Swimmer reported missing in Lake Michigan near Highland ParkAug 23, 2025 4:55 pm - Crews searched Lake Michigan near Highland Park for a missing swimmer Saturday.
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‘Everyone has fun’: Buffalo Grove pool season ends with cardboard boat regattaAug 23, 2025 3:53 pm - Willow Stream Pool’s season finished Saturday with Buffalo Grove Park District’s annual Cardboard Boat Regatta.
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Man indicted in fatal shooting of daughter-in-law outside Schaumburg hotelAug 23, 2025 3:24 pm - A Cook County judge announced an indictment against a 76-year-old downstate man charged with fatally shooting his daughter-in-law outside a Schaumburg hotel.