Cook County
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A balm for the bereaved: Geneva woman seeks to install wind phone where grieving people can ‘talk’ to lost loved onesAug 16, 2025 12:15 pm - A Geneva mother seeks to establish a wind phone, a disconnected phone that allows grieving people to “talk” with their departed loved ones, in her community in honor of her 18-year-old son James who died unexpectedly in 2021.
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The Biz Week That Was: Town hall on maternity ward closing, new local grocery tax, and more luxury apartments are among the highlightsAug 16, 2025 11:00 am - Town hall to address proposed closure of Elk Grove hospital’s maternity ward Elk Grove Village officials have scheduled a town hall for Ascension Illinois executives...
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Kane County hosts low-cost rabies vaccine and microchip clinic Aug. 23Aug 15, 2025 8:32 pm - Kane County Animal Control is offering low-cost, drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinics.
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Let It Be Us wins $750K DCFS contract for foster care adoptionsAug 15, 2025 7:16 pm - Let It Be Us, a nonprofit for foster care and adoption, awarded $750,000 by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to enhance adoption rates.
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District 207 students earn medals at Local ACT-SO CompetitionAug 15, 2025 6:53 pm - Three Maine Township High School District 207 students won medals at a recent NAACP competition. The program aims to empower youth and provide recognition for academic and artistic talents.
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GPS program examines family dynamics and student successAug 15, 2025 6:30 pm - On Aug. 26, New York Times columnist Susan Dominus presents "Family Dynamic: How to Support Students to Aim High, Dream Big, and Succeed" with GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families.
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Des Plaines woman dies after single-vehicle crashAug 15, 2025 5:21 pm - A woman died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon near Des Plaines.
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State police trooper arrested on child porn chargesAug 15, 2025 5:17 pm - An Illinois State Police trooper from Deerfield was arrested Thursday on federal child pornography charges, authorities said.
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Schaumburg planning roundabout, lane reduction and bike path along Springinsguth RoadAug 15, 2025 5:15 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday will discuss the placement of a bike path before moving to the next stage of planning for major changes to Springinsguth Road between Schaumburg and Wise roads anticipated to start in 2029.
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Classic Albums Live brings Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ to the HemmensAug 15, 2025 4:51 pm - On Oct. 4, Classic Albums Live will perform Fleetwood Mac's 1977 "Rumours" album in its entirety, followed by a second set of the band's greatest hits, at Elgin's Hemmens Cultural Center.