Cook County
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How marina purchase will help keep the Chain O’ Lakes flowingAug 03, 2025 2:38 pm - The Chain O' Lakes is well known as a tourism magnet and economic engine for Lake County but keeping the good times flowing requires some help.
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Carpentersville hopes special taxing district lures developersAug 03, 2025 2:37 pm - Carpentersville trustees recently annexed roughly 100 acres in the Randall Road corridor near Huntley Road. The village is considering approving a tax increment finance district to encourage development in the area.
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‘Everybody is welcome here’: Martini Room celebrates 20 years in downtown ElginAug 03, 2025 2:29 pm - Martini Room has been a staple of downtown Elgin for 20 years.
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Maury Ettleson, Elmhurst car dealer whose catchy commercials made him a star, has died at 93Aug 03, 2025 12:29 pm - Maury Ettleson, who rose to local fame through television commercials for his Elmhurst auto dealership “Where you always save more money,” has died at 93.
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Prospect Heights City Administrator Joe Wade retiring after a decade of serviceAug 03, 2025 12:15 pm - Prospect Heights City Administrator Joe Wade will retire Monday after 10 years of service there and a three-decade career in municipal government.
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Fire leaves Des Plaines home uninhabitableAug 03, 2025 7:09 am - Fire investigators are searching for the cause of a blaze Saturday evening that left a Des Plaines home uninhabitable.
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Lurie Children’s Hospital outpatient center adding to suburban ‘medtail’ redevelopment trendAug 02, 2025 5:58 pm - The Ambulatory Infusion Center that’s the first phase of the Lurie Children’s Hospital outpatient center reaching completion in Schaumburg will open Aug. 18.
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‘A chilling effect on justice’? ICE argues courthouse immigration arrests make sense, but local opponents fear impactAug 02, 2025 5:58 pm - As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descend on courthouses around the country to detain individuals they say are undocumented immigrants, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges cope with the impact federal detentions and deportations have on the pursuit of justice.
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Developer proposes ‘bold, buildable’ project with performing arts center for downtown East DundeeAug 02, 2025 3:02 pm - East Dundee trustees on Monday will review plans for the redevelopment of a 2-acre parcel formerly used as a lumberyard.
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Firefighters face off in ice hockey tourney for charityAug 02, 2025 2:33 pm - Suburban firefighters battled in a charity ice hockey tournament Saturday in Mount Prospect.