Cook County
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Muddy playground at St. Mark Preschool in Mount Prospect now just a memoryJul 02, 2025 4:25 pm - Children at St. Mark Preschool in Mount Prospect will miss less playground time due to rain with the installation of new artificial turf thanks to a fundraising effort that raised $35,000 in contributions.
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High school summer league baseball now little more than a memoryJul 02, 2025 3:48 pm - For the first time since it started in 1976, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league tournament was canceled.
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Get crafty at the Des Plaines Public LibraryJul 02, 2025 2:21 pm - Kids can stop by the Des Plaines Public Library on Wednesday, July 9, for a free craft project.
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Schaumburg to host Community Blood Drive July 10Jul 02, 2025 2:20 pm - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
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Elgin and Streamwood libraries to receive over $317,000Jul 02, 2025 2:20 pm - Elgins’s Gail Borden Public Library and Streamwood’s Poplar Creek Public Library are set to receive over $317,000 through the Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants.
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Lombard increases size of advisory committees, seeks resident applicantsJul 02, 2025 1:59 pm - To enhance public engagement, the Lombard Village Board has voted to increase the number of resident members serving on its standing advisory committees and plan commission to nine.
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Elgin man accused of forgery, theft related to dissolved homeowners association in BartlettJul 02, 2025 1:20 pm - An Elgin man faces charges of forgery and theft which accuse him of continuing to operate a dissolved homeowners’ association for the Bartlett Town Center Lofts condominiums in Bartlett.
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Dining out: Happy hours, Van’s moving to West Dundee, Leona’s Pizza coming to McHenryJul 02, 2025 12:05 pm - New happy hour specials have popped up at Fat Rosie’s and Seasons 52. Also, Van’s Frozen Custard and Burgers is switching Dundees while Leona’s is opening in McHenry.
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Celebrate National Ice Cream month at these 10 suburban shopsJul 02, 2025 12:01 pm - July is National Ice Cream Month, and we’ve got 10 suburban creameries where you can beat the heat and enjoy a scoop or two.
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‘He loved life’: Longtime Barrington Hills community leader Dennis Kelly has diedJul 02, 2025 11:25 am - Former Barrington Hills community leader Dennis Kelly has died.