Cook County
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Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 riot help more than 50 defendants from IllinoisJan 21, 2025 8:45 am - More than 50 Donald Trump supporters from Illinois will get their federal rap sheets wiped clean after the new president’s Day 1 signing of about 1,500 pardons related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Elgin Fringe Festival captures creative spirit with one-day winter celebrationJan 21, 2025 12:42 am - Elgin's Winter Mini Fringe returns for a one-day celebration of art, performance, and community. Enjoy an art exhibition, potluck, future insights panel, provocative immersive theater, and a hilarious mythical adventure comedy.
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York Drama explores growing up in ‘We Aren’t Kids Anymore’ song cycleJan 20, 2025 9:32 pm - “We Aren’t Kids Anymore,” a song cycle by Drew Gasparini, offers a musical meditation on what it means to mature and evolve, whether you’re 18 or 80. York Drama students worked with Gasparini, gaining insights into the show's creation and collaborating on its direction.
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Girls basketball: Mporokoso drops 40 on Hersey in Waubonsie Valley’s Kippfest winJan 20, 2025 9:06 pm - Simply spectacular. Waubonsie Valley’s Danyella Mporokoso was, without a doubt, in a class by herself Monday evening at the 35th annual Coach Kipp Hoopsfest. Mporokoso sc...
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Girls basketball: Loyola runs away from Fremd with 26-point third quarterJan 20, 2025 8:28 pm - A sizzling hot third quarter by Loyola put Fremd on ice Monday afternoon at Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest in Lisle. On a bitterly cold day when players, coaches, officials and f...
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Glenbard Parent Series welcomes New York Times reporter to discuss future of workJan 20, 2025 7:32 pm - On Feb. 4, the GPS Parent Series will host a virtual event with New York Times reporter Emma Goldberg to provide career advice and work-based learning opportunities for students.
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‘What went wrong here?’: Show examines history behind Arlington High’s closingJan 20, 2025 7:11 pm - A 90-minute retrospective by Hey Nonny’s Chip Brooks investigates the controversial 1984 closure of Arlington High School, weaving public meetings and court cases into a live drama with music to examine the deeper reasons behind the school's demise.
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Boys basketball: Fremd edges Deerfield in OT to win Lakes MLK tournamentJan 20, 2025 6:26 pm - Fremd’s Jordan Williams smiled through his split lip. “It was very tough to get inside today,” Williams said. “They have a lot of height and they were very physical.” Wil...
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‘Choose love, be the light and change the world’: Church food drive stresses MLK messageJan 20, 2025 4:43 pm - In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, volunteers operated a drive-up collection of food and household goods Monday at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights.
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One person treated for burns after Palatine house fireJan 20, 2025 4:34 pm - One person was taken to a hospital with nonlife-threatening burns after a fire Sunday morning at a Palatine home.