Cook County
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Elgin officials say new testing protocols cause more homes to test positive for elevated lead levelsJan 16, 2025 2:33 pm - Elgin officials attribute a spike in homes testing positive for elevated lead levels to a new federally-mandated water sampling protocol, not changes in water quality itself.
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Reverse Raffle Feb. 5 to fund local needs in Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Prospect HeightsJan 16, 2025 1:44 pm - The Rotary Club of River Cities will hold its Annual Classic 5000 Reverse Raffle event on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Old Orchard Country Club, 700 W. Rand Road in Mount. Prospect.
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Schaumburg Community Blood Drive set for Jan. 21Jan 16, 2025 1:44 pm - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive that will take place from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints t 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
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Improved rating could mean lower premiums for Bartlett Fire District residentsJan 16, 2025 1:43 pm - In its most recent evaluation, the Bartlett Fire Protection District received an improved Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating of 2, an advancement from its previous rating of 3 in 2018.
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Sherman Hospital birthing director earns Advocate Health Care nurse of the yearJan 16, 2025 1:18 pm - Frances Teti-Teal, director of the birthing center at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, is Advocate Health Care’s 2024 Nurse Leader of the Year.
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College of DuPage faculty and staff receive League for Innovation Excellence AwardsJan 16, 2025 12:46 pm - Twelve College of DuPage faculty and staff honored with national Innovation in Community College Excellence Awards for impact on students and community.
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Noted civil rights attorney to headline ‘I Have A Dream’ Unity Breakfast in DuPage CountyJan 16, 2025 12:40 pm - Prominent civil rights attorney Fred Gray, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in 2022, will headline Monday’s “I Have A Dream” Unity Breakfast at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.
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5-year-old girl left alone on KinderCare bus in Arlington Heights: ‘She could have died’Jan 16, 2025 12:20 pm - The Illinois Department of Children and Families Services said Thursday it has opened an investigation after a 5-year-old girl was left in a cold bus for hours outside her day care in Arlington Heights.
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‘A loss for our neighborhood’: St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic School in Palatine is closingJan 16, 2025 10:50 am - St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Palatine announced this week its school will close by the end of this school year.
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Girls basketball: Carmel completes second-half comeback to down Joliet CatholicJan 16, 2025 10:07 am - The similarities between Carmel and Joliet Catholic this year have been pretty glaring. Both teams are extremely young, neither carries many players on the bench, and ent...