Cook County
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Des Plaines garage fire blamed on bonfire ashesMay 27, 2025 10:26 am - No one was injured Sunday when ashes from a bonfire set the detached garage of a Des Plaines house ablaze, authorities said.
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‘The purpose of Memorial Day’: Communities gather to remember fallen heroesMay 26, 2025 6:31 pm - On Memorial Day, communities throughout the suburbs held parades and ceremonies to honor fallen service members. In Arlington Heights, that included public recognition - for the first time - of nine Civil War soldiers discovered by a local historian.
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Photo Gallery: Memorial Day ceremonies and parades in the suburbsMay 26, 2025 3:43 pm -
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Who are the all-time best women’s soccer players from the area?May 26, 2025 1:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top women’s soccer players to emerge from the Daily Herald’s coverage area.
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Apartments, townhouses proposed for vacant land in Des PlainesMay 26, 2025 12:02 pm - A five-story apartment building and townhouses have been proposed for vacant land on Des Plaines’ east side.
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Cuts to school mental health grants could trickle down to local districtsMay 26, 2025 11:19 am - The Trump administration's cancellation of mental health program grants could significantly impact suburban schools.
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Political Roundabout: Mayors in Crespo’s corner, Schneider gets primaried, and is a service tax on tap?May 26, 2025 11:03 am - Suburban mayors are springing to the defense of Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates. That and more in the latest edition of Political Roundabout.
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Schaumburg art fairMay 26, 2025 7:00 am -
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‘Peace is not free’: Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrificeMay 25, 2025 6:49 pm - For more than three decades, Streamwood has honored those who fell in the service of our country. The tradition continued with Sunday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the Streamwood Veterans Memorial.
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Schaumburg graduate Arokoyo soars to the top of NAIA discusMay 25, 2025 5:11 pm - St. Xavier University senior Ayobami Arokoyo, a Schaumburg High School graduate, won the NAIA discus title on May 22, his third All-America honor.