Cook County
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Extension offers winter webinars on proper tree care techniquesJan 02, 2025 1:38 pm - Illinois Extension is offering a Community Tree Care Series to teach proper tree care techniques. The program includes online webinars from January to March covering topics like site selection, tree health, pruning, etc.
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‘A good, viable option’: More women are choosing to work in the trades for better pay and benefitsJan 02, 2025 1:08 pm - A growing number of women are entering the trades. According to Institute for Women’s Policy Research, in 2023, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever — 363,651 working in construction and extraction occupations.
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Ramzy’s Italian Steak House to replace The Local Kitchen & Tap in SchaumburgJan 02, 2025 12:30 pm - Just days after the closure of The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg, plans already are maturing to replace it at 1140 E. Higgins Road with Ramzy’s Italian Steak House.
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Des Plaines charitable group needs canned goods, pasta sauceJan 02, 2025 12:28 pm - The Self-Help Closet & Pantry of Des Plaines needs canned fruit, canned beef stew and canned pasta dishes like ravioli for its clients.
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Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in at least 9 yearsJan 02, 2025 11:05 am - Tesla’s global annual sales fell for the first time in at least 9 years, with a 2.3% increase in the final quarter not enough to overcome a sluggish start to 2024 despite...
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One arrest, 137 tickets in Wheeling police safety effortJan 02, 2025 10:22 am - A holiday drunken-driving enforcement effort in Wheeling netted one impaired driver, police announced Thursday.
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Schaumburg Township homeowners encouraged to file property assessment appeals by Jan. 7Jan 02, 2025 10:21 am - Cook County Board of Review Commissioner George Cardenas is encouraging homeowners in Schaumburg Township interested in appealing their property’s assessed value to do so through a free service by the Jan. 7 deadline.
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Gurnee woman charged after attempted robbery at gas station near Lake VillaJan 02, 2025 8:54 am - A Gurnee woman is facing felony charges after attempting to rob a gas station near Lake Villa Wednesday.
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A ‘really good start’: Families welcome first babies of 2025Jan 01, 2025 4:16 pm - Suburban hospitals welcome the first babies born in 2025.
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500-plus plunge into Lake Michigan for ‘fresh’ start to New YearJan 01, 2025 2:48 pm - Exactly 524 participants plunged into chilly Lake Michigan waters in Waukegan Wednesday for the 26th annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge at Waukegan Municipal Beach.