Cook County
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Make plans for new restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2025Dec 30, 2024 2:37 pm - A new year brings with it the promise of a bevy of new restaurants expected to open in the suburbs in 2025. Here’s a taste of what’s to come, including Vicolo, The Greggory Hearth and Tavern, the suburbs’ first Pizza Ranch and more.
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‘Profound impact’: Opiod settlement funds to enable counseling at Buffalo Grove High SchoolDec 30, 2024 2:04 pm - The new year will see the reinstatement of a student counseling program at Buffalo Grove High School made possible by the use of opioid settlement funds given to the village of Buffalo Grove.
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Buffalo Grove Fire Department assistant earns top state honorDec 30, 2024 1:57 pm - Buffalo Grove Fire Department Administrative Assistant Courtney Michaels has been named the Illinois Fire Service Administrative Professional of the Year for 2024.
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“Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Lake County Transportation” topic of history symposiumDec 30, 2024 1:57 pm - The 10th annual Lake County History Symposium will be held virtually on Zoom from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9 and 16. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Lake County Transport...
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Suspect in Waukegan shootout that left teenager dead released without chargesDec 30, 2024 1:51 pm - The 27-year-old Waukegan man who was detained by police after a shootout that left a Zion teenager dead more than a week ago has been released without charges.
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‘Estate Planning Explained’ on Jan. 8 in StreamwoodDec 30, 2024 12:15 pm - With “Estate Planning Explained,” Jigar Doshi of Bentron Financial Group will lead a free presentation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Poplar Creek Public Library ...
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State grant to fund upgrades at Elgin’s Wing ParkDec 30, 2024 10:47 am - Elgin Parks and Recreation will receive a $600,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant from the state that will be used to enhance Wing Park.
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Arlington Heights water, sewer rates rising Jan. 1Dec 30, 2024 10:46 am - The water rate in Arlington Heights will rise to $8.66 per thousand gallons effective Jan. 1, a 23-cent increase from 2024.
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‘The greatest former president’: Suburban admirers reflect on Carter’s legacyDec 30, 2024 10:42 am - Chicago-area admirers of Jimmy Carter are paying tribute to the former president and humanitarian, who died Sunday.
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Spotlight: ‘Shucked,’ Broadway’s corn-fed tuner, plays CIBC TheatreDec 30, 2024 10:22 am - The Broadway tuner “Shucked” comes to Chicago for a brief run, Pegasus Theatre showcases teen playwrights, and Broadway vet Courtney Reed headlines Elgin’s Hemmens this week in Chicago-area theater.