Cook County
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Mount Prospect candidate removed from ballot, leaving board race uncontestedDec 04, 2024 6:58 pm - An electoral board ruled Mount Prospect trustee candidate Jeannie Lee-Macatangay off the ballot in the April election because her election petitions were not properly bound.
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‘We’ve struggled for a couple years’: Rolling Meadows Hallmark store to close up shop after three decadesDec 04, 2024 6:55 pm - Joelle’s Hallmark — a staple in Rolling Meadows for nearly three decades — is closing at the end of the year, its owner announced.
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On the same page: Roselle library, village set in motion land swap planDec 04, 2024 6:32 pm - The Roselle Public Library District and the village are moving forward with a plan to swap properties now that voters have approved funding for a new library building on what is currently municipal-owned land.
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Illinois AG: Police ticketing at Palatine high schools violated law, unjustly applied to minority studentsDec 04, 2024 5:25 pm - The Illinois Attorney General’s office has completed a two-year study that concluded the prior use of police ticketing as a method of student discipline at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s two high schools in Palatine violated state law and was disproportionately used with minority students.
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A new Christmas classic? ‘House Without a Christmas Tree’ creators, actors hope new musical becomes a holiday stapleDec 04, 2024 5:05 pm - Griffin Theatre Company premieres a musical stage adaptation of the heartwarming, family-friendly, coming-of-age story “The House Without a Christmas Tree.”
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GreenMan Theatre to hold auditions for annual murder mysteryDec 04, 2024 4:37 pm - Thespians who are just dying to play a role in a murder mystery comedy are invited to audition for GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s “The Ghost with the Most … Murders!”
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Tool Library of Lake County reopens at new location in MundeleinDec 04, 2024 4:17 pm - After more than four months in transition, a homegrown volunteer enterprise and resource for do-it-yourselfers has reopened with a new name and location in Mundelein.
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Wheeling’s proposed budget includes funds to finish flood-prevention projectDec 04, 2024 2:10 pm - Wheeling’s proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year includes cash for an already-underway flood-prevention project and erosion prevention in Buffalo Creek, among other projects.
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West Dundee church to host Dec. 14 Cookie WalkDec 04, 2024 12:54 pm - First Congregational Church of Dundee will host its Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 14. They will be selling homemade, decorated cookies, pretzels, bars, barks, candies and other holiday sweet treats by the pound.
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‘It’s the end of an era’: Billy’s Pancake House in Palatine closes doors after 5 decadesDec 04, 2024 12:46 pm - After five decades, Billy’s Pancake House, a Palatine mainstay, has closed its doors.