Cook County
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Mount Prospect trustee race is all but officialApr 16, 2025 4:34 pm - Write-in totals in the recent race for three Mount Prospect village board seats seem to show incumbents John Matuszak and Terri Gens will retain their seats, with newcomer Beth DiPrima joining them on the dais.
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A team effort: Bike clubs, nature lovers take part in Earth Day clean-up eventsApr 16, 2025 2:00 pm - Those of us old enough to celebrate the first Earth Day (1970) connect the modern environmental movement’s birth with current efforts to tidy up our planet.
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Northwest Bible Baptist to host annual ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ for EasterApr 16, 2025 12:09 pm - On Easter Sunday, the 180-voice combined choirs of Northwest Bible Baptist Church and its Providence Baptist College will perform “Hallelujah Chorus.”
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Barrington grad, retired Marine helps veterans with higher educationApr 16, 2025 11:15 am - Ryan Pavel, a Barrington High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran, is providing veterans a path to academic success. Pavel is CEO of the Warrior-Scholar Project, which provides such programs as academic boot camps to prepare veterans for the challenges of higher education.
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Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulationsApr 16, 2025 9:38 am - A bill in Springfield, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, a Gurnee Democrat, would regulate the mink industry at the state level, creating mink farm licensing and requirements. But proponents and opponents have vastly different opinions on what it really aims to do.
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Fit for a suburban king: Oak Brook ‘castle’ house is on the marketApr 16, 2025 8:59 am - If you’re looking to buy a home and have nearly $5 million to spend, you may want consider a castle-like structure in Oak Brook.
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Home & garden calendar, April 20-26Apr 16, 2025 12:31 am - Container design, Arbor Day event, plant sales galore and more.
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Girls soccer: Lilek helps save Hinsdale South’s first win over Morton since 2018Apr 15, 2025 9:52 pm - Paige Lilek used to play volleyball. These days she’s playing soccer, having taken up an extended residency as Hinsdale South’s goalkeeper. Lilek made some tough saves la...
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Softball: Maine West edges Vernon Hills to remain undefeatedApr 15, 2025 9:33 pm - When Maine West softball co-coaches Chris Addante and Jim Dvorak watched their team claim an undefeated Central Suburban North championship in 2024, the Warriors closest ...
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Girls soccer: Bartlett falls to OswegoApr 15, 2025 8:41 pm - Jordyn Washington’s parents tried her in every sport when she was young. Soccer was last. She quickly took to it like a fish to water. “They were like ‘Oh! She likes this...