Cook County
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Help break cycle of homelessness for local families with Bridge Communities’ GivingTuesday campaignNov 26, 2024 9:41 pm - Bridge Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, launches its annual GivingTuesday campaign with an ambitious goal of raising $50,000.
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Cookies & Cocoa with Santa at Hanover Township Izaak Walton Youth CenterNov 26, 2024 9:30 pm - The community is invited to attend Hanover Township’s “Cookies and Cocoa with Santa” on Friday, Dec. 6, at the Izaak Walton Youth Center in Elgin.
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Barrington, IDOT will seek pedestrian gates at rail crossingsNov 26, 2024 8:15 pm - Barrington and the Illinois Department of Transportation will petition the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow pedestrian gates at several railroad crossings in town.
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Mount Prospect trustee candidates face petition challengesNov 26, 2024 8:13 pm - Candidates for the Mount Prospect village board are fighting a battle over the legitimacy of each other’s nominating petitions.
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Whooping cough surging in Kane CountyNov 26, 2024 8:03 pm - After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with 92 cases on record so far.
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Volunteers honored at Elgin's 43rd annual ‘Thanks and Giving’ luncheonNov 26, 2024 8:02 pm - The Elgin Area Chamber’s 43rd annual “Thanks and Giving” Community Thanksgiving Luncheon highlighted the often behind-the scenes work of 18 volunteers who were nominated by local organizations.
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Dining out: New name for Ravinia Brewing, ‘Moana 2’ promo at CPK and moreNov 26, 2024 7:56 pm - A local brewery is changing the name on their cans but not the beer inside. Also, you can help feed needy families when you dine out at Table at Crate, and CPK wants you to take the kids out for dinner and a movie.
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‘Enemy No. 1’: Invasive aquatic plant hydrilla found in DuPageNov 26, 2024 7:01 pm - Ask Claire Snyder about the discovery of hydrilla in DuPage County, and she doesn’t hold back. “I am kind of calling it public aquatic plant enemy No. 1,” Snyder says. Hy...
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DuPage County Board approves $636.6 million budgetNov 26, 2024 5:35 pm - DuPage County Board members Tuesday approved a $636.6 million budget that includes money to address food insecurity, mental health and substance abuse care, as well as hire more prosecutors and public defenders.
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‘A different type of shelter’: Hawthorn Woods approves PAWS’ facilityNov 26, 2024 5:24 pm - Detailed planning for PAWS Chicago's first suburban location will proceed in Hawthorn Woods with unanimous approval by village officials.