Cook County Submitted Content
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Elgin Township hosts free community event showcasing local organizationsAug 05, 2026 10:10 pm - Elgin Township is hosting a free community event on Aug. 15, featuring nearly 30 social service organizations, a Touch-a-Truck display with 15 vehicles, vintage car show, pet adoption fair, and a charity dunk tank.
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‘Unwavering spirit’: Fest celebrating Mexican culture returns to Glendale HeightsAug 05, 2026 11:39 am - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances.
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Lombard reschedules its America’s 250 Fireworks show to Labor Day weekendAug 05, 2026 11:12 am - Lombard’s America 250 Fireworks Display has been rescheduled from July 4 to Sunday, Sept. 6, due to heavy rainfall that saturated Madison Meadow Park grounds.
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Prairie Path residents shine in glamorous ‘Goddess Project’ photo shootAug 04, 2026 10:05 pm - Prairie Path's Memory Care and Assisted Living residents recently enjoyed a special experience during the "Goddess Project."
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Monarch Butterfly Festival takes flight again with free cultural celebration at Glendale Heights’ Camera ParkAug 04, 2026 4:22 pm - The Monarch Butterfly Festival returns to Glendale Heights on Friday, Aug. 7, featuring Mexican music, food, and cultural performances. This year's "Cultural Resistance" theme showcases renowned artists creating live murals, Mexican rock bands Los Corb and El Circo, Aztec dance groups, and bilingual theater.
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Lombard church invites area Methodists to Aug. 29 concert and picnicAug 04, 2026 1:19 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 29, Faith United Methodist Church in Lombard is hosting a community concert and picnic, and all Salt Creek Cluster churches of the United Methodist Church's Northern Illinois Conference are invited to participate.
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Inverness church’s campaign inspires acts of kindness around the worldAug 04, 2026 11:42 am - Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness launched a kindness challenge that spread to 48 states, nearly 40 countries, and six continents, with over 30,000 acts of kindness recorded through an online tracking system.
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Hanover Township Department of Aging Services receives more than $560K in grant fundingAug 03, 2026 1:14 pm - The Hanover Township Department of Aging Services has been awarded $569,730 in grant funding from AgeOptions to support the township’s nutrition and social services, as well as senior center operations, programming and transportation services for older adults.
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Hoffman Estates police warn of scam calls and texts claiming to be from officersJul 31, 2026 1:42 pm - The Hoffman Estates Police Department is seeing an increase in reports of phone and text scams where people are contacted by scammers impersonating real officers or detectives.
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Hoffman Estates Troop 399 celebrates milestonesJul 29, 2026 4:05 pm - Scouting America Troop 399 has been busy. This year they are celebrating their 50th anniversary as a Scout Troop chartered by St Hubert Catholic Church.