Cook County Submitted Content
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First season of Saint Viator Girls’ Flag Football sets the bar highOct 20, 2025 1:11 pm - With the state finals in girls’ flag football concluding last weekend in Willowbrook, Saint Viator team members and coaches are reflecting on their own inaugural season.
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Hanover Township Fall Family Fun Fest on Oct. 25Oct 20, 2025 1:00 pm - The Hanover Township Department of Youth & Family Services will host a Fall Family Fun Fest from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Izaak Walton Youth Center & Reserve, 899 Jay St., Elgin.
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Help Roselle Lions deliver warmth to the needy with sock donationsOct 20, 2025 11:23 am - The Roselle Lions Club is accepting donations of socks of any size, color, or thickness until Oct. 31, which will be distributed to homeless shelters, veterans organizations, and PADS locations.
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Harper’s Job Placement Resource Center prepares students for jobs, internshipsOct 19, 2025 6:10 pm - With resume workshops, interview coaching and employer partnerships, Harper College’s Job Placement Resource Center equips students and alumni with skills and connections to launch their careers.
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Downers Grove Township residents seek referendum to fund mental health, disability servicesOct 16, 2025 7:32 pm - The 708 for Downers Grove Township team has kicked off a petition drive to establish a 708 Mental Health Board in the township. To kick off the petition drive, they are hosting a pizza party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the First Congregational UCC in Downers Grove.
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Century-old ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to be shown with live organ Oct. 24Oct 16, 2025 3:00 pm - On Oct. 24, First Congregational Church of Elgin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lon Chaney’s 1925 silent film "The Phantom of the Opera" with a special screening accompanied on the pipe organ.
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Community Crisis Center celebrates 50 years of hope with Anniversary RaffleOct 16, 2025 2:46 pm - To commemorate the milestone and raise funds, the Community Crisis Center in Elgin is hosting a 50th Anniversary Raffle with prizes including $5,000 cash, restaurant gift cards, a Weber grill, and golf packages.
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‘Sandwich King’ Jeff Mauro brings flavor to ‘COD Presents’Oct 16, 2025 1:47 pm - Known as the “Sandwich King,” Jeff Mauro shared insights from his career as a chef and entrepreneur, including making the perfect sandwich.
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D300 Food Pantry becomes the newest Seigle Foundation grant recipientOct 16, 2025 11:37 am - Seigle Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants to four food-related charities in the Elgin and Dundee areas.
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Algonquin Garden Club supports local environmental initiatives with grantsOct 16, 2025 12:39 am - The Algonquin Garden Club has an annual spring plant sale in May. The proceeds from that sale go directly to environmental causes, because “Nature's beauty is our duty.”