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Smash! Where to find a Pumpkin Smash event in the suburbs

By Chris Gerke
Oct 29, 2026 8:52 pm - Pumpkin Smash, an annual effort to compost jack-o’-lanterns and divert them from landfills, returns throughout the suburbs starting Sunday, Nov. 1. In 2025, participating SCARCE sites composted 400,393 pounds.
As Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is poised to win her fifth term, she eyes a successor

By A.D. Quig
Oct 29, 2026 9:17 am - During her 2018 campaign, Toni Preckwinkle said her third term as Cook County Board president would be her last. She’s now on the verge of winning her fifth.
Boys soccer: Smakowski rises to the occasion, helps Hersey advance past Glenbrook North in PKs

By Mike Garofola
Oct 29, 2026 6:00 am - Penalty shootouts are the ultimate stage for a goalkeeper to shine. No keeper is ever blamed for failing to save a penalty kick from 12 yards away, but they are revered w...
Where’s Carl Lambrecht? Republican challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider hasn’t been active

By Russell Lissau
Oct 28, 2026 1:19 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider’s Republican challenger for the 10th District seat hasn’t done much to build support ahead of Election Day.
Early voting up more than 30% in suburban Cook County

Daily Herald report
Oct 28, 2026 10:58 am - Early voting totals in suburban Cook County are running more than 30% ahead of the pace set in the 2022 midterm elections, the county clerk’s office reported Wednesday.
Endorsement: Trevor, Mason, Gorman for Cook County Board

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
Oct 27, 2026 3:04 pm - Voters in the Northwest Suburbs face choices in three contested races for the Cook County Board. In the 9th District, which includes parts of Arlington Heights, Des Plain...
Home & garden calendar, Oct. 26-Nov. 7

Daily Herald report
Oct 26, 2026 1:26 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like growing peonies, beneficial insects, and more. Also listings of nature walks and workshops
Cook County assessor favorite Patrick Hynes vows ‘stability,’ detente with appeals board

By A.D. Quig
Oct 25, 2026 11:46 am - In 2020, Patrick Hynes walked out of the Cook County assessor’s office, frustrated, he said, with then-boss Fritz Kaegi’s leadership. In March, he ousted Kaegi in the Dem...
In suburban congressional races, GOP fundraising continues to lag behind Dems

By Russell Lissau
Oct 24, 2026 10:29 am - Democratic candidates for suburban congressional seats continue outraising and outspending their Republican opponents.
Cook County appoints new animal control administrator

Daily Herald report
Oct 23, 2026 11:03 am - The appointment of Dr. Megan Carolan as administrator of Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control was approved Thursday by the county’s board of commissioners.

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