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Schaumburg to provide environmentally-friendly pumpkin disposal Nov. 1-4Oct 27, 2025 12:50 pm - The Schaumburg Engineering & Public Works Department is partnering with Lakeshore Recycling Systems to offer a sustainable way to dispose of pumpkins after Halloween.
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Maine Township Highway Department begins work on ‘Connecting Communities’ projectOct 27, 2025 12:36 pm - The Maine Township Highway Department officially began work on the planned Church Street Sidewalk and Bike Lane Project recently through an “Invest in Cook” grant from th...
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Drivers to get holiday reprieve from Lake in the Hills road closureOct 27, 2025 12:23 pm - Drivers affected by the Miller Road closure in Lake in the Hills will be getting a holiday gift from McHenry County. The west leg of the Miller Road intersection with Randall Road, which has been closed since July, will open for the winter starting in early December.
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Portion of Northwest Highway in Palatine closed for water main workOct 27, 2025 12:23 pm - A portion of Northwest Highway in Palatine will be closed until Friday, Oct. 31, village officials announced.
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Cook County approves contract for Touhy Avenue reconstructionOct 27, 2025 12:23 pm - The Cook County Board recently approved an $87.2 million contract to reconstruct a 1.5-mile stretch of Touhy Avenue between Elmhurst and Mount Prospect roads in Des Plaines.
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Catholic Cemeteries to host outdoor rosary and prayer services on Nov. 2Oct 27, 2025 12:13 pm - Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and All Souls’ Day, which is Nov. 2.
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Northwest Choral Society concert celebrates splendor of the night skyOct 27, 2025 11:43 am - The Northwest Choral Society will present Stardust, a concert program about the stars, planets and the night sky, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Park Ridge.
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LCRTA to meet Nov. 11Oct 27, 2025 11:33 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville, at the junction of Highways 176 and I-94. A pre-luncheon get-together will begin at 11:30 a.m.
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New data center proposal comes before Mount Prospect boardOct 27, 2025 11:05 am - More than three years after Mount Prospect approved a $2.5 billion data center campus on the former United Airlines headquarters site, a revised project is coming back to the village board Tuesday.
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Behind the scenes: How volunteers, advocacy make suburbs more bike-friendlyOct 27, 2025 9:58 am - Visible are bike rodeos, community rides, and bike information booths. Behind the scenes are the unsung community heroes - local volunteers planning, organizing and often staffing various events.