Articles filed under Counties
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Lake County bans use of its properties for staging areas and other immigration enforcement activitiesOct 20, 2025 4:03 pm - Lake County is among the latest public bodies saying its property can’t be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for civil immigrant enforcement.
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Schaumburg Township offers property tax appeal services, free seminar Oct. 21Oct 20, 2025 1:40 pm - Residents can appeal their Cook County property taxes at Schaumburg Township through Nov. 17 and attend a free property tax appeals seminar Tuesday, Oct. 21.
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Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseriesOct 17, 2025 5:31 pm - U.S. Border Patrol agents targeted several businesses in Lake County Friday, briefly detaining several individuals at nurseries and arresting others at a car wash.
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Preckwinkle bans ICE operations on Cook County propertyOct 16, 2025 4:28 pm - Federal immigration officials are banned from using county-owned property, resources and personnel for civil immigration enforcement activities, under an order signed Thursday by county board President Toni Preckwinkle.
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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.”
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‘A different way to interact with the public’: Lake Villa now using e-bikes for community policingOct 15, 2025 6:22 pm - Lake Villa police have two new Commandos ready for duty as part of a community policing program.
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How conservation volunteers provide extra eyes, ears to deter crime in parksOct 15, 2025 5:45 pm - Volunteers with the McHenry County Conservation District’s S.W.E.E.P. program assist in deterring crime and reporting issues like vandalism, off-leash dogs, and suspicious activities in the parks and trails.
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Kane County Board seeks applications to fill vacancyOct 15, 2025 2:10 pm - The Kane County Board is accepting applications to fill the position for District 2 left vacant by the death of Dale Berman, officials announced in a news release
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Volo Museum continues paranormal train tours with stories, mystery and history through early NovemberOct 15, 2025 12:00 pm - The Volo Museum in Volo invites guests to step aboard its train for an extraordinary journey into the paranormal, where history and mystery intertwine.
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Top Cook County judge bars civil immigration arrests at courthousesOct 15, 2025 10:46 am - Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people.