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An old neon sign from Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre and a Jack Benny display is part of the educational area of the renovated, repurposed Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie.

After restoration, former library reopens as the Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie

After years of planning and millions in renovations, the meticulously restored, revived and repurposed former Carnegie library in downtown Waukegan is opening to the public in a new role.

Patton Feichter

Former Elk Grove Village trustee who worked to build global ties and boost civics dies at 80

Patton Feichter, a longtime Elk Grove Village trustee and educator, has died at 80. He is remembered for his decades of civic leadership and efforts promoting cross-cultural understanding.

IDOT crews are digging into a major rehab of Route 53 between Lake-Cook Road and Route 62 in northwest Cook County.

Six things you need to know about the Route 53 road construction project

Here’s the lowdown on what Route 53 work between Lake-Cook Road and Route 62 means for your commute.

Community colleges like Harper College in Palatine could be allowed to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in certain fields, under proposed legislation in Springfield.

Community colleges renew push for four-year degrees, but universities push back

Harper College and other community colleges are lobbying legislators for the right to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the proposal faces opposition from universities who fear duplication of efforts.

Michael Lacson shares his concern with the Barrington Village Board about the time it is taking to install pedestrian safety gates at the train crossing where his daughter was killed last year.

‘Get it done. Please’: Father of teen killed by train implores Barrington officials to install safety gates

The father of Marin Lacson, the 17-year-old Barrington High School student fatally struck by a Metra train early last year, confronted Barrington trustees Monday about the slow progress installing pedestrian safety gates at the crossing where she was killed.

The recently shuttered Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook hotel along Milwaukee Avenue in Prospect Heights has been informally proposed as a senior-living facility.

Shuttered Prospect Heights hotel suggested for senior housing as prior taxes pursued

The new owner of the abruptly closed Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook hotel in Prospect Heights has already made an informal proposal to the city to convert the 318-room building into a senior-living facility, city officials said.

Jennifer Walston, 43, hugs daughter Lexi Walston, 6, while sisters, Briley Walston, 9, and Madison Foster, 10, place flowers and stuffed animals at the site where several were killed Monday when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in Chatham.

Chatham mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp

Three young children and a teenager were killed when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in central Illinois, but authorities said Tuesday that the crash that sent six other children to the hospital was likely not a targeted attack.

79-year-old who shot intruder won’t face charges

Kane County authorities said they won’t charge a 79-year-old Elgin resident who shot an intruder on his home on the 800 block of Carr Street Sunday morning, setting off a SWAT response.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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