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Libertyville business marks 20 years of creating a personal touch in a digital ageOct 02, 2026 1:55 pm - Starting at her dining room table to a celebration last week of 20 years in a Libertyville storefront, Kristine Knudson has persevered and kept the art of personal correspondence alive in a digital age.
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‘Throwing dollars out the window’: Diesel spike hits truckers and farmers, with consumers in the crosshairsOct 02, 2026 1:44 pm - Truckers are asking Gov. JB Pritzker for a fuel sales tax reprieve amid unprecedented diesel costs.
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‘It’s not just the things on the shelves’: Mount Prospect library celebrates second floor transformationOct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Since a nearly $5 million renovation of Mount Prospect Public Library’s second floor opened this summer, the upper level has gained a reputation as a third space — a place apart from home, school or work.
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Charges dropped in case of newborn’s remains found in suitcase: ‘Our hearts break for the child’Oct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Lake County prosecutors dropped charges this week against a Washington state woman who they say left the body of her newborn in a suitcase at the Riverwoods home of relatives.
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Authorities: Streamwood man suffered cardiac event before crashOct 02, 2026 11:32 am - A 49-year-old Streamwood man found dead in a vehicle Wednesday at Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in Wadsworth has been identified as Arkadius Knych, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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‘If not here, then where?’: Teen promoting sustainable farms to consumersOct 02, 2026 11:19 am - Lake Forest High School senior Ben Rattin believes modern farming practices harm the planet’s climate and negatively affect the soil and the people who consume products grown using “industrial” agriculture methods.
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Girls volleyball: Comfortable in new role, Neill powers Fremd past HerseyOct 01, 2026 9:43 pm - When junior Harper Neill entered the Fremd girls volleyball program two years ago, she had only played the libero position since beginning the sport at a young age. But V...
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Miss the Chicago Auto Show? Organizers host test drive event in the suburbs with multiple brandsOct 01, 2026 6:15 pm - The Chicago Auto Show: Behind the Wheel comes to Oakbrook Terrace for three days and will feature EVs, hybrids and conventional gas-powered cars.
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Libraries pay more for e-books than consumers. State lawmakers are trying to change thatOct 01, 2026 6:01 pm - Patrons borrowing an e-book or a digital audiobook from their local library may not realize that libraries pay four or five times more for those materials than the average consumer.
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Lake County GOP launches opposition to school sales tax referendumOct 01, 2026 5:44 pm - The question before Lake County voters Nov. 3 of whether a 1% sales tax should be imposed to fund school-related improvements and other expenses is facing stiff opposition.
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