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A vacant 100,000-square-foot big box store, last home to Bif Furniture, will soon be home to a different furniture store at Southpoint Shopping Center in Arlington Heights.

Business | Arlington Heights awards $1.3M in tax funds to bring At Home furniture store to Rand Road

Arlington Heights is awarding $1.3 million in tax increment financing district funds to bring an At Home furniture and home decor big box store to town, amid recent efforts to revitalize an aging shopping center along the Rand Road corridor.
A home on the 1100 block of Bellevue Avenue suffered extensive damage after a Friday morning fire. Six departments responded to the fire that took over an hour and a half to strike. No one was injured.

News | 'Daunting' fire causes extensive damage to Elgin home

A home on the 1100 block of Bellevue Avenue in Elgin suffered "substantial" damage after a Friday morning fire that started in the basement. The residents were home at the time but were able to get out unhurt.
DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin wants DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek to appear before the county board to discuss paperwork to collect marijuana sales tax revenue that never made it to the state department of revenue, but she is declining the invitation.

DuPage County | Tension mounts: Clerk declines to meet county board over lost paperwork, pot revenue

DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has declined an invitation to meet with county board members Tuesday to answer their questions about how state revenue officials never received paperwork from her office authorizing a tax on recreational marijuana sales. That tax went uncollected for 18 months, costing the county up to $4 million in estimated revenue loss.
Ayla Crandall, 8, of Volo samples chocolate-covered strawberries Friday at the Long Grove Chocolate Festival.

Entertainment | Sweet sounds, sweet tastes: Long Grove Chocolate Festival is back

Friday kicked off the popular three-day Long Grove Chocolate Festival, which returned for the first time in three years following a pandemic hiatus.
Greg Doyen, the new owner of Scorched Earth Brewing, pours a pint Tuesday at the brewery at 203 Berg St. in Algonquin.
News | New Scorched Earth owner says local breweries' appeal now includes families
Scorched Earth Brewing is ready for summer. During the pandemic, Scorched Earth Brewing nearly doubled its space for customers by installing a large outdoor patio, and new owner Greg Doyen said the Algonquin-based taproom plans to put it to good use as the summer weather hits McHenry County.
From left, GOP gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bobby Piton take turns speaking Friday at a campaign fundraiser in Niles.
Politics | 'We're not giving up' on Illinois, ex-Trump aide Flynn says in Niles event for GOP candidates
Controversial former Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about former President Donald Trump's dealings with Russia and was pardoned by Trump before being sentenced, was in the suburbs Friday stumping for several Illinois GOP candidates.
The theft of up to 10 high-end vehicles was reported Sunday at Arlington Nissan, 1100 W. Dundee Road in Arlington Heights. Police said they are pursuing charges against a suspect and trying to identify others involved.
Crime | Arlington Heights police identify suspect in theft of 10 vehicles from dealership
Arlington Heights police have identified a suspect in the theft of as many as 10 high-end vehicles from a dealership on Dundee Road last weekend.
Joel Brodsky, then attorney for Drew Peterson, leaves the Will County courthouse on May 22, 2009.
Crime | Peterson's former lawyer appeals gag order
A former attorney for Drew Peterson is appealing a judge's gag order that was imposed on him after he spoke with WGN-TV about possibly revealing what happened to Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who's been missing since 2007.
The facade of a free-standing building formerly occupied by Qdoba Mexican Eats near Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills will be renovated for Bibibop Asian Grill.
News | Bibibop Asian Grill coming to Vernon Hills
A familiar building on the perimeter of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills will be getting a makeover for a restaurant new to the village's considerable roster of eateries.
Kendale Brown
Crime | Chicago teen accused of using brick to steal backpack near Libertyville Metra station
A Chicago teen has been accused of striking a boy with a brick and stealing his backpack earlier this week by the Libertyville Metra station. Kendale Brown is in Lake County jail.
Dr. Lanny Wilson, co-chairman of the DuPage County HOPE Task Force, announces recipients of $110,000 in grants for substance-abuse education, prevention and treatment programs Friday.
DuPage County | DuPage task force hands out $110,000 for substance-abuse prevention, treatment programs
Brain wave program, sober-living aid programs among those getting money Friday for fighting substance abuse in DuPage County.
Sean Casten and Marie Newman are Democratic candidates in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District.
Politics | Newman tries to lay claim to abortion rights mantle in 6th, but Casten has groups' backing
Abortion rights has become a front-and-center issue in the Democratic primary race for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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