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Fashion Outlets of Chicago, which opened in 2013 in Rosemont, won’t be expanding anytime soon, village officials said Wednesday. Discussions about a possible mall addition surfaced in 2015, but have been put to rest in part because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Business | Rosemont mall expansion called off, meaning theater stays put

Rosemont officials on Wednesday put an end to the long-rumored expansion of the Fashion Outlets of Chicago -- which would have spelled an end to the Rosemont Theatre -- and a tax increment financing district to help fuel the redevelopment.
Barrington’s annual outdoor art festival, which has been on hold due to COVID-19 concerns, will be held with safety precautions in the downtown BMO Harris Bank parking lot next month. Here, visitors gathered at the 2019 festival held on downtown Barrington streets.

News | Postponed Barrington art festival rescheduled for September

Barrington's annual outdoor art festival, on hold since May due to COVID-19 concerns, will be held with safety precautions in place next month.
A sweeping terrace with trees and solar-panel canopies create a space for holding community events and gatherings in downtown St. Charles, architect Martin Serena said. The concept plan for the expanded First Street Plaza was presented to city aldermen this week.

News | Solar-panel canopies, glass sculpture in early plans for St. Charles plaza expansion

Celebrating the beauty and heritage of St. Charles serves as the central theme of a concept plan for future improvements to the downtown First Street Plaza.
Then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, a California Democrat, listens as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Biden has chosen Harris as his running mate.

Politics | How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate

On Tuesday, Joe Biden tapped California Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, making her the first Black woman to serve on a major party presidential ticket. This account of how he made that decision, the most important of his political career, is based on interviews with 10 people with direct knowledge of the vetting and selection process.
Crime | Defense: Victim in fatal 2017 Naperville crash at fault, not driver who had taken stimulant
A Naperville man is not to blame for a fatal 2017 crash, even though he had taken an unprescribed stimulant earlier that day, his attorney argued at a trial Wednesday.
Students at York High School in Elmhurst will start the new year with all-virtual classes on Aug. 24.
News | Elmhurst District 205 to start year with all-remote learning
Elmhurst Unit District 205 will begin the academic year with all-remote learning and delay plans for in-person classes until at least mid-September.
Libertyville village trustees Tuesday denied a request to demolish the downtown Liberty theater, which opened in 1937 and closed in late January. The owner plans to continue to seek village permission to tear it down.
News | Libertyville rejects request to demolish historic theater
A request to demolish the Liberty theater building, a fixture in downtown Libertyville since 1937, has been denied by the village, but the owner plans to argue economic hardship as another way to get its wish.
Andrew Tyler, a filmmaker and festival producer of the Tylerman Film Festival, is preparing for the event’s second year this weekend at Cantigny Park in Wheaton.
Movies | Lombard man's film fest allows artists to 'tell their stories the way they need to be told'
An African American-owned film festival is about to host its second annual showing as it aims to help filmmakers tell their own stories and get due credit for their work.
Alvin L. Quinn Jr.
Crime | Zion man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in pregnant wife's death
A Zion man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter of a family member for what officials described as the accidental shooting of his pregnant wife in 2018 during an argument with another man in Round Lake.
Could a recreational marijuana shop like this one in Mundelein come to Mount Prospect? Village voters will be asked to weigh in on the issue through an advisory referendum Nov. 3.
News | Mount Prospect voters to weigh in on recreational pot sales
Mount Prospect voters will get their say on whether they want marijuana sold in the village for recreational use.
Joe Segal at the current Dearborn Station location of the Jazz Showcase in 2014.
Music | Jazz Showcase owner Joe Segal dies
Joe Segal, the Chicago impresario who promoted jazz for more than seven decades, died Monday at 94, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
Jean Kaczmarek
DuPage County | Higher costs expected for April election, DuPage clerk warns
Municipal elections are usually less expensive for DuPage County because of lower voter turnout. But the COVID-19 pandemic has DuPage election officials expecting higher-than-normal costs for the April 2021 consolidated election.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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