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Sixty-seven of the 100 at-risk homes and buildings recently tested in Elgin showed elevated levels of lead in their water.

Elgin officials say new testing protocols cause more homes to test positive for elevated lead levels

Elgin officials attribute a spike in homes testing positive for elevated lead levels to a new federally-mandated water sampling protocol, not changes in water quality itself.

Lincoln Park Zoo seal, flamingo die from bird flu

Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced.

Prominent civil rights attorney Fred Gray, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in 2022, will headline Monday’s “I Have A Dream” Unity Breakfast, organized by the DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee.

Noted civil rights attorney to headline ‘I Have A Dream’ Unity Breakfast in DuPage County

Prominent civil rights attorney Fred Gray, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in 2022, will headline Monday’s “I Have A Dream” Unity Breakfast at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.

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Man pleads guilty to reckless driving in crash that injured deputy

A man who caused a crash that severely injured a Kane County deputy pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated reckless driving.

Frances Teti-Teal, director of the birthing center at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, has been named Advocate Health Care's 2024 Nursing Leader of the Year.

Sherman Hospital birthing director earns Advocate Health Care nurse of the year

Frances Teti-Teal, director of the birthing center at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, is Advocate Health Care’s 2024 Nurse Leader of the Year.

Sales tax revenues from Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant in Arlington Heights was mistakenly given to neighboring Rolling Meadows for about eight years. Now the Illinois Supreme Court is deciding whether Arlington Heights is legally entitled to all that money.

Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows clash before state Supreme Court over sales tax from Cooper’s Hawk

Attorneys argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday over whether Rolling Meadows should pay Arlington Heights more than $1 million in misallocated sales taxes from Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, which straddles the towns' borders.

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Police: Driver speeding, on cellphone before fatal Wheeling crash

A Chicago man who police say was speeding and using his cellphone when he rear-ended a disabled vehicle and killed its driver in Wheeling last fall faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated use of electronic communication.

West Chicago’s downtown and particularly its Turner Junction Historic District is the subject of a new grant program for business and property owners.

How West Chicago is hoping to revitalize its downtown

West Chicago is offering grants of up to $100,000 for property and business owners in its downtown.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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