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Kindergarten classes in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25, like Kathy Riesing’s at Dryden Elementary School, would go to full-day beginning in August 2024 under a plan by the district that will add several new classrooms to most schools.

Columns | How would legislation requiring full-day kindergarten affect suburban schools?

If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a bill requiring full-day kindergarten in all elementary and unit school districts in four years, at least nine suburban districts would be affected. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of 80 suburban school district kindergarten offerings in five counties.
Marengo resident Mike Kellner has been rebuilding a B-17 for more than 30 years. He bought the bones of it for the price of scrap metal in 1984 in Maine. He hopes to have it up in the air sometime in the next five years.

News | A Marengo man has spent decades rebuilding a B-17 bomber in his barn

As a young man Mike Kellner of Marengo dreamed of flying a B-17 bomber. When no one would let him, he bought a scrapped plane in a junkyard in Maine in 1984. He's been putting it back together ever since.
Laura Lohman, assistant provost for faculty development and innovation at North Central College in Naperville, has held workshops with faculty to discuss ChatGPT and its potential uses in the classroom.

Education | As ChatGPT continues to evolve, educators are figuring out its place in the classroom

Only months old, ChatGPT has stirred debate as educators try to figure out where this new tool fits in their classrooms, if at all. Across the suburbs, reactions have been mixed, but many view the AI-powered chatbot as a powerful companion in the classroom.
Arlington Heights village officials on Friday approved a permit for interior demolition of the six-story grandstand and a nearby two-story office and jockey building.

Special Report | Arlington Heights approves first Bears demolition permit for Arlington Park

Arlington Heights officials approved a building permit Friday for the first phase of demolition at the Bears' Arlington Park property.
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Lake County | As ticks expand throughout the state, experts say prevention remains key
As evidence grows that tick species in Illinois are expanding in range, researchers and health departments have buffed up surveillance of the arachnid -- but they say awareness and prevention remain our best defense against it.
Kane County sheriff’s officers and several other police departments responded Wednesday to the intersection of Fabyan Parkway and Randall Road, where a carjacking suspect was fatally shot.
Kane County | Man killed by Kane Co. deputies had just been charged with robbery, fleeing police in 2 other cases
Authorities have released the identity of the man shot Wednesday by Kane County deputies. Court records indicate he had been charged with several felonies earlier in the week, including fleeing and eluding.
Illinois’ second BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse will be built as an outlot of the Woodfield Village Green shopping center at Meacham and Remington roads in Schaumburg once the former Saks Off Fifth space there has been demolished to provide more parking.
Business | BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse coming to Schaumburg
Schaumburg officials have given the go-ahead for the 30,000-square-foot former Saks Off Fifth store in the Woodfield Village Green shopping center to be demolished to make way for a 7,662-square-foot BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse outlot building and its own parking needs.
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Crime | Former St. Viator students testify in trial of onetime guidance counselor
Former St. Viator High School students testified Friday that onetime guidance counselor Joseph Majkowski sent them inappropriate text messages when they were sophomores at the Arlington Heights school during the first day of Majkowski's trial in Rolling Meadows.
Columns | Grammar Moses: How aboot we discuss verbing, eh?
Jim talks about verbing and childbirth.
Get ready to cool off when Raging Waves in Yorkville reopens for the season Saturday, June 3.
Entertainment | Make a splash at 9 suburban water parks this summer
Time to grab a swimsuit, beach towels and most importantly sunscreen as suburban water parks are reopening Memorial Day weekend. Here are nine options for where to cool off this summer.
A worker maneuvers his riding lawnmower while cutting the grass outside an entrance to the shuttered Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heigths. Crews are also maintaining the pristine grass on the track.
Special Report | Suburban Skyview: They're still cutting the grass at shuttered Arlington Park racetrack
In this week's Suburban Skyview column, grounds crew members maintain the land at the shuttered Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights.
Developers intend to build hundreds of apartments in two phases at Yorktown Center mall in Lombard.
Commercial Real Estate | Lombard OKs apartment plan for Yorktown Center mall
If all goes as planned, shoppers at Yorktown Center could see new apartments under construction on the mall property starting next year.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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