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Construction has begun on the new Wahlburgers restaurant in St. Charles, as well as an adjacent Starbucks.

Business | New Wahlburgers restaurant taking shape in St. Charles

Within the last several weeks, the highly anticipated Wahlburgers restaurant has started taking shape at Randall Road and Route 38 has begun taking shape. Mayor Ray Rogina estimates it'll be ready to open by early next year.
Naperville’s longtime Ribfest celebration is moving to Romeoville. Village and Exchange Club of Naperville officials made the deal official this week.

News | It's official: Ribfest leaving Naperville for Romeoville

The festival, which over its 32-year run in Naperville became one of the largest and best known in the suburbs, will take place on four consecutive days around July 4, 2020, and continue to feature top musical acts as well as its normal helping of ribs, officials said.
Blackwood BBQ will open its first suburban location Monday, Aug. 26, just outside Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.

Business | Blackwood BBQ to open outside Woodfield Mall Aug. 26

Blackwood BBQ, known for its four restaurants in Chicago's Loop, will open its first suburban location Monday, Aug. 26, on an outlot of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
The owners of Arlington International Racecourse and Rivers Casino in Des Plaines are the latest companies to announce they’ll seek a state license to build a casino in Waukegan. The proposed Rivers Casino Waukegan would be built on land in the Fountain Square development along routes 120 and 43.

Business | Could a new Rivers Casino be headed to Waukegan?

The owners of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights have proposed building a casino in Waukegan.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, flanked by Bentley Stewart, left, a teacher in the Jacksonville, Illinois, School District 117, along with legislators and representatives from the education sector, signs legislation Thursday raising the minimum salary for teachers to $40,000 in the governor’s office at the Illinois State Capitol. The new new minimum salary will be phased in over four years with hopes to reduce a teacher shortage in Illinois that has school districts for the 2018-2019 school year with 4,196 unfilled positions across the state according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Education | Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay minimum to $40,000
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage of classroom leaders.
Colin, left, and Ava give a kiss to their triplet brother, Ben Gerlach, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at an early age. Ben died in 2016, prompting his mother to start a foundation in his name and write a children's book series highlighting their family's moments together.
News | How a St. Charles mom is celebrating the memory of her 3-year-old son
Elizabeth Gerlach of St. Charles felt like her world was turned upside down when her son, Ben, died in 2016 after battling health issues his entire life. Now, she's honoring his memory by creating a foundation and writing a children's book series featuring a young boy who uses a wheelchair.
News | Report: DCFS delayed in starting, concluding some child abuse investigations
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services lacked timeliness in initiating investigations and making determinations for some reports of child abuse and neglect, according to a compliance examination report released Thursday.
An Illinois Courts Commission panel says DuPage County Judge Patrick O’Shea behaved in ways “prejudicial to the administration of justice.”
DuPage County | State courts commission finds DuPage judge lied to police about shooting
Courts commission finds DuPage judge lied to police about shooting, retaliated against people who accused him of sexual harassment.
It’s been a slog of a season for the Chicago Cubs. On a pitchers day at Wrigley Field Thursday, the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks outdueled the San Francisco Giants’ Jeff Samardzija, and the Cubs came away with a 1-0 victory to again reach their high-water mark of 11 games over .500.
Cubs | Hendricks outduels Samardzija as Cubs sweep Giants
It's been a slog of a season for the Chicago Cubs. On a pitchers day at Wrigley Field Thursday, the Cubs' Kyle Hendricks outdueled the San Francisco Giants' Jeff Samardzija, and the Cubs came away with a 1-0 victory to again reach their high-water mark of 11 games over .500.
Gabriel M. Lopez must serve 100 percent of his 25-year prison term.
Kane County | 25 years prison in 2017 stabbing murder in Elgin over affair; two still await trial
An Elgin man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after admitting to his role in the August 2017 stabbing death of a man involved in an affair. Gabriel M. Lopez, 28, of the 600 block of St. Charles Street, faced up 20 to 60 years in prison if convicted of first-degree murder of Bayron Cruz-Garcia, 26, of South Elgin.
Crime | North Aurora cop shoots, kills man armed with handgun
A North Aurora police officer shot and killed a 54-year-old man armed with a handgun who police believed was suicidal and a threat to others inside his house Wednesday night.
Mac’s on Slade in downtown Palatine, now with covered windows, has closed after giving up its local liquor license instead of contesting a suspension imposed this week, village officials confirmed Thursday.
News | Mac's on Slade in Palatine closes after surrendering liquor license
Mac's on Slade in downtown Palatine has closed after giving up its local liquor license instead of contesting a suspension imposed this week, village officials confirmed Thursday.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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