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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

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Semitrailer trucks crossing over Route 20 using the Route 31 bridge in Elgin might be the cause of loud “booms” that area residents say sometimes wake them up at night.

News | Elgin residents have been hearing loud 'booms.' They want city, state to fix problem.

Residents near Route 31 and Route 20 in Elgin say they have been hearing loud "booms" for several months and are asking the city and the state to help fix the problem.
Video attached to article Kevin Gannon, president of the Geneva Education Association, answers questions at Geneva High School on Monday after members ratified a new contract.

News | 'This is a good deal': Geneva teachers ratify contract; classes will resume Tuesday

Geneva teachers will be back in the classrooms Tuesday, after they ratified a new contract Monday afternoon.
Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers picket for a new contract Nov. 27 outside the district’s administation building in Palatine.

Education | Dist. 211 board says impasse with teachers continues as strike date looms

The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board shared a notice via social media Monday night that the district and the teachers union were still at an impasse regarding a new contract.
Elk Grove Village-based Stern Pinball will send four pinball machines to the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, where players and coaches from each team will face off in an eight-person pinball tournament.

Business | Elk Grove businesses are going to Bahamas Bowl for work, and a little pinball

A December trip to a Caribbean island may sound like a perfect winter getaway, but Elk Grove Village officials and industrial leaders heading to the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl next week say it's a business trip.
The minimum age for purchasing tobacco is 21 at Ernie’s Shell station in Vernon Hills — one of four towns where Stevenson High School students have lobbied local leaders to increase the age. The students came to Arlington Heights Monday night.
News | Arlington Heights set to ban tobacco sales to those under 21
Arlington Heights is set to join a growing list of suburban communities that ban the sale of tobacco to those under 21, following a discussion by village trustees Monday.
A two-story building with restaurant and office space is proposed for the corner of Route 31 and Illinois Street in downtown St. Charles.
Business | St. Charles aldermen support plans for First Street development
A new two-story development with a restaurant and office space could be among the final pieces of St. Charles' downtown First Street project.
Incumbent Village President Beverly Sussman files her papers with Buffalo Grove’s village clerk Janet Sirabian on Monday, the first day of filing for most municipal and school board races in suburban Cook County.
Politics | Mayoral races set in Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows, Prospect Heights, others
Contested mayoral and village president races became official in Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows, Prospect Heights and North Barrington on the first day of candidate filing Monday.
Columns | Feder: There may be hope for Me-TV FM returning to Comcast
Fans are up in arms about the sudden disappearance of Me-TV FM -- Weigel Broadcasting's soft-rock oldies and classic hits WRME 87.7-FM -- from Chicago's Comcast/Xfinity Channel 877, Robert Feder writes. But there may be hope: "We're always evaluating the content and channels we offer customers, so [Me-TV FM] may be available in the future," Xfinity posted in a response to complaints Monday.
The FioRito family of Mount Prospect won last year’s holiday lights contest. Which entry will take the title this year? Visit events.dailyherald.com to vote.
News | The best and the brightest? Cast your vote in our holiday lights contest
It's time to vote for the best holiday lights in the suburbs. Visit events.dailyherald.com to evaluate the 42 submissions and make your choice.
Carpentersville resident Adam Wanaski, a bartender at the Moretti’s in Hoffman Estates, won the Daily Herald’s martini contest with his drink, “Tropical Heat.”
News | Moretti's bartender's 'Tropical Heat' named Best Martini in the Burbs
Adam Wanaski, a bartender at Moretti's Ristorante in Hoffman Estates, loves the beach, and with the lousy winter weather we've been having he wanted to remind people "summer is around, even in the wintertime." Wanaski's "Tropical Heat" took top honors at Monday's annual Daily Herald's Best Martini in the Burbs contest.
U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard on the other side of the border in San Diego as they prepare for the arrival of hundreds of pro-migration protestors, seen through the border fence from Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
News | Trump to meet with Democrats about border wall, shutdown
Trump set to meet with congressional Democratic leaders to discuss border wall, potential shutdown
In this November 2018 photo, Casey Grogan, owner of Silver Bells Tree Farm and president of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association, trims a noble fir at his 400-acre Christmas tree farm in Silverton, Ore. Christmas tree farmers are pushing back against the increasing popularity of artificial trees with a social media advertising campaign called "It's Christmas. Keep It Real!" (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
News | Christmas tree farmers combat popularity of artificial trees
Christmas tree farmers nationwide are fighting back against the growing popularity of the artificial Christmas evergreen with a social media ad campaign
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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