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Elgin 12-year-old Geneva Dadabo shows off her “I Got Mine” sticker, which she placed over her bandage after she got her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin more than two months ago.

Illinois | As DuPage, McHenry reach 'substantial' risk level, mask alert called 'inevitable' in suburbs

Medical experts say it's only a matter of time before suburban COVID-19 transmission rises to the level at which face coverings are advised in all public indoor locations, as DuPage and McHenry counties joined Will County Wednesday with enough disease spread to trigger the universal indoor mask-wearing advice set by the CDC.
Kaleigh Beeman, 14, of Wheeling tastes a cold treat from a Rainbow Cone truck outside Superdawg Drive-In on Wednesday evening.

Business | 'It's delicious': Rainbow Cone truck sets up outside Wheeling's Superdawg Drive-In

A truck from Chicago-based Rainbow Cone will serve ice cream in the parking lot of Wheeling's Superdawg Drive-In through Sunday.
After exiting the team final at the Tokyo Olympics, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles announced she won’t be participating in the all-around final so she can focus on her mental health.

News | Geneva psychologist on Simone Biles: 'This is a moment that could have a great impact'

Geneva-based clinical and performance psychologist Peter Temple believes the Simone Biles conversation could have a big impact on mental health treatment, especially with young athletes.
A new mural titled “Flourish” has popped up at the main entrance of Yorktown Center in Lombard. Artists Veronica Martinez of Chicago and Edgar Sosa of Cicero took their inspiration from Lombard history and the village’s famed flora.

Business | New Lombard public art mural pops up at Yorktown Center

Artists Veronica Martinez of Chicago and Edgar Sosa of Cicero are putting the finishing touches on a new mural at Yorktown Center in Lombard. It is titled "Flourish," and is expected to be completed on Friday, July 30.
News | Storm damage causing Route 25 lane closures in East Dundee
Storm damage early Thursday morning is causing lane closures along portions of Route 25 in East Dundee.
Cesar Hernandez catches a fly ball in Cleveland’s game Saturday against Tampa. Hernandez will now be playing second base for the White Sox after Thursday’s trade with the Indians.
White Sox | White Sox land Hernandez in trade with Indians, fill hole at second base
The White Sox acquired second baseman Cesar Hernandez in a trade with the Indians Thursday, sending Class AA Birmingham starter Konnor Pilkington to Cleveland.
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Kane County | Campton Hills man admits to involuntary manslaughter for beating mother to death
A Campton Hills man who beat his mother to death with a bat, drunkenly mistaking her for an intruder, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
David Kendziera of Mount Prospect competes earlier this month at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.
News | Watch them compete: Thursday's lineup of suburban Olympians on TV
Here is the Olympic TV schedule for Thursday for events that feature athletes from the suburbs.
Olivia Smoliga reacts after winning her heat in the Women's 100 Backstroke during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Sports | Glenview's Olivia Smoliga helps relay team to bronze in Tokyo
The U.S. women's 4X100 freestyle relay team, which featured Olivia Smoliga of Glenview in the qualifier, took the bronze medal.
News | State advises patients who received mammogram at Hoffman Estates clinic to seek 2nd opinion
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is urging those who've had a mammogram performed at Hoffman Estates medical imaging clinic since Oct. 17, 2019 to seek a second opinion and consult their doctors,
Shoppers browse the fruit aisle Wednesday at the grand opening of Tony's Fresh Market in Round Lake Beach. The store is the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize the Rollins Commons shopping center, funded in part with a $6.2 million sales tax rebate.
Business | New grocer in Round Lake Beach has familiar feel for some customers
Tony's Fresh Market opened its 17th Chicago area location, and first in Lake County, on Wednesday in Round Lake Beach.
Dave's Hot Chicken brings Nashville Hot Chicken to Naperville when it opens its first Chicago-area location Friday.
Dining | Dining events: Dave's Hot Chicken opens first Chicago-area location Friday in Naperville
Dave's Hot Chicken brings Nashville Hot Chicken to Naperville starting Friday. Plus, Eli's Cheesecake fetes National Cheesecake Day Friday with free slices of cheesecake and a treasure hunt in Chicago.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Bryant Lee of Qleanse speaks with Diane Reier of Brookdale Senior Living at the Northbrook Chamber Business After Hours & Member Expo at Northbrook Court on Wednesday, July 21.
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The drone view from 345 feet of the Butterfly Bed at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The Butterfly Bed is located just behind the Lakeside number one green at the Cantigny Golf Course and can bee seen from Butterfly Hill. It sits of 3,420 Viola Sorbet XP plants, a cool season annual in the violet family. The golf course maintenance crew give perspective to how big the Butterfly Bed is.
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