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Dueling displays of campaign signs for Wheaton-Warrenville Unit District 200 school board candidates are posted along North Main Street in Wheaton.

Education | Suburban school board races heat up over library books, sex ed

Two years ago, school board races across the suburbs drew long lines of candidates galvanized by mask mandates and remote learning. This election cycle, school board hopefuls from Wheaton to Palatine have refocused their energy on heated debates over library books, lessons on racism and the role of parents in deciding what is taught in classrooms.
Anguleris, a global construction technology company headquartered in Elgin, has purchased the historic Sisco Building along Route 31 in Elgin and is moving forward with renovations of the 100-year-old property. After renovations are complete, the 86,000 square foot facility will serve as a new flagship hub for Anguleris brand Swatchbox® as it continues to grow as a globally recognized leader in building product sample fulfillment.

Business | BizWeek: Revitalizing former Rohrman property; closing because of the pandemic

The Week in Business: A developer hopes to revitalize a long-vacant property; A Batavia restaurant is closing because it couldn't recover from the pandemic.
A controversial law passed in 2021 allows local governments to reclaim property taxes refunded the previous year.

Columns | How a controversial law allows local governments to recapture refunded property taxes

Hundreds of taxing bodies throughout the suburbs now can reclaim millions of dollars in refunded property taxes thanks to a controversial law passed nearly unanimously by the state legislature two years ago.
A long shadow of a tree stretches over an empty field along Peck Road in Geneva.

News | Suburban Skyview: Shadows stretch over an empty farm field

In this week's Suburban Skyview column, shadows fall across an empty farm field.
Authorities say two men robbed a PNC Bank in Elgin Saturday afternoon.
Crime | Authorities seek two suspects in Elgin bank robbery
Authorities are searching for suspects in a Saturday afternoon bank robbery in Elgin. Two men walked into the PNC Bank, 1695 Larkin Ave., at 1:37 p.m., displayed a gun and demanded money, according to a news release from the FBI Chicago Field Office.
News | Fiery fatal Downers Grove crash under investigation
Downers Grove police are investigating a fatal crash that happened at the intersection of Finley and Lacey roads Friday.
The Huntley Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash shortly before 9 p.m. Jan. 21 on Conley Road, east of Route 47, outside of Huntley for a rollover crash.
News | Algonquin boy charged as adult in crash that put him, 4 other teens in the hospital
An Algonquin teenager accused of being under the influence of marijuana, has been charged as an adult in the January crash that sent him and four other teens to the hospital, according to McHenry County court records.
Kaylee Peters of Round Lake and her children, Drayden, 3, and Nova, 2, enjoy pretending to shop for groceries in the Home Town Market at the Round Lake Area Park District's Children's Neighborhood Museum in the lower level of the Robert W. Rolek Community Center in Round Lake.
News | One of Lake County's 'hidden gems,' children's museum reopens in Round Lake
A staple in Round Lake for more than two decades, a recently remodeled children's museum is drawing new fans. The Children's Neighborhood Museum invites young children to town -- a "tot-sized town."
Columns | Facts Matter: Claim of earliest Lincoln photo resurfaces on social media
In this week's Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald explores claims that a 1939 daguerrotype image is the oldest picture of Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump threatened House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the Simpsons TV show predicted the Silicon Valley Bank failure and more.
Reader Kevin Miller doesn’t think this road sign applies to him.
Columns | Grammar Moses: Where would we be with no ifs, ands or buts?
Jim examines whether we'd be better without off "but."
The Elgin City Council heard a proposal Wednesday from the city’s sustainability commission to implement a 10-cent fee on single-use shopping bags. The council has tabled the issue for now.
Business | Elgin merchants push back on proposal to charge 10-cent fee per shopping bag
The Elgin City Council heard a proposal Wednesday from the city's sustainability commission proposing a 10 cent single-use shopping bag fee. After hearing negative reaction from retailers and raising questions about specifics of the plan, the council tabled the issue for now.
Editorial | A summary of endorsements in local elections
Expanded early in-person voting begins Monday for candidates for community college, school board and municipal offices in the April 4 election. Here are the Daily Herald's endorsements in selected suburban contests. Municipal Boards
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Welcome back to the Oswego Area chamber Aurora Fast Print. They celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Aurora Fast Print is located at 54 E. Galena St. in downtown Aurora.
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The Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce Chamber Member Lunch featured keynote speaker Scott Tillema on March 7 at The Continental in Buffalo Grove. Scott is a member of The Negotiations Collective and is an FBI trained hostage negotiator who is a leader in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. He talked about how to develop powerful techniques of negotiation and influence that people can use both professionally and within all aspects of life.
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Anderson Humane in South Elgin has a new program called Doggie Day Out that enables people to sign up as temporary fosters and take a shelter dog out for a day. Erin Linton, who works at the shelter, picked up Willie for the day just to get him out of the chaos of the shelter for the day and was rewarded with a sloppy kiss.
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