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Gov. JB Pritzker delivers remarks Tuesday at the Illinois Realtors Association’s Capitol Conference, where he touted his BUILD initiative to boost housing opportunities in the state.

Pritzker touts plan to increase affordable housing as pushback from suburbs grows

A failure to communicate? Towns fear "three-flats on garages" as governor says more affordable homes are needed.

The Batavia Park District is planning to create a park on roughly 20 acres that it’s expected to receive from Mooseheart. But the city is also interested in using part of the land for a new police station.

Batavia park, police station or both? City also interested in Mooseheart land

The city of Batavia is interested in putting a new police station on land that the Batavia Park District is supposed to get from Mooseheart.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only type of hummingbirds native to Northern Illinois. They’re currently making their annual pilgrimage back to the area.

‘Tiny harbingers of spring’ near end of their annual pilgrimage back to suburbs

One of the smaller “harbingers of spring” are expected to return to suburban backyards this week as hummingbirds continue their annual migration north after wintering in Latin America.

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Aurora man facing drug charges

An Aurora man is facing drug charges, after an investigation by state police, Aurora police and the Kendall County Police Assistance Team.

A lightning strike sparked a fire late Tuesday night at Willows Academy in Des Plaines. No one was hurt.

Lightning sparks fire at Willows Academy in Des Plaines

A lightning strike sparked a small fire at Willows Academy in Des Plaines.

White Sox starting pitcher Noah Schultz throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during Tuesday’s game in Chicago.

It’s a start: Mistakes help spoil Schultz debut with White Sox

Six-foot-10 left-hander Noah Schultz, an Oswego native, made his big-league debut for the White Sox on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rate Field.

A woman sued Wheeling, Walmart and a Walmart employee after she was mistakenly arrested following a theft at the store at 1455 E. Lake-Cook Road in 2023. A different person committed the crime.

How mistaken identity in Wheeling shoplifting case led to arrest, lawsuit

Confusion about the identity of an elusive shoplifter in Wheeling led to the arrest of the wrong woman.

A long‑vacant former gas station and car wash property in Palatine, now overgrown with weeds and loomed over by two billboards, could soon by replaced by 38 townhouses.

Palatine gives preliminary approval to 38-unit townhouse development at former gas station site

A long‑vacant former gas station and car wash property in Palatine, now overgrown with weeds and loomed over by two billboards, could soon by replaced by a 38-unit townhouse development.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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