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The bait shop and maintenance building, right, on the former Wauconda Boat marina property along Bangs Lake will remain, but buildings in the background will be demolished and extensive improvements including a boardwalk along the lake and picnic area are planned.

‘A very busy summer’: Extensive improvements ahead for Bangs Lake marina

Four years after buying an established marina on Bangs Lake, the Wauconda Park District’s master vision for the property fronting Route 176 is primed to take shape.

A 2024 photo shows the Judge Barry house at 217 Cedar Ave. in St. Charles.

Historic St. Charles house to be sold to developer, restored with help from city

Instead of demolishing a historic St. Charles landmark to build a parking lot, the church that owns the building is now planning to sell it to a Geneva developer who will rehabilitate the space with $425,000 help from the city.

A St. Charles alderperson said residents want the city to improve safety along Dunham Road near St. Charles East High School.

Alderperson calls for Dunham Road changes after another bad crash near St. Charles East High School

Following a multiple-vehicle crash near St. Charles East High School, an alderperson is imploring the city to improve the safety of Dunham Road for students.

Republican candidates for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat, clockwise from upper left Tedora M. Brown, Charlie Kim, Jeff Walter and Michael Pierce, will take part in a virtual public forum Tuesday.

Virtual forum Tuesday for GOP candidates in 11th U.S. House District

The Republican candidates in Illinois’ 11th Congressional District will discuss the issues facing the nation in an online forum Tuesday night.

Chuck Tramel of Grayslake makes a point during conversation at Richard Walker’s Pancake House in Schaumburg recently as part of a group that meets regularly to discuss politics from both sides of the spectrum.

Bringing the country together, one pancake at a time: Political discussion group disagrees agreeably

A group that meets regularly in Schaumburg is proving you can disagree politically without being disagreeable.

This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Ghislaine Maxwell.

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Bill Clinton had done anything wrong in their relationships with Epstein.

Mysterious odor reported across the region

What’s that smell? A chemical-like odor was reported wafting across the suburbs Sunday, creating plenty of social media chatter but no official report of its cause.

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of Super Bowl 60 Sunday, Feb. 8.

Breaking down the symbolism in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

For his Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny transported the field in Northern California around 3,500 miles, transforming it into the fields of Puerto Rico. Even before he launched into “Tití Me Preguntó,” the Puerto Rican superstar had suffused the set with symbols of the island — and a sense of wider Pan-Americanism.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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