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Custom pool cue craftsman Tim Prince displays some of his work in his Hanover Park workshop. He discovered his passion for the game and his talent for making cues as a teenager and has nurtured it for more than 30 years.

‘Works of art’: Hanover Park artisan crafts world-class pool cues that cost up to $10,000

Thirty years ago, then teenage Tim Prince discovered his passion for pool and his talent for creating Art Deco-inspired custom pool cues which sell for up to $10,000.

Man shot on Gilman Trail in Aurora

A man was shot and critically wounded early Monday on the Virgil Gilman Trail in Aurora.

WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer debuts “Riding the Rails” Monday, a show that delves into how the Chicago region was shaped by trains.

‘Riding the Rails’: WTTW unveils the mystery, history and romance of the region’s trains

Geoffrey Baer explores the Great Migration, luxury Pullman cars, and the infamous 1924 Rondout mail train robbery where $2 million was stolen and some remains buried.

A rendering shows plans for “The Atlas” apartment development in Naperville.

Naperville council approves five-story apartment building on city's south end

Naperville City Council members have approved plans for a five-story apartment building off Route 59 on the city’s south end.

Stroke survivor Kathy Baraban, 72, of Oak Forest and her boyfriend Steve Bilski of Tinley Park check out the new Mobile Stroke Unit at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.

‘All the bells and whistles’: Hospital rolls out new ambulance for stroke patients

Almost a decade ago, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital launched a special ambulance for stroke patients -- the first of its kind in the state. It now has a new, sleeker rig to begin treating those patients out in the field, across the western suburbs.

Dandelion Arts Gallery & Studios plans to create a new tenant space at the vacant former Computer Systems Institute building across from Six Flags Great America on Grand Avenue in Gurnee.

Gurnee invests in art and coffee as new uses for empty spaces on Grand Avenue

Gurnee is investing in the arts and coffee to fill longtime vacancies on Grand Avenue.

St. Charles Police Chief Dan Likens said there is a proposed extension of an agreement between the police department and St. Charles Unit District 303.

St. Charles police, school district eye extension of school resource officer program, security cameras

The St. Charles Police Department is likely to continue its hands-on and close-eyes approach toward the city’s schools.

A rendering of the Fox Lake Landing mixed-use development for Fox River Grove's Block B property.

5-story apartment/commercial plan for Fox River Grove advances

The mixed-use development proposed for the vacant block along Route 14 in Fox River Grove is one step closer to breaking ground after planning and zoning commissioners gave the plan a thumbs-up.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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