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Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz delivers his State of the Village address Wednesday at village hall in Palatine.

Palatine mayor: State’s Bears funding plan could mean debt for village

Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz warned the current funding framework being considered for an Arlington Park Bears stadium could force the village into taking on debt.

Eastbound I-290 reopens near Elmhurst after early morning tractor-trailer crash

Eastbound Interstate 290 at St. Charles Road near Elmhurst reopened just after 1:30 p.m. after a tractor-trailer crashed early Thursday morning and was left dangling from a partially completed overpass.

Audience members listen during the Lake in the Hills Village Board meeting on Feb. 26.

Neighbors oppose gas station, strip mall plan in Lake in the Hills

A plan to build a gas station in Lake in the Hills is facing opposition from some neighbors. But the developer’s attorney and village officials say the developer hasn’t decided whether to move ahead with the proposal at the northeast corner of Lakewood and Miller roads.

Villa Park-based District 45, which includes Ardmore Elementary, is seeking voter approval of a tax increase.

Why District 45 is asking voters for tax increase

Villa Park-based District 45 is asking voters in this month’s primary election to approve an operating tax rate increase that would raise an additional $4.3 million a year.

Marianna Bannos and Tony Mantuano are two of the four partners opening The Purple Pig in Oak Brook. The celebrated downtown Chicago restaurant opened its original location in 2009.

The Purple Pig brings ‘a taste of city dining to the suburbs’ with opening of Oak Brook location

The celebrated Chicago restaurant The Purple Pig, with Michelin and James Beard pedigrees, will make its much-anticipated suburban debut when it opens Friday in Oakbrook Center. “We are bringing a taste of city dining to the suburbs,” co-owner Marianna Bannos said.

Three different tracks are outlined in neon colors at the new Andretti Indoor Karting & Games in Schaumburg's new entertainment district on Thoreau Drive North, which will open to the public next Tuesday.

Andretti Indoor Karting & Games in Schaumburg awaiting green flag to open Tuesday

Anticipated for four years, only five days remain for Andretti Indoor Karting and Games to open its northernmost U.S. location in Schaumburg and anchor the first phase of a new entertainment district there.

Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria plans to open a St. Charles location this fall in a former On The Border restaurant.

Lou Malnati’s joins lineup of restaurants slated for Fox Haven Square in St. Charles

Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria will open its 61st Chicago-area restaurant in the new Fox Haven Square development in St. Charles this fall.

Mourners of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reach out to coffins Thursday during a funeral in Isfahan, Iran, for people killed during the ongoing U.S.–Israeli military campaign.

Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader as war ripples across the region

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up its retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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