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Fresh cider doughnuts and other apple treats will be plentiful Friday through Sunday, Sept. 26-28, during Long Grove’s Apple Fest.

Things to do Sept. 26 to Oct. 2: Long Grove Apple Fest, Huntley Fall Fest, Oktoberfests and more

Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Apple Fest, Jack O’Lantern World, Huntley Fall Fest, Celebración de los Árboles at Morton Arboretum, Oktoberfests across the suburbs, Pumpkin Fest at Cosley Zoo and more happening this week.

Lilley Sloniker was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on April 19, 2024.

Vernon Hills girl’s fight with cancer inspires Lilley’s Beanies of Bravery

When 7-year-old Lilley Sloniker lost her hair during leukemia treatment, hats became her armor. Her goal is to collect 700 hats for children dealing with cancer during a fundraiser Sunday at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills.

‘It’s a black hole’: Broadview ICE facility sparks complaints of inhumane conditions

A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown, with growing accusations that the facility meant to process arrestees is a de facto detention center plagued by inhumane conditions.

Former Arlington Heights teacher convicted of child sex offenses in 1980s faces new charges, police say

An 85-year-old former teacher from Arlington Heights now living in Arizona was arrested and extradited on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, authorities said Friday.

Antioch’s Kelen Wilson runs for a touchdown against Lakes in a football game in Lake Villa on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

Antioch rides big plays to decisive win over Lakes

Sophomore Logan Lennon ran for 231 yards on just 11 carries as Antioch used big play to beat Lakes 56-15 on Friday.

Devontae Allmon

Pistol-wielding Villa Park man threatened Elmhurst resident: police

A Villa Park man was in custody Saturday after pointing a loaded pistol at an Elmhurst resident outside the victim’s home, prosecutors announced.

Abel Amador

SWAT team finds $300K in cocaine in tow truck at Marengo ranch, prosecutors say; Elgin man charged

An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.

Fremd snaps Conant’s 2-game streak, improves to 5-0

Conant's two-game win streak would be put to the test Friday night as it hosted a Fremd unit commanded by Northwestern-bound quarterback Johnny O'Brien that had outscored...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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