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Thrill seekers ride Pharaoh’s Fury during last year’s Mount Prospect Lions Club Fourth of July Festival at Melas Park.

Things to do July 4-10: Fourth of July events, Frontier Days, Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest and more

Mark your calendar for Fourth of July events, Mount Prospect Lions Club Fourth of July Festival, Frontier Days Festival, Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest, Mundelein Community Days, McHenry Fiesta Days, fireworks, parades and more happening this week.

Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting that took place at Artis Restaurant and Lounge located at 311 W. Chicago Ave. in the River North neighborhood, Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Drive-by shooting in Chicago leaves 4 dead and 14 others wounded, police say

Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, police said Thursday. At least three were in critical condition.

Passengers line up at an O’Hare International Airport security checkpoint. Sunday is expected to be the busiest travel day of the July Fourth weekend, the Chicago Department of Aviation predicts.

‘Historic levels’ of Illinoisans will pack the roads, airports this holiday weekend

What’s the busiest day at O’Hare and on the tollway this holiday? How much will gas cost? We have answers.

Joel A. Koskinen

Barrington Hills man accused of threatening to kill police

A Barrington Hills man is accused of making a YouTube video threatening to kill police officers, including one in particular, court records show.

The Huntley police say the damage done to a portable toilet at Borhart Park is among the worst instances of vandalism they've seen recently.

Police investigating vandalism at Huntley park

A portable toilet in a Huntley park was ripped apart in what police say was among the more destructive instances of vandalism reported in town.

A unit in an 18-unit apartment building in Buffalo Grove is uninhabitable following a fire on the roof Wednesday night, Buffalo Grove fire officials said.

Person treated for minor injuries after Buffalo Grove apartment fire

A unit in an 18-unit apartment building in Buffalo Grove is uninhabitable following a fire on the roof Wednesday night, Buffalo Grove fire officials said.

Vintage Luxury Homes is seeking approval for the redevelopment of the former PepsiCo site. The Claremont development would include 88 custom luxury single-family homes.

Barrington plan commission to hear redevelopment proposal for former PepsiCo site

Barrington’s plan commission will hold a hearing Tuesday on a proposal to redevelop the former PepsiCo site at 617 W. Main St. into a residential development with 88 custom single-family homes.

The simple pleasures of Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league, such as Geneva’s Mitch Endriukiatis dousing his head in a field sprinkler in a 2011 regional championship of the Phil Lawler Summer Classic, are now few and far between.

High school summer league baseball now little more than a memory

For the first time since it started in 1976, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league tournament was canceled.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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