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Arlington Heights hits the brakes on full-scale ban for youth on e-bikes, e-scootersAug 12, 2025 6:25 pm - Arlington Heights trustees are likely to prohibit kids under 16 from riding high-speed electric bicycles, but allow lower speed e-bikes and e-scooters for all ages.
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Man charged with two counts of indecent exposure in LibertyvilleAug 12, 2025 6:09 pm - A man has been charged with two counts of indecent exposure following an arrest in Libertyville Tuesday morning.
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District 95 authorizes emergency expenditure to ensure specialized transportation serviceAug 12, 2025 5:32 pm - A solution came down to the wire but buses will be available for the start of school Wednesday for Lake Zurich Community Unit District 95 students receiving specialized transportation services.
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‘Tremendous potential’: ULI Chicago to present ideas for Naperville’s 5th Avenue areaAug 12, 2025 5:29 pm - An Urban Land Institute panel is bringing fresh eyes to an underdeveloped area in Naperville near the 5th Avenue Metra station.
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Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60
Aug 12, 2025 5:27 pm - LOS ANGELES — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What's Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who b...
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Pretrial release denied for man in Aurora shootingAug 12, 2025 5:11 pm - A man on pretrial release in a domestic battery case is now behind bars awaiting trial on charges he tried to murder two men Sunday, one of whom is his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
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Kane County Board rejects solar electricity site near ElginAug 12, 2025 5:09 pm - Residents of two neighborhoods near Elgin were relieved Tuesday when the Kane County board rejected a request to allow a solar farm near their homes.
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League of Women Voters hosts immigration panel with legal and policy expertsAug 12, 2025 5:00 pm - Immigration attorneys and policy experts will participate in an Aug. 26 panel discussion on immigration law and enforcement practices, co-sponsored by local Leagues of Women Voters, AAUW Elgin, and Gail Borden Public Library.
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Why the state education board wants to change benchmarks for state testsAug 12, 2025 4:57 pm - How Illinois measures whether students are achieving grade-level proficiency in English, mathematics and science and ready for college is about to change — again.
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Gowns For Good to host Teen Gown Sale Aug. 24Aug 12, 2025 4:30 pm - Gowns For Good, a nonprofit making formalwear affordable, is hosting a Teen Gown Sale on Aug. 24 in Elgin. Proceeds benefit the Female Empowerment Club of Hampshire High School.