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New performing arts venue in downtown Elgin aims to be ‘cornerstone’ of regional arts sceneJun 05, 2025 3:12 pm - The newly opened Lodge Performing Arts Center in downtown Elgin will serve as a home for two Schaumburg-based theater groups and be available for other groups to rent for performances throughout the year.
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Honey Lake Bee Co. planning store, ‘bee experience’ in Lake BarringtonJun 05, 2025 2:16 pm - After years operating online and at farmers markets, suburban purveyors of honey and related products are planning their first brick-and-mortar store.
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Chicago’s wealthy back new fund for U of C tech startups
Jun 05, 2025 1:53 pm - A Silicon Valley venture capital firm has lured investment from billionaires including Don Wilson, Michael Polsky and Ashley Duchossois Joyce to fund University of Chicago technology startups.
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Duckworth’s ‘Don’t Miss Your Flight’ bill aims to fix last-minute delays en route to airportsJun 05, 2025 1:44 pm - And — former suburbanite and Tea Party star Joe Walsh announces he’s turning Democrat.
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Trump’s promised steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect
Jun 05, 2025 12:54 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump hiked nearly all of his tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to a punishing 50% on Wednesday in a move that's set to hammer businesses from automakers to homebuilders, and likely push up prices for consumers even further.
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Residents ask Mount Prospect to fly Pride flag, but village sticks to flag policyJun 05, 2025 12:12 pm - The Mount Prospect village board honored Pride Month with a proclamation this week. But some residents want the village to go further by flying a Pride flag.
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Man faces murder charges after beating in West DundeeJun 05, 2025 12:10 pm - A man faces charges of first-degree murder, accused of beating a man in West Dundee.
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Why a new restaurant might fill a stubborn vacancy in downtown WaucondaJun 05, 2025 11:09 am - Aided with a village incentive, a new user is said to be in the wings for the vacant Bulldogs restaurant spot on a prominent corner building in downtown Wauconda.
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‘People don’t like me’: Fire district board censures trustee, calls for resignation
Jun 05, 2025 8:53 am - The Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District board censured Trustee Nick McManus and called for his resignation due to his actions towards its administrator, Tracy Dunklau.
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Authorities: NIU student from Batavia was using AI to create fake nude images of former classmates
Jun 05, 2025 8:47 am - A Northern Illinois University student was charged this week after police searched his dorm room in DeKalb and allegedly found more than 20,000 images depicting child sexual abuse on his electronics, many were digitally faked images of former Batavia classmates.