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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