Buffalo Grove
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Cold weather forces cancellation of bike camping outing at Deer GroveDec 17, 2025 1:52 pm - Arguing with Mother Nature can be a losing proposition, and, minimally, a high risk. So concluded Out Our Front Door, a Chicago-based bike camping organization that canceled its Dec. 13-14 biking/camping plans in Cook County’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve due to single-digit temperatures.
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Final step in Lake Michigan water project near Buffalo Grove underwayDec 17, 2025 8:15 am - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has approved the changeover to Lake Michigan water for the Pekara, Inverrary and Horatio Gardens neighborhoods near Buffalo Grove.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 21-27Dec 17, 2025 3:30 am - Garden club meetings in the Chicago suburbs cover a range of topics such as creating moonlit spaces, hardscape designs, succulents, prairies and bison, and using native plants in home landscapes.
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Family tradition continues at revamped Island Lake grocery storeDec 16, 2025 8:13 pm - The revamped and updated version of Island Lake's only grocery is readying for an encore.
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33 homes could be coming to Schwaben Center property in Buffalo GroveDec 16, 2025 4:39 pm - The Buffalo Grove planning and zoning commission is considering a proposal for a 33-home residential development on the Schwaben Center property on Weiland Road.
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New restaurant headed to Wheeling space with checkered pastDec 16, 2025 10:40 am - A new restaurant is coming to commercial space in Wheeling where a fatal shooting occurred a little more than a year ago.
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‘A destination restaurant’: New Indian eatery proposed for former Tuscany site in WheelingDec 15, 2025 8:18 pm - A Chicago-area restaurateur plans to open his latest culinary offering in a long-vacant space on Wheeling’s Restaurant Row.
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District 214 to spend $25 million on upgrades ahead of potential referendumDec 15, 2025 7:19 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 plans to spend $25 million on capital projects in 2026 -- including new basketball court scoreboards and building mechanicals -- as officials consider whether to ask voters to pay for bigger ticket items in the future.
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office announces Holiday Traffic Safety CampaignDec 15, 2025 2:28 pm - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will take part in the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Drive High. Get a DUI.” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns through Jan. 5.
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Frigid temperatures affecting Salvation Army’s Red Kettle fundraising campaignDec 15, 2025 1:02 pm - The Salvation Army is making a plea to the public to make online donations as severe winter weather conditions have affected their annual Red Kettle fundraising campaign.