Buffalo Grove
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McHenry’s Rooted Ritual Apothecary offers handmade, refillable, sustainable productsMay 15, 2026 8:42 am - Carrie Ozog, born and raised in McHenry, spent nine years in Colorado building a business delivering frozen, organic and plant-based food to customers on the Western Slope. She came back to Illinois in 2024 to be closer to family, including her daughter, Saige Alexander. Ozog restarted her Colorado business, Mindful Roots, in McHenry, delivering foods to customers in McHenry, Lake and parts of Cook counties.
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‘Something lasting’: Buffalo Grove developer has big plans for former Walgreens HQMay 14, 2026 7:02 pm - Buffalo Grove-based Shorewood Development Group, which has been changing the landscape in the village it calls home, now plans to make its mark across the border in Deerfield by redeveloping the former Walgreens headquarters.
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Water tower instills community pride in unincorporated areaMay 14, 2026 5:45 pm - The new Gages Lake water tower started as a contentious utility project but became a community rallying point.
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‘It’s so pervasive’: Why Cook sheriff is cracking down on expressway shoulder driversMay 14, 2026 3:41 pm - Tired of seeing vehicles zoom past you on the shoulder while you’re stuck in traffic? Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart knows exactly how you feel. And now he’s doing something about those “dangerous morons.”
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Football: Northwest scouting combine gets good reviews from coaches as players get chance to be evaluatedMay 13, 2026 8:22 pm - More than 230 football players from around Chicagoland participated in Wednesday’s IHSA Northwest Regional Showcase in front of coaches from 90 colleges at multiple levels of competition.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank raises $300,000 at 13th annual Fight Hunger RunMay 13, 2026 5:41 pm - Over 1,600 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 13th annual Fight Hunger event. Last year, the nonprofit provided 93 million meals. They expect to serve 35,000 additional neighbors in May and June due to SNAP requirement changes.
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‘A huge improvement’: Small addition to Grant Woods Forest Preserve will have big impactMay 13, 2026 5:19 pm - The pending purchase of less than an acre adjoining Grant Woods in Ingleside is a blip for the Lake County Forest Preserve District but comes with a big upside.
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Food truck festivals in the suburbs offer tasty optionsMay 13, 2026 3:09 pm - Food truck season is rolling back into the suburbs, bringing with it a full lineup of outdoor festivals packed with bold flavors and local favorites.
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Dom Flemons brings ‘Bronze Buckaroo’ and a deeper history of American music to Harper CollegeMay 13, 2026 1:47 pm - When Dom Flemons takes the stage at Harper College on May 21, he won’t just be performing songs. He’ll be guiding audiences through a broader story about American music and culture.
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Candlelight vigil, motorcycle parade for POW/MIA awareness May 23-24May 13, 2026 12:50 pm - Illinois Rolling Thunder chapters will host a candlelight vigil at Fort Sheridan as well as the Rolling Thunder XXXVIII Demonstration Parade for POW/MIA accountability on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, respectively.