Burlington
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Fire departments are handling more false alarms, so why isn’t there more concern?Jun 16, 2025 3:56 pm - The number of false alarms fire departments are responding to are on the rise across Illinois, so why don’t many fire officials seem that concerned about it?
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Kane County replacing bomb squad robot with $353K ‘Spot’Jun 16, 2025 2:20 pm - The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is getting a new, niftier robot to help it disable bombs and do other tasks.
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Campton Hills could annex 962 acres for 900-home developmentJun 15, 2025 8:28 am - In a departure from the contentious now-dead project of Settlements of LaFox’s more than 2,000 homes in St. Charles, the village of Campton Hills is poised for a smaller, less dense annexation.
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Local ‘No Kings’ protests held across the suburbs SaturdayJun 14, 2025 5:06 pm - Thousands rallied Saturday at suburban “No Kings” events protesting the policies of President Donald Trump on the same day the president held a military parade in Washington, D.C., marking the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary on his 79th birthday.
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Elgin officials say pilot program to help homeless people is producing positive resultsJun 13, 2025 5:02 pm - Elgin’s pilot program to help the former residents of the Tent City homeless encampment is producing positive results, program officials told the city council this week.
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Cook County’s new top prosecutor continues to target retail theftJun 13, 2025 4:30 am - The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.
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Elgin receives statewide honor for response to homelessnessJun 12, 2025 10:55 am - Elgin was recognized this week by the state of Illinois for its response in the wake of a series of fires at a homeless encampment and the subsequent relocation of the people living there.
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Suburbs honor Juneteenth with celebrations, festivalsJun 11, 2025 11:44 am - Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Here are a few of the events planned to celebrate the day in the suburbs.
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Geneva History Museum creates interactive map of veterans’ gravesJun 11, 2025 11:20 am - There are 109 war veterans buried at Geneva’s West Side Cemetery. The Geneva History Museum has created an interactive map of their graves.
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Home & garden calendar, June 15-21Jun 10, 2025 10:24 pm - Monarch butterflies, garden walks and more.