Burlington
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GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trialOct 23, 2025 2:38 pm - A suburban congressional candidate is awaiting trial in a federal fraud case alleging she misused COVID-19 relief funds.
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One dead, two injured as train engine collides with landscaping truck in ElginOct 23, 2025 8:34 am - One person is dead and two others were injured Thursday morning when a freight train engine collided with a landscaping truck at the State Street crossing Elgin.
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Best Bets: Halloween events, Frank Caliendo at Paramount, Ailey II at The MACOct 22, 2025 8:10 am - It’s a jam-packed weekend, with Howlin’ at the Moon in Naperville, master impressionist and comedian Frank Caliendo at the Paramount, Sons of the Never Wrong in Evanston and Ailey II at The Mac.
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Halloween trick-or-treat times in the suburbsOct 22, 2025 8:06 am - Halloween is on Friday, Oct. 31, and many communities have set trick-or-treating hours. Some towns also are hosting downtown trick-or-treating events.
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Sci-fi horror meets frightful fun at Elgin’s Nightmare on Chicago StreetOct 22, 2025 12:51 am - Nightmare on Chicago Street in downtown Elgin will have an extraterrestrial invasion theme. The Oct. 25 festival features haunted attractions, scare zones, music stages, and a bizarre bazaar. Once again, they also are hosting “Friday Night Frights” before the big day.
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Mount Prospect man killed in crash near Maple ParkOct 21, 2025 5:04 pm - Authorities have identified a 25-year-old Mount Prospect man as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday at the DeKalb and Kane county line near Maple Park.
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Democratic incumbents dominating fundraising in suburban congressional racesOct 21, 2025 4:02 pm - Campaign fundraising efforts in Chicago-area congressional districts are one-sided affairs dominated by Democratic incumbents.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 26-Nov. 1Oct 21, 2025 2:58 pm - Upcoming gardening events, workshops, and club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like succulent propagation, putting gardens to bed for winter, houseplant care, and holiday decorations.
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Shakespeare in the ’burbs: ‘Merchant of Venice’ at Janus Theatre, ‘As You Like It’ at WritersOct 21, 2025 2:37 pm - Janus Theatre concludes its long tenure at the Elgin Art Showcase with a 90-minute adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and Writers Theatre stages “As You Like It.”
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‘Temerity to honk his horn:’ Elgin road rage murder trial beginsOct 20, 2025 6:00 pm - A jury trial began Monday in an Elgin road rage case, where one man was killed and another was injured.