Carpentersville
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Elgin panel endorses plan to complete subdivision on city’s west sideMay 06, 2026 3:38 pm - Elgin’s Planning and Zoning Commission has approved plans for the final phase of the Ponds of Stony Creek, setting the stage for another 140 single-family homes to be built on the city’s far west side.
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Trial opens for Elgin man charged with drug-induced homicide in Marengo motel overdose deathMay 06, 2026 12:42 pm - The trial opened Tuesday for an Elgin man charged with drug-induced homicide in connection with the 2023 death of a man in McHenry County.
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Take your Mother’s Day brunch plans up a notchMay 06, 2026 9:53 am - Though it’s getting late in the game to make plans for Mother’s Day, here are some suburban options where you can do brunch (or dinner) and add in some live music, nature, exotic animals, historic surroundings and/or bottomless champagne.
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Spotlight: Janus adapts Ibsen classic ‘An Enemy of the People’May 06, 2026 8:50 am - Janus Theatre stages its adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” The Conspirators revive Moliere’s 17th-century satire “Tartuffe” and Handbag Productions premieres the next in its series of Golden Girls parodies with “The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid.”
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Chain O’ Lakes reopens for boating; lower Fox River remains closedMay 05, 2026 5:00 pm - The Chain O’ Lakes and part of the Fox River have reopened for boating, the Fox Waterway Agency announced Tuesday.
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Home & garden calendar, May 5-16May 05, 2026 3:58 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like heirloom tomatoes, garden pests and more. Also listings of wildflower walks, plant sales, garden shows and workshops.
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Algonquin spa mourns employee authorities say died by strangulation in SchaumburgMay 05, 2026 3:40 pm - Fox River MedSpa in Algonquin is mourning the death of one of its employees, who officials say died from strangulation.
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Skeletal remains found in Carpentersville preserve belonged to man in his 50sMay 05, 2026 1:10 pm - Skeletal remains found April 26 in Raceway Woods in Carpentersville appear to be from a man in his 50s, according to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County Director of Public Safety Paul Burger.
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Daily Herald Athlete of the Month nominees for AprilMay 05, 2026 1:10 pm - Cook County - Katie Taraschewsky, Barrington softball Taraschewsky, a senior, started the season with a 19-0 record, 1.27 ERA, 5 shutouts, 2 no-hitters, .486 batting aver...
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Dining out: New limited-time offerings at Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’sMay 05, 2026 10:51 am - Portillo’s is now serving the new Hot and Saucy Italian beef sandwich while Lou Malnati’s is debuting the Italian Combo Beef-Za, both for a limited time. Plus, Geneva Wine Cellar and Tasting Room is reopening under new ownership.