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Reflecting on progress: Suburban cycling infrastructure improvements have come a long waySep 18, 2026 12:26 pm - Illinois has made several infrastructure improvements across the suburbs that have benefited cyclists over the past six years.
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Best Bests: Common headlines free Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags serves up scaresSep 15, 2026 12:03 pm - Common headlines a free concert Saturday during Chicago Live Fest at Navy Pier, Six Flags Great America opens Fright Fest, Monster Jam rolls into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Cleve Carney Art Museum debuts “Linework: Chicago Comics and Community.”
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Dining out: 79¢ pork chop or prime rib sandwich at Perry’s, pumpkin season at STK Steakhouse and moreSep 14, 2026 5:46 pm - Perry’s Steakhouse and Grille is bringing back its #FlashbackFriday during which you could get a 79-cent lunch. Plus, there are new savory and sweet pumpkin dishes and cocktails at STK, a new happy hour at Blanco Cocina + Cantina in Oak Brook and more.
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Local Algonquin student receives Woman’s Life scholarshipSep 12, 2026 12:07 am - Woman's Life Insurance Society awarded a $1,000 annual scholarship to Nicholas Jamison of Algonquin who will study astrophysics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as part of their commitment to helping members invest in their futures through education.
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts Native Plant Sale Sept. 18-19Sep 10, 2026 12:04 am - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will have native plants, shrubs and trees available during its in-person fall native plant sale. The sale takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road in Woodstock.
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Biss, Elleson to face off in congressional forum in SkokieSep 08, 2026 10:47 am - The candidates for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat will debate the issues facing the nation in a public forum this month.
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Calls for speed limit come after high-speed fatal crash on the Fox RiverSep 07, 2026 8:03 am - Boaters often wave as they pass each other on the water. Jeff Matheson, a boater on the Chain O’ Lakes, proposed a modest change in honor of the woman who was struck and killed recently by an allegedly intoxicated boater. Instead of waving, Matheson proposed flashing a peace sign to signify safer boating. “Let’s make this tragedy mean something and attempt to make change for the future,” he wrote on Facebook.
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Cross country: Elgin’s Sanchez Munoz wins by large margin, but Buffalo Grove takes team titleSep 05, 2026 4:59 pm - Elgin junior Giovani Sanchez Munoz was the class of the field Saturday morning at the Elk Grove Invitational. But there was very little separating Buffalo Grove and Lake ...
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Which Chicago-area lawmakers went on foreign trips funded by special interest groups?Sep 05, 2026 9:00 am - Several congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs traveled abroad last year at the expense of special interest groups.
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Community Connections Summit to explore meaningful conversations Sept. 11 at MCCSep 04, 2026 11:41 pm - The Community Connections Summit, themed “Building Community Through Conversations That Matter,” will take place on Friday, Sept. 11.