Des Plaines
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 23-29Nov 18, 2025 4:21 pm - Upcoming events include the Naperville Garden Club's Cup of Cheer Home Tour, Holiday Market & Tea; MCC’s Poinsettia, Pottery, and Plant Sale; and workshops and programs on topics like public gardens, winter containers, native ground covers, and bonsai.
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Look: The Week in Photos gallery for Nov. 3-16, 2025Nov 18, 2025 4:02 pm - Daily Herald photographers were all over the Chicago suburbs to find the brightest pictures of the first half of November. Did we come to your neighborhood? ...
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Dining out: ‘Wicked’ doughnuts, Fat Rosie’s dirty sodas, new Yard House and moreNov 18, 2025 2:22 pm - You can grab a green-and-pink doughnut on your way to the theater to catch “Wicked: For Good.” We’ve also got news about Fat Rosie’s joining the dirty soda trend, a new Yard House in Naperville, a dessert auction at The Graceful Ordinary and more.
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Best Bets: Dazzling light displays usher in the holiday seasonNov 18, 2025 1:56 pm - Christmas at Cantigny, Chicago’s Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Light Up the Park in Rosemont welcome the holidays, and Smashing Pumpkins co-founder Billy Corgan brings “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” to the Lyric Opera.
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Guzman y Gomez USA joins the Pack, partnering with the Chicago Wolves for the 2025-26 seasonNov 17, 2025 11:26 pm - Guzman y Gomez (GYG), the beloved global Mexican fast-food brand known for its clean and fresh flavors, is joining forces with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey...
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Mount Prospect voting on its share for Busse Road reconstructionNov 17, 2025 8:19 pm - Mount Prospect trustees are expected to vote Tuesday on an intergovernmental agreement with Cook County to help pay for the long-planned reconstruction of Busse Road between Central and Golf roads.
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Mount Prospect data center developer prepared to donate $3 million for recreation, street upgradesNov 17, 2025 6:29 pm - Mount Prospect trustees are expected to approve an agreement Tuesday with data center developer Cloud HQ that would channel $3 million in developer contributions toward a shared-use path, street lighting, crosswalks and recreational facilities.
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Hersey lights up the scoreboard but can’t slow St. Rita in quarterfinal defeatNov 15, 2025 7:30 pm - No. 16-seeded host Hersey put up a good fight against No. 25 St. Rita Saturday afternoon in the IHSA Class 7A state football quarterfinals. But in the end, the Huskies ju...
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‘They were just arresting people’: Family seeks release of longtime Des Plaines resident detained by fedsNov 15, 2025 5:00 pm - A Des Plaines man detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents despite being an American citizen is fighting for his father’s release.
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Why do so many Democratic U.S. House members in the suburbs have primary challengers?Nov 15, 2025 5:00 pm - Reflecting what some experts see as a national trend, four of the six congressional representatives running for reelection in the North, West or Northwest suburbs next year are facing primary challenges.