Des Plaines
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New Illinois laws aim to make streets safer for bikers, pedestriansJun 11, 2025 9:02 am - Several new Illinois bills improve biking and pedestrian safety, including requirements for e-bike battery safety standards and fatal crash studies to protect vulnerable road users.
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Share your fall events for Daily Herald’s 2025 guide by July 14Jun 10, 2025 11:46 pm - The Daily Herald is seeking submissions for its 2025 Fall Fun Guide featuring suburban Chicago area events from Aug. 24 through the fall. Deadline to submit free event listings is July 14.
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Des Plaines woman loses $108,000 in crypto scam, police sayJun 10, 2025 10:27 pm - A Des Plaines woman was scammed out of an estimated $108,000 by someone she met on a dating app, police said Monday.
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Home & garden calendar, June 15-21Jun 10, 2025 10:24 pm - Monarch butterflies, garden walks and more.
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Why Rosemont is cracking down on fake weapons at fan festsJun 10, 2025 6:39 pm - A new Rosemont ordinance will let officers confiscate realistic-looking fake weapons at conventions and issue fines, prompted by cosplaying attendees who have carried imitation firearms and led to police calls in the past.
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Mount Prospect Community Band 2025 Summer Concert Series begins June 23Jun 10, 2025 4:33 pm - The Mount Prospect Park District presents the Summer Festival of Music, the free concert series by the Mount Prospect Community Band, a program of the park district in its 49th year.
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Mount Prospect forging ahead with downtown gateway plazaJun 09, 2025 4:28 pm - The barriers are up, as Mount Prospect readies itself to transform the former site of a gas station and auto repair shop into a gateway plaza for its downtown.
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Mount Prospect residents unhappy with temporary traffic calming on cut-throughJun 09, 2025 3:52 pm - Mount Prospect has removed the temporary traffic calming islands and circles from the Hatlen Heights neighborhood. But residents from the neighborhood are pushing back on seeing them return permanently.
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Des Plaines restaurant workers face theft charges after customer’s handbag is stolenJun 09, 2025 3:24 pm - Two employees at a Des Plaines restaurant were arrested this week after stealing someone’s handbag, police said in a news release.
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Des Plaines woman facing DUI charge in crash that killed auntJun 09, 2025 3:23 pm - A Des Plaines woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol following a wreck that fatally injured her aunt, police announced Monday.