Wheeling
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Hearing on controversial Wheeling gas station plan set for WednesdayJun 07, 2024 2:05 pm - A public hearing on a controversial plan for a gas station, a convenience store and fast-food restaurants on Wheeling’s western edge will continue Wednesday.
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‘Flying salt shakers of death’: Fungus that creates so-called ‘zombie cicadas’ poses challenge as emergence continuesJun 07, 2024 1:07 pm - A fungus infecting some periodical cicadas is replacing their back ends with a chalky mass of spores.
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Long Grove Strawberry Fest returns with food, music, carnivalJun 07, 2024 5:00 am - One of summer’s sweetest fruits will take its turn in the spotlight when Strawberry Fest returns to historic downtown Long Grove June 21-23.
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Recent home and property salesJun 04, 2024 3:23 pm - Cook County property transfers for March 22 to May 3, 2024
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Festivals June 7-13: Chicago Blues Fest, PrideFests, Libertyville Days and moreJun 04, 2024 12:42 pm - Mark your calendars for a special performance from blues legend Buddy Guy at Chicago Blues Fest, plus PrideFests in Woodstock and Round Lake Beach, Libertyville Days and more happening this week.
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Gigantic mural to create ‘living wall’ on Wheeling apartment complexJun 04, 2024 11:48 am - The parking garage at Wheeling’s Uptown 500 apartment complex soon will become a giant artistic canvas.
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Wheeling woman honored for saving neighbor’s lifeJun 03, 2024 8:41 pm - A Wheeling woman who helped rescue a neighbor experiencing a cardiac emergency was publicly honored Monday night.
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IDPH says measles outbreak is overJun 03, 2024 4:35 pm - The state health department says a measles outbreak is over.
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For some businesses, hiring the formerly incarcerated has helped ease labor woesJun 02, 2024 1:32 pm - In these times of tight labor, one often-overlooked resource is the formerly incarcerated, says columnist Gene Marks.
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Kristof’s Entertainment Center marking 50 years of fun in Round Lake BeachMay 31, 2024 2:08 pm - Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach long has been known as a destination for bowling, mini-golf, go karts and more. But the origin of the family-owned business celebrating 50 years is more modest.