DuPage County
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Kane County approves energy efficiency initiative to help lower utility billsAug 31, 2026 10:17 pm - Kane County launches a $100,000 Energy Audit & Rebate Program to help unincorporated residents reduce utility bills through professional home energy audits and weatherization rebates.
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Waubonsee students grow fresh produce for campus food pantryAug 31, 2026 9:46 pm - Students at Waubonsee Community College maintain a campus garden where they grow tomatoes, peppers, squash and herbs in raised beds while learning about gardening and sustainability through hands-on experience.
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Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos of nude residents at South Barrington memory care homeAug 31, 2026 8:29 pm - A since-fired employee at a South Barrington memory care home is accused of videotaping residents and sharing the recordings with co-workers.
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Woman gets 8 years for DUI crash that killed 2 people in Sugar GroveAug 31, 2026 5:09 pm - A Batavia woman was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for a drunk-driving crash in 2023 that left two people dead.
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Aurora electoral board to decide if recall referendum questions will be on November ballotAug 31, 2026 5:00 pm - With about two months left before the November election and a few weeks before the start of early voting, it’s still unclear if two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen in Aurora could appear on the fall ballot.
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Final Alley Art Festival in downtown Aurora brings out memories as well as plenty of artAug 31, 2026 3:54 pm - After 16 years, the final Alley Art Festival was held over the weekend in downtown Aurora. Organizers said Saturday’s festival was an opportunity to end the outdoor event and “make room for something new to grow.”
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Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 2?Aug 31, 2026 3:49 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances of Week 2.
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Ascension Illinois adding 14 primary care clinicians in the Northwest suburbsAug 31, 2026 3:35 pm - Ascension Illinois is aiming to do its part toward meeting the state’s need for more than 1,000 additional primary care physicians projected to be needed by 2030 just to maintain the service rates of 2010.
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Neuqua Valley’s Gavin Majewski records an assist, but the Loyola recruit’s father wins final meetingAug 31, 2026 2:51 pm - Neuqua Valley senior midfielder Gavin Majewski knows that being a legacy gives you a name but not necessarily game. He has both. Majewski and his younger brothers, Nolan ...
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Best bets: Paula Poundstone at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center; Cheap Trick in AuroraAug 31, 2026 2:00 pm - Tickets are still available for Paula Poundstone’s Raue Center show; Cheap Trick headlines RiverEdge Park; free museum admission this weekend for Bank of America cardholders.