Kane County
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Home & garden calendar, Feb. 23 to March 7Feb 24, 2026 2:38 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the cultural history of birds, Ikebana, designing with color, and more.
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Fire leaves Huntley home uninhabitableFeb 24, 2026 11:51 am - Three people were displaced after a fire destroyed a single-story home Monday evening in Huntley, officials report.
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Spotlight: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ returns to Aurora and ‘Hamilton’ is back in ChicagoFeb 24, 2026 11:43 am - This week marks the return of two popular tuners to the Chicago area: “Million Dollar Quartet” to Aurora’s Stolp Island Theatre and “Hamilton” to Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. It also marks Chicago Children’s Theatre’s 20th anniversary and the world premiere of “White Rooster” at Lookingglass Theatre Company.
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Dining out: Pair of restaurant weeks, soup’s on at Gong cha and moreFeb 24, 2026 11:42 am - Meet Chicago Northwest and Rosemont host restaurant weeks, bubble tea purveyor Gong cha has added soup to the menu, Fry the Coop now offers wings and more.
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Work on $6.35 million addition at St. Charles elementary school kicks offFeb 24, 2026 9:06 am - Members of St. Charles Unit District 303 were excited to dig in their shovels during the groundbreaking ceremony for new classrooms and renovations at Richmond Elementary School.
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DAR chapter recognizes local seniors as Good CitizensFeb 23, 2026 11:47 pm - On Feb. 7, the Elias Kent Kane Chapter, NSDAR recognized five local high school students as winners of the DAR Good Citizens Award.
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COD College Theater presents ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ March 5-22Feb 23, 2026 9:18 pm - Oscar Wilde’s comedy about two eligible bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, is coming to the College of DuPage Theater stage on March 5-22.
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PADS of Elgin receives $25,000 grant from the Hoffer FoundationFeb 23, 2026 7:14 pm - PADS of Elgin has been awarded a $25,000 grant by the Hoffer Foundation. This generous contribution is restricted to support nights of shelter, meals served, outreach services, and transportation options and services PADS provides for those in need.
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Preckwinkle, Reilly tussle over IT upgrade that delayed Cook County tax billsFeb 23, 2026 6:08 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Democratic primary challenger Brendan Reilly sparred over problems with a massive countywide technology overhaul that resulted in delayed property tax bills and payments to local governments.
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Teen accused of shooting rival with modified firearm in BartlettFeb 23, 2026 5:59 pm - Bartlett police arrested a 17-year-old boy Sunday morning in connection with a shooting that left the occupant of a fleeing vehicle with non-life-threatening gunshot wound.