Kane County
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Downtown Batavia revives a storied tradition at 2025 Boo Boo DaysJun 30, 2025 11:10 am - Batavia MainStreet is bringing back “Boo Boo Days,” a throwback celebration with vintage ads, retro cocktails, and small-town charm during Windmill City Festival, July 11-13.
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Deeds go digital: Kane County recorder moves servers to the cloudJun 30, 2025 11:04 am - Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman has announced the successful transition of the county’s core IT infrastructure from on-premises servers to a modern, cloud-based environment.
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Republican state lawmaker won’t run for Congress in 14th District after allJun 30, 2025 9:46 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville has one fewer potential Republican challenger to worry about in 2026.
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‘To see this in my lifetime is huge’: Regional 911 facility set to debut in LibertyvilleJun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Twelve years after the first study and two years after ground was broken in a far corner of the Lake County government campus in Libertyville, a modern cornerstone for 911 and emergency management services is making its debut.
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‘People don't know this’: Why MLK came to DuPage County in 1967Jun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County. That lost history now is being celebrated again by those who wish to preserve it and seek to carry on King’s work.
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Fire leaves Algonquin home uninhabitableJun 29, 2025 2:30 pm - No injuries were reported after fire broke out in an Algonquin home Sunday morning, leaving the residence uninhabitable. Firefighters from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills...
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High bacteria levels close beaches in Lake, McHenry countiesJun 29, 2025 10:42 am - Several beaches in Lake and McHenry counties remained closed for another day Sunday due to high bacteria levels.
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Elburn rejects proposal to allow golf carts on streetsJun 29, 2025 7:55 am - Elburn will not become a golf cart community, following a recent unanimous village board vote against the proposal.
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Vape vending machines facing pushback from some suburbsJun 28, 2025 12:15 pm - A fledgling Elmhurst-based company that distributes vending machines offering e-cigarettes and vaping products throughout the suburbs is facing pushback from some communities.
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Huntley police: 77-year-old man had explicit video chat with childJun 28, 2025 11:59 am - Huntley police say a 77-year-old Port Barrington man asked a child to perform a sex act over a video chat, initiated sexually explicit texts and tried to arrange meetings with the child.