Kane County
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Home & garden calendar, June 9-20Jun 09, 2026 3:32 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like the DuPage Monarch Project, the New Perennial Movement, and more. Also find more on garden walks, garden shows, and nature walks.
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Hoffman Estates building was temporary archive of Obama Presidential Library for 9 yearsJun 09, 2026 2:53 pm - As the Obama Presidential Center prepares to open in Chicago’s Jackson Park this month, a stately repurposed furniture store in Hoffman Estates is being acknowledged for the role it played in digitizing the non-physical Barack Obama Presidential Library.
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Why Cook County property tax bills will be late again this summerJun 09, 2026 2:49 pm - A year after a monthslong delay in property tax bills left some Cook County school districts and other local governments scrambling to meet their obligations, county leaders announced Tuesday they’ll be late again this summer.
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$5M multiyear reinvestment positions Zengeler Cleaners for future growthJun 09, 2026 2:32 pm - Zengeler Cleaners, the oldest and largest family-owned dry cleaner in the Midwest, has completed a $5 million reinvestment to improve its stores and customer experience.
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Chicago man faces arson charges in downtown Elgin garbage firesJun 09, 2026 10:13 am - A Chicago man has been arrested after being accused of setting multiple fires in garbage cans and a dumpster in downtown Elgin last week.
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Cook County Commissioner Morrison hosts Outdoors Day June 20Jun 09, 2026 7:12 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host his seventh annual Outdoors Day and fishing derby on Saturday, June 20, at Busse Woods forest preserve.
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Petschke named to fill Ward 3 alderman seat in St. CharlesJun 09, 2026 7:11 am - A Kane County forest preserve official has been tapped to fill a vacancy on the St. Charles City Council.
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Farmers markets this weekJun 09, 2026 5:11 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.
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Learn traditional linen-making at Garfield Farm’s flax processing workshopJun 09, 2026 12:21 am - Garfield Farm Museum hosts a hands-on flax processing workshop on June 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, where fiber artists Tom and Joanne Blodgett will teach participants how to transform flax into spinnable fiber through rippling, breaking, scutching, and hackling techniques.
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Baseball: Geneva’s best season ever ends in supersectionalsJun 08, 2026 9:52 pm - Geneva’s record-breaking baseball season ended Monday night following its 8-1 Class 3A supersectional loss to East Peoria at Black Hawk College in Moline. The game, origi...