Kane County
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Watch: Candidates for Gurnee mayor debate the issuesFeb 26, 2025 6:51 pm - Incumbent Tom Hood and challenger Quin O’Brien discuss their qualifications and the issues in the race for Gurnee mayor.
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Watch: Candidates for St. Charles mayor debate the issuesFeb 26, 2025 6:39 pm - Incumbent Lora Vitek and challenger Clint Hull discuss their qualifications and the issues in the race for St. Charles mayor.
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DuPage school districts to hold free mental health symposiumFeb 26, 2025 5:04 pm - A free mental health and wellness symposium in Aurora will offer expert presentations for students and families on topics ranging from anxiety and healthy body image to therapeutic painting.
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Ziegler’s Ace Hardware on Elgin’s west side closing after 44 yearsFeb 26, 2025 3:27 pm - After 44 years on Elgin’s west side, the owners of Ziegler’s Ace Hardware on Lillian Street will close. The store’s 15 employees will move to other locations.
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Opening Lent with Dixieland worship, drive-through Ash WednesdayFeb 26, 2025 1:47 pm - St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Aurora will open Lent with an annual Dixieland worship service, a Mardi Gras-style luncheon and Ash Wednesday services including a drive-thru imposition of ashes.
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Elgin church to host ‘Drive-Through Ashes’ on March 5Feb 26, 2025 1:31 pm - On Ash Wednesday, March 5, the Rev. Marion Phipps of St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church will once again offer drive through ashes in the church parking lot
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Two accused sex traffickers from 2023 St. Charles sweep plead guiltyFeb 26, 2025 1:00 pm - Two of five people charged with sex trafficking in St. Charles both pleaded guilty and agreed to serve five years in prison in deals negotiated with prosecutors.
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PHS Class of ’66 graduates gather monthly to reminisceFeb 26, 2025 12:43 pm - As I entered Lamplighters in Palatine on a cold Wednesday afternoon, laughter and chattering immediately greeted me. Turning the corner, I saw a table of 11 friends, with...
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West Aurora’s 17th annual Fine Arts Festival returns March 1Feb 26, 2025 12:41 pm - West Aurora Unit District 129’s 17th annual Fine Arts Festival returns on Saturday, March 1, to showcase hundreds of graphic and performing artists.
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Algonquin home damaged in fire; occupant treated for burnsFeb 26, 2025 12:35 pm - A fire broke out in a single-family home late Tuesday in Algonquin, rendering the structure uninhabitable and causing minor injuries to an occupant.