Kane County
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Harper Radio earns national honors while amplifying student voicesApr 22, 2026 3:30 pm - As WHCM celebrates 25 years on the FM airwaves, Harper College’s student radio station continues to receive major awards from national organizations.
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Residents still oppose Red Gate Farm housing plan near St. CharlesApr 22, 2026 2:18 pm - Neighbors of a proposed subdivision near St. Charles are continuing to oppose the plan, saying it’s too dense and would increase traffic.
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Two extricated from rollover crash in GurneeApr 22, 2026 2:18 pm - Two passengers were extricated after being trapped in rollover crash Tuesday evening on Route 41 and Ferndale Street in Gurnee.
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St. Charles dining scene heating up with new restaurant fire + wineApr 22, 2026 1:47 pm - For nearly 15 years, BG Hospitality Group has brought people together around plates of wood-fired pizza and Italian favorites at Gia Mia, Livia Italian Eatery and Ella’s Italian Pub. Their latest restaurant, fire + wine in St. Charles, brings the company full circle, as their first restaurant was fire + wine’s first location in downtown Glen Ellyn.
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Meet the Toast of the Town: Tony CalzarettaApr 22, 2026 1:04 pm - Tony Calzaretta, the softspoken, unassuming assistant director for nearly 30 of Saint Viator’s musicals and plays, will find himself front and center April 25, when members of the Patrons of the Arts present him with their first “Tony Award.”
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Explore AI’s environmental impacts at April 24 program in GenevaApr 22, 2026 12:09 pm - On April 24, Tom Coleman from the Climate Reality Project will present on AI's current state and future at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva. He will discuss how AI technology powered by massive data centers is driving increased energy demand and impacting climate change.
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News seniors can use: High school journalists publish newspaper for retirement residentsApr 22, 2026 11:23 am - A trio of Batavia High School students have created a bi-weekly newspaper which they distribute to residents of Batavia retirement communities.
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Aurora teen faces gun chargesApr 22, 2026 11:15 am - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after a chase in Aurora, where police recovered a loaded handgun.
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A new spin on ‘rails to trails’: Community effort brings century-old CA&E rail car to Illinois Prairie PathApr 22, 2026 10:39 am - Riders and hikers on the Illinois Prairie Path will soon get a glimpse of railroad history when a historic train car will be transported to a new 60-foot track at Villa Park’s Ardmore Station, itself vintage 1908.
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When will Fox River recede to its banks? Not for many days – if it stays dryApr 22, 2026 8:07 am - A hydrologist with the National Weather Service’s Chicago bureau hedges his words when talking about when the flooding on the Fox River may recede, and where that will happen first.