Lake County
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The Biz Week That Was: $5 gas, Bears seesaw, and long vacant strip mall razedMay 02, 2026 1:45 pm - Gas prices hit $5 across the suburbs; key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest ...
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The biggest challenges Chicago area small businesses are facing this yearMay 02, 2026 12:45 pm - Chicago area small businesses are used to uncertainty and dealing with many challenges. This year is no exception.
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After HoursMay 02, 2026 12:29 pm - Send photos of business events to afterhours@dailyherald.com.
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‘Fear rippled through the community’: 50 years later, Columbo murders still haunt Elk GroveMay 02, 2026 11:45 am - On May 7, 1976, Elk Grove Village police Detective Raymond J. Rose stepped into a Brantwood Avenue home and encountered one of the most shocking crimes in suburban Cook County history. Frank Columbo, 52, his wife Mary, 50, and their 13-year-old son, Michael, were dead. Each had been shot, bludgeoned and stabbed. “It was so horrific and out of the ordinary,” Rose said.
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Baseball: Conant duo does its job in nonconference win over WheelingMay 01, 2026 9:09 pm - Conant’s pitching plan bore a lot of fruit Friday in Hoffman Estates. Mason Hopkins and Joseph Garza were to split the pitching duties in the Cougars’ nonconference cross...
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Softball: Schaumburg shuts out Wheeling, stays in MSL East raceMay 01, 2026 9:01 pm - Survive and advance. That's what the mantra is these days for Ellen Abreu and her Schaumburg softball squad as it sought to keep their Mid-Suburban East title hopes alive...
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Postponed due to government shutdown, Wheeling census is coming this summerMay 01, 2026 4:15 pm - Postponed because of last year's federal government shutdown, a special census in Wheeling has been rescheduled and should start in early June.
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South Elgin grad Weiss completes journey to majors, but still work aheadMay 01, 2026 4:07 pm - A roundup of local players in minor-league baseball begins with the story of former South Elgin pitcher Ryan Weiss, who finally arrived in MLB after two seasons in Korea.
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Vernon Hills man charged in Buffalo Grove motel attackMay 01, 2026 2:45 pm - A Vernon Hills man wanted on felony battery charges in Buffalo Grove was arrested in Palatine Thursday.
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Community Emergency Response Team hosts annual all you can eat pancake fundraiserMay 01, 2026 1:38 pm - The South Lake County Regional Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be hosting its annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Lake Zurich Fire Station #1, 321 S. Buesching Road.