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Pickleball and badminton club proposed for WheelingDec 12, 2025 2:24 pm - The Wheeling village board meets Monday night to discuss plans to open a club for pickleball and badminton players as well as other business.
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Developers given more time to finalize plans for massive Ivanhoe Village in MundeleinDec 12, 2025 2:13 pm - Real estate developers have more time to finalize plans for the massive Ivanhoe Village residential and commercial project on Mundelein’s northwest side.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to see massive expansion and welcome first residents in 2026Dec 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Construction of 164 high-end townhouses and redevelopment of the commercial west side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates are expected to be done and ready for occupancy in late summer 2026.
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Solar farm OK’d near Sugar Grove despite objections from villageDec 12, 2025 12:57 pm - Kane County Board members have approved the construction of an electricity-generating solar panel farm near Sugar Grove.
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What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you
Dec 12, 2025 12:01 pm - The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Before September, it had gone nine months without a cut. Here's what to know.
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‘Freedom and choice at the end of life:’ Pritzker signs controversial Medical Aid in Dying billDec 12, 2025 11:16 am - The governor took weeks deciding whether to sign “Deb’s Law,” named after a Lombard woman with terminal cancer. Opponents including the Diocese of Joliet said it “contradicts moral teaching.”
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How Wauconda High School students are helping local eatery redefine itselfDec 11, 2025 7:19 pm - The Side Lot restaurant won't be changing its name to The Chicken Coop but menu and programming tweaks based on ideas proposed by that winning team of Wauconda High School marketing students are in the works.
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First U.S. retail store for anime franchise Gundam opens Friday in RosemontDec 11, 2025 7:18 pm - The first official Gundam plastic model store in the United States opens Friday in Rosemont, catering to anime and toy fans alike.
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Cover crop incentives promote soil health, water quality in IllinoisDec 11, 2025 6:55 pm - Illinois farmers who plant cover crops in fall 2025 can receive up to a $5-per-acre discount on 2026 crop insurance premiums through the Illinois Department of Agriculture's Fall Covers for Spring Savings program.
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Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill in Elburn to close this monthDec 11, 2025 4:26 pm - Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill has announced it will close later this month after 13 years in Elburn.