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Buffalo Grove Park District conducting resident surveyFeb 18, 2026 1:33 pm - The Buffalo Grove Park District has launched a community survey to hear from residents about their experiences, perceptions, and priorities of parks, programs, and facilities.
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District 64 schools to get new principalsFeb 18, 2026 1:32 pm - The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board meets Thursday to approve the hiring of new prinicpals at Franklin Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary.
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Lake in the Hills fire guts storage building at Fox Valley Power Sports
Feb 18, 2026 12:38 pm - A storage building holding snowmobiles, boats and personal watercraft at a Lake in the Hills business was gutted in a fire early Wednesday morning.
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2 kids rescued from Fox River near dam in Montgomery
Feb 18, 2026 11:21 am - Firefighters rescued two kids from the Fox River on Tuesday after they got close to the dam in Montgomery.
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Ceremonial groundbreaking to be held for school expansion in St. Charles
Feb 18, 2026 11:16 am - St. Charles School District 303 will host a ceremonial groundbreaking on Thursday for new classrooms and building renovations at Richmond Elementary School, $6.35 million in the making.
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Barrington plan commission rejects condominium proposal citing density concernsFeb 18, 2026 10:51 am - A proposal to build a three‑story, 21‑unit condominium building in a neighborhood near the Foundry of Barrington suffered a key setback this week.
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District 301 school board approves new superintendentFeb 18, 2026 10:38 am - The Central Community Unit School District 301 Board of Education has approved the appointment of Amy MacCrindle as the district’s next superintendent.
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Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur growth in home building, limit local control
Feb 18, 2026 10:36 am - Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide zoning law in his State of the State address on Wednesday, drastically limiting the authority local governments have to control what types of housing structures can be built on land that’s zoned residential.
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Downers Grove Rotary offers music scholarships for high school seniorsFeb 17, 2026 9:47 pm - The Rotary Club of Downers Grove will award music scholarships this spring to high school seniors. Awards this year will include a Grand Award of at least $4,000 plus several additional cash awards.
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Groups sue over Trump effort to ‘erase’ history, science in national parks
Feb 17, 2026 9:10 pm - A coalition of scientific, preservation and historical groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing that the removal of information about civil rights, climate change and other topics at multiple national parks amounts to illegal censorship.