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Grant request being considered to help pay for new bridge on Des Plaines River Trail over Lake-Cook RoadAug 31, 2026 7:15 am - Des Plaines River Trail users could see a big upgrade in the future as the Lake and Cook counties’ forest preserve districts pursue funding to replace the bridge over Lake-Cook Road.
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Elk Grove Township panel rejects challenge to 708 board referendumAug 30, 2026 5:52 pm - An Elk Grove Township electoral panel has rejected an attempt to remove from the November ballot a referendum creating a township community mental health board.
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Addison’s parade celebrates its history, and oursAug 30, 2026 5:45 pm - Addison celebrated history Sunday - its own and that of the country - with the return of the annual Addison-Medinah Shriners Parade.
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Barrington hopes streetscape improvements boost downtown’s drawAug 30, 2026 4:42 pm - Barrington officials are celebrating the completion of phase one of the village’s downtown streetscape project, which they hope will boost the town center as a regional attraction.
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Three charged with pistol-whipping, robbing teen at Vernon Hills parks facilityAug 30, 2026 2:28 pm - Three men are charged and one still at large in connection with the pistol-whipping and robbery of a 16-year-old boy Thursday at a Vernon Hills Park District maintenance facility, authorities said Sunday.
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Aurora alderman wants to change city’s form of government
Aug 30, 2026 1:01 pm - Aurora Ald. Carl Franco, 5th Ward, has launched a website and formed a committee advocating to change the city’s form of government, formalizing an idea he has discussed for nearly a year.
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New state law takes social media restrictions further than Meta settlement
Aug 30, 2026 11:50 am - Illinois will receive up to $768 million from a multi-state $17.1 billion settlement with social media giant Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — the culm...
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Officials raised concerns about Chicago funeral home nearly a year before discovery of 56 bodies
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No injuries reported in Buffalo Grove apartment fireAug 30, 2026 11:24 am - Buffalo Grove firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire Saturday night in the bedroom of an apartment.
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Elgin police investigating shooting that left man injuredAug 30, 2026 10:28 am - Elgin police are investigating a shooting on the city’s east side Friday night that left a man injured.