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Barrington approves redevelopment agreement on Golden TriangleApr 29, 2025 2:26 pm - Barrington trustees Monday put the final touches on a redevelopment agreement for a mixed-use project on Hough Street between the Union Pacific and Canadian National Railway tracks.
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‘Get it done. Please’: Father of teen killed by train implores Barrington officials to install safety gatesApr 29, 2025 2:11 pm - The father of Marin Lacson, the 17-year-old Barrington High School student fatally struck by a Metra train early last year, confronted Barrington trustees Monday about the slow progress installing pedestrian safety gates at the crossing where she was killed.
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Turf field, gym and walking track planned for new Wagner Community Center in ElmhurstApr 29, 2025 12:48 pm - Elmhurst Park District board approves the schematic design for the new, $85 million Joanne B. Wagner Community Center.
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Palatine native, ‘Ransom Canyon’ star stays close to Chicago-area rootsApr 29, 2025 11:51 am - While attending Fremd High School, Jack Schumacher never dreamed of becoming an actor. Yet today, Schumacher is basking in the success of Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon,” a Western romance that features him as the enigmatic Yancy Grey.
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Spotlight: Tony-winning tuner ‘Hadestown’ returns to Chicago for a brief runApr 29, 2025 11:45 am - The Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown,” inspired by the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, returns to Chicago for a brief run, and Avalanche Theatre makes its Chicago debut with a new work.
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Abraham Lincoln was here? Geneva History Museum finds city record stating Lincoln spoke in Geneva
Apr 29, 2025 10:57 am - A 1912 Geneva city document suggests that Abraham Lincoln had visited the town and spoken outside a former courthouse.
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Highland Park officials settle on permanent memorial sites for July 4 mass shootingApr 29, 2025 10:37 am - Highland Park city officials are moving forward with the recommendation of two sites for a permanent memorial to the victims of the July 4, 2022, parade mass shooting.
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United’s refreshed Polaris Lounge features more space, new decor and dining optionsApr 29, 2025 7:00 am - A second bar, Crate & Barrel ambiance and extra legroom await international business travelers.
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Barrington the latest to adopt local grocery taxApr 29, 2025 6:45 am - Barrington has become the latest village to adopt a local grocery tax to replace the state-collected version that will soon be eliminated.
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Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz honored as he prepares to leave officeApr 28, 2025 8:30 pm - After 12 years as mayor and four before that as a trustee, Steve Lentz’s time as an elected official in Mundelein is coming to a close.