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Imperfect romance: Oil Lamp’s prettily sung ‘I Love You Because’ hindered by mediocre bookAug 19, 2026 12:02 pm - It's a truth universally acknowledged that laying claim to a Jane Austen classic as the inspiration for a rom-com tuner doesn’t make it so. Case in point, “I Love You Because,” a formulaic bit of fluff by writer/lyricist Ryan Cunningham and composer Joshua Salzman, running through Sept. 13, at Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview.
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Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead FDA
Aug 19, 2026 11:41 am - Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and d...
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Tollway board votes to impose 57% hike on cars, 30% for trucks, and there’s more to comeAug 19, 2026 11:31 am - A massive rate increase in 2027 with additional hikes every two years sailed through the Illinois tollway board of directors Wednesday. The initial proposal raises I-PASS passenger vehicle tolls from an average of 7 cents to 11 cents a mile, or 57%. Truckers would see a 30% jump.
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Schaumburg officials tour new village hall, just months from its completionAug 19, 2026 11:14 am - Just three months from the scheduled completion of Schaumburg’s new village hall, most elected officials and department heads Tuesday got their first look at their future workplaces in a state resembling two-year-old renderings.
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St. Charles CPA turns tax season tales into a new bookAug 19, 2026 8:50 am - Jim Whittington of St. Charles recently published “Taxing Revelations,” a book sharing personal stories and patterns he observed while preparing tax returns over the past decade. The book features chapters about different client types he encountered like “The Perfectionist” and “The Anxious.”
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Theater: Des Plaines native stars in Paramount’s regional ‘Mean Girls’ premiereAug 19, 2026 7:58 am - Paramount Theatre presents the regional premiere of the musical “Mean Girls;” Marriott Theatre revives the wrenching “Come From Away,” and City Lit Theater premieres “Shane,” adapted from the 1949 western novel.
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Amazon to expand drone deliveries to suburbs
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Ownership dispute over shuttered Sugar Factory restaurant in Rosemont leads to heated meetingAug 18, 2026 6:48 pm - A dispute between rival ownership groups of the shuttered Sugar Factory restaurant led to a heated zoning board meeting in Rosemont.
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‘It never stops’: Some drivers skeptical of need for hefty toll hikes as decision loomsAug 18, 2026 6:35 pm - A majority of people interviewed at the O’Hare oasis weren’t thrilled with paying higher tolls. The tollway board votes on the issue Wednesday.
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Mental health board question in Elk Grove Township on the ballot in NovemberAug 18, 2026 6:28 pm - The Elk Grove Township Board voted at the 11th hour on Monday to place a referendum question about establishing a township mental health board on the November ballot.