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‘Making American history unavailable’: Genealogists lament plan to move National Archives from ChicagoAug 18, 2026 6:07 pm - Historians, genealogists and other researchers fear losing access to the historical records housed at the National Archives at Chicago, one of two regional National Archives and Records Administration facilities that are set to close.
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Proposed 8-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County easily clears first stepAug 18, 2026 5:04 pm - The first approval in a proposed eight-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County advanced Tuesday.
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Three arrested at Wrigley Field but none related to viral brawl in bleachers, sources say
Aug 18, 2026 4:19 pm - Chicago police arrested three people during Monday night’s City Series opener when the Cubs beat the White Sox in extra innings but police sources say the arrests were no...
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Friends step up to help family of Hinsdale woman who drowned saving her sonAug 18, 2026 4:09 pm - Friends of a 31-year-old Hinsdale woman who drowned in the Des Plaines River near Libertyville Sunday while rescuing her son are raising funds to help her family.
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Vendor space available for annual Maine Township community garage saleAug 18, 2026 2:54 pm - Vendor spaces at Maine Township’s annual community garage sale are available for purchase.
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South Elgin rejects concept plan for data center
Aug 18, 2026 1:45 pm - After being formally presented Monday with White Rose Partners’ concept plan for a data center on Kenyon Road, the South Elgin Village Board immediately rejected the company’s request to annex the site into the village.
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Food for Greater Elgin to host annual golf fundraiser Sept. 14Aug 18, 2026 1:04 pm - Food for Greater Elgin will host its 12th annual golf outing and fundraiser, Chip in for Hunger, on Monday, Sept. 14 at Bowes Creek Country Club in Elgin.
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Cook County mailing tax bills Sept. 1, after two-month delayAug 18, 2026 12:52 pm - After a two-month delay, Cook County’s 1.8 million second installment property tax bills for Tax Year 2025 are expected to be mailed Sept. 1, county officials announced Tuesday.
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Aurora city employees demand a ‘fair contract’ as negotiations continue
Aug 18, 2026 12:22 pm - Five months after picketing outside city hall and 20 months after beginning contract negotiations with the city, a group of unionized Aurora city employees is again demanding what they call a “fair contract.”
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Why District 204 is reducing pay for retired teachers who work as substitutes
Aug 18, 2026 12:12 pm - In a reversal from a decision made earlier this summer, Indian Prairie School District 204 is cutting pay for retired teachers who work as substitutes in the district by 35%.