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Buffalo Grove police collecting art supplies to support child advocacy centerApr 07, 2026 2:26 pm - The Buffalo Grove Police Department is collecting coloring books and art supplies this month to support the Blue Kids Program of the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center.
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Power, water and worry: How growing data center concerns are being addressed locally and statewideApr 07, 2026 2:24 pm - Data center development in Illinois is facing the prospect of greater regulation at both the local and statewide levels after initially being embraced in many suburbs.
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Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles
Apr 07, 2026 12:43 pm - Autonomous vehicles, known as AVs, currently are being tested on the streets of Chicago. A bill in the legislature would eventually allow such driverless vehicles to operate in Illinois counties that have more than 1 million residents, plus Sangamon and three downstate jurisdictions. They could replace rideshare and taxi drivers.
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Building uninhabitable after fire in AuroraApr 07, 2026 12:41 pm - A business-and-residential building in Aurora was left uninhabitable by a fire Monday morning, the Aurora Fire Department reports.
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Boating restrictions in place on Fox River due to high water levels
Apr 07, 2026 12:41 pm - Due to high water levels and hazardous river conditions, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has implemented a restriction on recreational boating along the Fox River.
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DuPage prosecutors seek life sentence for man accused of killing wifeApr 07, 2026 12:40 pm - DuPage County prosecutors are seeking a natural-life sentence for a man accused of murdering his wife last month.
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Carol Stream Rotary Club collecting donations for food pantriesApr 07, 2026 12:15 pm - The Rotary Club of Carol Stream is in the homestretch of a community-wide donation drive benefiting a half dozen food pantries.
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‘Radium Girls’ brings historic labor fight to Glenbard West stageApr 07, 2026 12:00 pm - Glenbard West Theatre will present "Radium Girls" on April 16-18.The play tells the true story of female workers at U.S. Radium Corp. in the 1920s who fell ill from painting watches with radium, following Grace's fight for justice in court.
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‘I was devastated’: Wheaton Nurseries receives outpouring of support after shop fireApr 06, 2026 8:37 pm - Wheaton Nurseries, a family-owned business since 1895, has been “inundated” with messages of support since a fire in its gift shop along Roosevelt Road.
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2 US lawmakers visiting Cuba denounce island’s ‘economic bombing’ under energy blockade
Apr 06, 2026 8:19 pm - Two U.S lawmakers called for a permanent solution to Cuba’s crises after witnessing the effects of a U.S. energy blockade during an official visit to the island. Democrat...