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Route 59 in North Barrington to close for a monthAug 10, 2026 7:20 pm - Route 59 from Cuba Road to Route 22 in North Barrington will be closed to traffic for more than a month beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, through Sept. 15.
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After backlash, Rosemont mall reverses pay-to-park policyAug 10, 2026 5:56 pm - Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont on Monday announced a reversal of a controversial paid parking policy following backlash from shoppers, businesses and the village’s mayor.
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Three Waukegan piping plover chicks disappear, likely lost to predators
Aug 10, 2026 5:42 pm - All three piping plover chicks named and banded in Waukegan last week have died, the Lake County Audubon Society announced Monday. During the banding Aug. 4, volunteers g...
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Schaumburg’s Institute for Continued Learning celebrating 30 yearsAug 10, 2026 5:41 pm - The Institute for Continued Learning at Roosevelt University is celebrating 30 years with a free Taste of ICL and Ice Cream Social on Aug. 20 in Schaumburg. It offers peer-led classes for adults 55 or older, covering topics from history and art to technology and travel.
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Man gets 18 years for 2022 shooting outside Lombard mallAug 10, 2026 5:41 pm - A man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for shooting a woman in a parking lot at Yorktown Center shopping mall in Lombard.
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Why a Barrington entrepreneur left the corporate world to help seniorsAug 10, 2026 5:24 pm - Chris Czachor spent more than 20 years in corporate marketing.Now the Barrington resident has stepped away from the corporate world and is flexing his entrepreneurial muscles by helping seniors aging in place stay in their homes.
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Fight catalytic converter theft with a free label at AAA eventAug 10, 2026 4:51 pm - Converter thefts have decreased in recent years, but it’s still expensive to replace one.
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Lake Michigan water project officially underway in Lake ZurichAug 10, 2026 4:29 pm - The first phase of bringing Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich is about to begin with construction of a pump station and a 1 million-gallon reservoir.
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Pritzker signs bills allowing rideshare unionization, oversight of prescription drug program
Aug 10, 2026 4:23 pm - Rideshare drivers can unionize in Illinois, a new law seeks to regulate and classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, and the state will exercise greater oversight of a federal prescription drug discount program.
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‘The vibes are there’: Fans at Bears practice in Lincolnshire expect big things this seasonAug 10, 2026 3:48 pm - Thousands of diehard Chicago Bears fans swarmed Stevenson High School’s athletic stadium Monday for a rare team practice away from Halas Hall.