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Shake Shack, Cava could replace old Red Lobster in GenevaOct 02, 2026 1:12 pm - The former Red Lobster restaurant in Geneva may be demolished to make room for a new Shake Shack.
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‘It’s not just the things on the shelves’: Mount Prospect library celebrates second floor transformationOct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Since a nearly $5 million renovation of Mount Prospect Public Library’s second floor opened this summer, the upper level has gained a reputation as a third space — a place apart from home, school or work.
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Charges dropped in case of newborn’s remains found in suitcase: ‘Our hearts break for the child’
Oct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Lake County prosecutors dropped charges this week against a Washington state woman who they say left the body of her newborn in a suitcase at the Riverwoods home of relatives.
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Mah-jongg and champagne lounge coming to Naperville
Oct 02, 2026 12:08 pm - A new mah-jongg and champagne lounge is coming to Naperville’s 5th Avenue Station later this year.
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Authorities: Streamwood man suffered cardiac event before crashOct 02, 2026 11:32 am - A 49-year-old Streamwood man found dead in a vehicle Wednesday at Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in Wadsworth has been identified as Arkadius Knych, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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‘If not here, then where?’: Teen promoting sustainable farms to consumers
Oct 02, 2026 11:19 am - Lake Forest High School senior Ben Rattin believes modern farming practices harm the planet’s climate and negatively affect the soil and the people who consume products grown using “industrial” agriculture methods.
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Miss the Chicago Auto Show? Organizers host test drive event in the suburbs with multiple brandsOct 01, 2026 6:15 pm - The Chicago Auto Show: Behind the Wheel comes to Oakbrook Terrace for three days and will feature EVs, hybrids and conventional gas-powered cars.
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Libraries pay more for e-books than consumers. State lawmakers are trying to change thatOct 01, 2026 6:01 pm - Patrons borrowing an e-book or a digital audiobook from their local library may not realize that libraries pay four or five times more for those materials than the average consumer.
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Lake County GOP launches opposition to school sales tax referendumOct 01, 2026 5:44 pm - The question before Lake County voters Nov. 3 of whether a 1% sales tax should be imposed to fund school-related improvements and other expenses is facing stiff opposition.
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First hearing held on appeal of decision to put Aurora recall referendum question on fall ballot
Oct 01, 2026 5:41 pm - An appeal of the Aurora Electoral Board’s decision to place an Aurora recall referendum question on the November ballot had its first hearing in Kane County Circuit Court Thursday morning.