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Spotlight: Goodman Theatre premieres coming-of-age comic thriller ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’Sep 23, 2026 6:59 am - Goodman Theatre premieres the Latina coming-of-age play “Dead Girl’s Quinceañera,” BrightSide Theatre revives “The Addams Family” musical, and Oil Lamp stages the suspense thriller “Dial M for Murder,” this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Dolly Parton’s estate accuses her nephew of threatening violence and to destroy his aunt’s legacy
Sep 23, 2026 6:49 am - Dolly Parton’s estate accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings submitted Tuesday and asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business dealings.
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‘Our message is kick Trump out of Illinois’: Protesters plan to be at Medinah for Trump’s Presidents Cup visitSep 22, 2026 6:52 pm - The White House has not announced when Trump, honorary chair of the tournament, will arrive but Illinois Handmaids organizer Jax West of Lisle is betting on Sunday, the event’s final day.
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Rolling Meadows to transform strip mall space into $850,000 human services centerSep 22, 2026 5:58 pm - Rolling Meadows will spend $850,000 to renovate a portion of a strip mall to house its expanded human services department, which currently operates from a cramped 750-square-foot apartment and city hall offices.
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Palatine greenlights 38-unit townhouse development at Dundee and QuentinSep 22, 2026 5:44 pm - A vacant corner in Palatine recently overgrown with weeds will soon be home to a 38-unit townhouse development.
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Fired Palatine High staffer says she was dismissed for sharing video of student abuseSep 22, 2026 5:35 pm - A former Palatine High School security employee is suing the school district for wrongful termination after sharing a surveillance video she claims revealed another staff member’s violent treatment of a student.
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End near for two TIFs created to spark redevelopment in Vernon HillsSep 22, 2026 5:22 pm - The end is near for two special financing districts created to spark development on the north and south ends of Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills.
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‘A danger to all’: Judge orders detention for Wheeling murder suspectSep 22, 2026 5:06 pm - Prosecutors say a Dixmoor man asphyxiated the 55-year-old Wheeling man with whom he was romantically involved following an argument on July 4. A Cook County judge ordered Jalen Upshaw to remain in custody while his case is pending.
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Midterm voting starts Thursday for many suburbanitesSep 22, 2026 3:54 pm - Early voting for the November election begins Thursday throughout most of the state.
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Educational products company hand2mind gears up for expansion in Vernon HillsSep 22, 2026 3:37 pm - Educational toy and materials company hand2mind is expanding and consolidating its footprint in Vernon Hills, creating 37 new full-time jobs and retaining 288 existing positions.