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Des Plaines council approves pay raises for future elected officialsApr 21, 2025 9:33 pm - Des Plaines’ future mayors, city council members and city clerks will be paid more than the current officeholders -- but the raises won’t go into effect until 2029.
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Raising Cane’s expected to fill former Jameson’s space in Vernon HillsApr 21, 2025 8:52 pm - More that two years after an initial meeting with village officials, Raising Cane's restaurant is expected to receive the green light to take the spot once occupied by a Jameson's Charhouse in Vernon Hills.
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‘A step backwards’: Naperville neighbors, commission oppose gas station’s U-Haul parking planApr 21, 2025 8:15 pm - Naperville planning and zoning commissioners have voted against a request to allow an existing, nonconforming Marathon gas station to be expanded to accommodate U-Haul operations on the property off Ogden Avenue.
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Interim head of Chicago airports no stranger to O’Hare, MidwayApr 21, 2025 7:59 pm - What’s in store for the next Chicago Department of Aviation commissioner? Here’s some of what’s on tap for Acting CDA Commissioner Tracey Payne.
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Round Lake Park structure fire kills dogApr 21, 2025 6:08 pm - A family dog was killed Monday morning in a house fire in Round Lake Park. Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District officials said they reported to the home at 300 bl...
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Palatine police arrest Des Plaines man after chase, recovery of loaded gunApr 21, 2025 6:05 pm - Palatine Police officers arrested an 18-year-old Des Plaines man Friday after a brief pursuit and the recovery of a loaded handgun.
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15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incompleteApr 21, 2025 5:57 pm - Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of ...
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Vance and Modi meet in New Delhi to discuss trade deal and avoid U.S. tariffsApr 21, 2025 5:56 pm - U.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as New Delhi looks to avoid American tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade d...
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Long Grove trustees facing resident concerns about proposed gas station at busy gatewayApr 21, 2025 4:36 pm - Despite unanimous rejection by the village’s Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals, the Long Grove Village Board could still approve a controversial QuikTrip gas station on the east side of the intersection of routes 83 and 53.
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‘We all need music’: Barrington High School orchestra teacher recalls lessons during pandemicApr 21, 2025 4:27 pm - When COVID-19 forced Barrington High School to go remote in March 2020, orchestra teacher Clark Sheldon faced a daunting challenge — teaching a class relying heavily on group participation at a time when students couldn’t be together.