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Award-winning author Lee Hawkins signing books Sunday in Vernon HillsMay 21, 2025 10:59 am - Award-winning journalist and author Lee Hawkins will appear for a book talk and signing featuring his memoir “I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set ...
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Downtown Palatine railroad crossing closed until ThursdayMay 21, 2025 10:58 am - The railroad crossing at Brockway Street in downtown Palatine will be closed until 5 p.m. Thursday as the Union Pacific Railroad performs an emergency track repair.
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Arlington Heights hosts public hearing on strategic planMay 21, 2025 10:57 am - Arlington Heights will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. June 2, to discuss the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, including the 2025 Annual Action Plan. Every five years the...
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Former cop gets 5-year sentence in crash that killed Antioch man
May 21, 2025 10:57 am - A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving drunk and causing a 2021 crash that killed an Antioch man.
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North Aurora police investigating shootingMay 21, 2025 10:56 am - North Aurora police are investigating a shooting that happened around 5 a.m. Wednesday near a business in the 100 block of Grant Street. Nobody was injured.
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Rosemont kicks off 18-show summer concert series SundayMay 21, 2025 10:18 am - Rosemont’s annual free summer concert series Rockin’ in the Park — featuring 18 bands plus fireworks — begins this weekend at Parkway Bank Park.
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Historic Schweikher House in Schaumburg to host peony garden party fundraiser May 31May 21, 2025 10:06 am - The Schweikher House Preservation Trust invites the public to an afternoon garden party fundraiser at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 31st at the historic Schweikher House in Schaumburg.
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West Chicago mayor and city council continue feud over staffing authorityMay 21, 2025 10:06 am - Although West Chicago Mayor Daniel Bovey proposed a “pathway forward” this week, his feud with the city council over staffing decisions continues.
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St. Charles Mayor Hull appoints committee chairmen, seeks city clerk applicants
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Illinois lawmakers push to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighter gear due to cancer risk
May 21, 2025 9:17 am - A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois General Assembly, as lawmakers, union leaders and firefighters themselves warn that the very equipment designed to save lives may be silently endangering them.