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Calls for speed limit come after high-speed fatal crash on the Fox River
Sep 07, 2026 8:03 am - Boaters often wave as they pass each other on the water. Jeff Matheson, a boater on the Chain O’ Lakes, proposed a modest change in honor of the woman who was struck and killed recently by an allegedly intoxicated boater. Instead of waving, Matheson proposed flashing a peace sign to signify safer boating. “Let’s make this tragedy mean something and attempt to make change for the future,” he wrote on Facebook.
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Surgeon turns 19th century Barrington schoolhouse into gallery, museumSep 06, 2026 5:33 pm - When Tanya Zaks bought a Barrington schoolhouse dating back to 1873 about a year ago, it was in dire need of renovations. Now the building at 323 W. Main Street has not only been restored. It just opened as a gallery, gift shop and schoolhouse museum.
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Something special in the air: Flight attendants reunite to mark 4 high-flying decadesSep 06, 2026 5:32 pm - Forty years after graduating, eight American flight attendants have enough stories to fill a novel and no regrets. The close friends reunited in August to mark their anniversary by working a flight together from O’Hare to Dublin.
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Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblers
Sep 06, 2026 4:35 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday that would expand enrollment options for its voluntary self-exclusion program. The program allows problem gamblers to ban themselves from casinos, sportsbooks and other forms of legalized betting.
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Aurora launches solar power program that could lower utility costs for some residents
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Community honors Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin with first kosher fridge
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Naperville council rejects $8.3 million security camera expansion
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Medinah, suburbs anticipating massive economic impact from Presidents CupSep 06, 2026 8:42 am - A potential $175 million economic impact for the Chicago region is estimated from the PGA Tour’s Presidents Cup tournament at Medinah Country Club this month by the man who’s been overseeing its preparation for the past 3½ years.
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Libertyville man gets 18-year sentence for possessing child sex abuse materialsSep 06, 2026 8:38 am - A Libertyville man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges he disseminated and possessed child sexual abuse material, state authorities said last week.
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Naperville police investigate shots fired off Route 59Sep 05, 2026 3:55 pm - Naperville police on Friday night responded to the 600 block of South Route 59 for a report of shots fired, officials said Saturday.