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Elgin Area Leadership Academy accepting applicants for 2025-26Sep 08, 2025 4:36 pm - The Elgin Area Leadership Academy is now recruiting for its 2025-26 class. The award-winning program aims to educate and empower leaders to engage with local organizations and strengthen the community.
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Vacant Mount Prospect office building getting neuro clinic, spaSep 08, 2025 3:40 pm - A new business offering neurological services, personal training, and skin care is moving into a Mount Prospect office building south of Meadows Park that until recently had been vacant for three years.
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Automation comes for tech jobs in the world capital of AI
Sep 08, 2025 3:34 pm - Salesforce, a $240 billion cloud software company, told 262 employees in San Francisco they were being let go, according to a state filing this week. As AI is rocking the software industry, tech jobs are vanishing.
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Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on
Sep 08, 2025 3:22 pm - Across the country, it’s getting tougher for sellers to drive a hard bargain. A dearth of home shoppers who can afford to buy and uncertainty about the outlook for the economy, jobs and mortgage rates is putting pressure on sellers to give ground at the negotiating table.
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‘Odd thing out’: Neighbors upset about proposed data center development in NapervilleSep 08, 2025 3:05 pm - Opponents of a proposed data center development in Naperville have voiced concerns about power consumption, water use and noise. They’re worried about residential property values and area forest preserves.
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Gurnee Mills to expand retail mix with eight new offeringsSep 08, 2025 2:43 pm - Several new retailers offering food to entertainment to bargains will be joining the lineup at Gurnee Mills, the center announced Monday.
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Pop art inspires Edward Foundation’s 35th annual fundraiserSep 08, 2025 12:28 pm - The Edward Foundation's 35th annual gala, "The Big Gig: Pop!", on Sept. 27 at The Westin in Lombard, is its largest fundraiser of the year, supporting Endeavor Health Edward Hospital programs and services, with proceeds going towards upgrades in oncology, cardiology, and behavioral health services
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Families of children with rare, relentless Dravet syndrome live with constant uncertaintySep 07, 2025 8:14 pm - Two suburban families share what it means to live with Dravet syndrome, being on constant watch, never knowing when the next call to 911 might come. The disorder is rare, affecting about 1 in every 15,700 children born in the United States.
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Campton Hills approves annexation of nearly 1,000 acres for 900 homes
Sep 06, 2025 5:25 pm - Campton Hills trustees approved the annexation of 962 acres for the LaFox of Campton Hills housing development in two split votes in front of a large crowd last Thursday.
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Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcelsSep 06, 2025 5:12 pm - Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday.