Local
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New fire station, bank renovation among key projects in proposed Des Plaines budgetNov 19, 2025 7:08 pm - Des Plaines’ $230 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year includes funds for a new fire station and the renovation of a downtown landmark.
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Wheeling officials to host charity breakfast to help local familiesNov 19, 2025 1:22 pm - Wheeling trustees will host a charity pancake breakfast Saturday, benefiting families that have lost federal food assistance benefits.
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‘They were just arresting people’: Family seeks release of longtime Des Plaines resident detained by fedsNov 15, 2025 5:00 pm - A Des Plaines man detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents despite being an American citizen is fighting for his father’s release.
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Donate clothes, goods for needy families at South Barrington village hallNov 10, 2025 1:43 pm - South Barrington officials are collecting coats, boots, bedding, books and more for needy families.
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Hoffman Estates electronics recycling drop-off ends Nov. 17Nov 10, 2025 10:38 am - Hoffman Estates’ electronics recycling drop-off program that runs from 10 a.m. to noon Mondays at the Public Works Fleet Maintenance facility, 2405 Pembroke Ave., ends for the season on Monday, Nov. 17.
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Lake Zurich board holding budget workshop Nov. 15Nov 10, 2025 10:38 am - The Lake Zurich village board will meet as a committee of the whole for a budget workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the community room of the police department, 200 Mohawk Trail.
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Tobacco shop plan rejected in WheelingNov 10, 2025 10:37 am - A proposal for a tobacco shop on Wheeling’s northeast side has been rejected by village officials.
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Some Lakefront suburbs receive more than 10 inches of snow from overnight stormNov 10, 2025 7:57 am - Communities nearest the lakefront received the largest amount of snowfall accumulation from the overnight storm, according to current totals.
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Get ‘Wicked’ at Des Plaines libraryNov 07, 2025 2:54 pm - Fans of Gregory Maguire’s novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” with gather to discuss the book Nov. 12 at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Learn genealogy research tricks at Des Plaines Public LibraryNov 07, 2025 2:52 pm - Learn techniques for genealogy research Saturday at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St.