Local
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Should Mundelein enact a 1% grocery tax to replace disappearing state fee?Aug 23, 2025 10:27 am - Mundelein officials on Monday will discuss whether to create a 1% municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax set to be eliminated Jan. 1.
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Storm debris pickup scheduled in South BarringtonAug 23, 2025 9:44 am - Crews from Cuba Township will pick up brush that came down in South Barrington during recent rainstorms on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the village announced in an email.
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Des Plaines Fire Department to switch 911 servicesAug 22, 2025 4:32 pm - Emergency calls for the Des Plaines Fire Department will be handled by a different dispatch service starting as soon as next year.
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Mundelein business in line for village grantAug 22, 2025 4:13 pm - A Mundelein business could receive a $4,706 grant from the village to help pay for a smoke detection and alarm system.
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Making Des Plaines ‘look good’: City buying former restaurant on Lee Street for redevelopmentAug 22, 2025 11:59 am - Des Plaines is breaking out its checkbook and buying more rundown commercial property on Lee Street for future redevelopment.
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The story behind Geneva’s new ‘upscale dive bar’ Bad AliceAug 19, 2025 2:31 pm - “We wanted something affordable and friendly,” manager Chris Claboltz said of the inspiration for Geneva’s new “upscale dive bar,” Bad Alice.
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Body art studio coming to Des PlainesAug 19, 2025 2:17 pm - A body art studio offering tattoos and piercings is coming to Des Plaines.
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Arrests, traffic incidents up in St. Charles in 2024, new police report shows
Aug 18, 2025 11:30 am - The St. Charles Police Department released its 2024 annual report, which showed increases in traffic incidents, DUIs and arrests over the previous year.
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No means no: St. Charles Twp. strip club still denied liquor license
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Explore your family history at Fremont Public Library in MundeleinAug 14, 2025 10:34 am - You can get help exploring your family history Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Fremont Public Library in Mundelein.