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‘A lot of concerns’: Townhouse plan doesn’t sit well with Vernon Hills trustees

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 14, 2026 6:27 pm - A plan to build 79-townhouses near the Vernon Hills Metra commuter station on Route 45 failed to win over village trustees during a recent public review.
Batavia park, police station or both? City also interested in Mooseheart land

By Susan Sarkauskas
Apr 14, 2026 6:17 pm - The city of Batavia is interested in putting a new police station on land that the Batavia Park District is supposed to get from Mooseheart.
‘Tiny harbingers of spring’ near end of their annual pilgrimage back to suburbs

By Jake Griffin
Apr 14, 2026 6:15 pm - One of the smaller “harbingers of spring” are expected to return to suburban backyards this week as hummingbirds continue their annual migration north after wintering in Latin America.
Palatine gives preliminary approval to 38-unit townhouse development at former gas station site

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 14, 2026 4:39 pm - A long‑vacant former gas station and car wash property in Palatine, now overgrown with weeds and loomed over by two billboards, could soon by replaced by a 38-unit townhouse development.
Authorities say man led Lisle police on high-speed chase before crashing into streetlight pole

By Rick West
Apr 14, 2026 4:22 pm - A Chicago felon accused of leading Lisle police on a high-speed chase Monday while armed with a loaded gun was ordered to be held in jail.
California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Apr 14, 2026 4:14 pm - A California woman on Tuesday said she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018 and now plans to make a report to law enforcement.
Kennedy Center wants to show that the building really needs a renovation

By STEVEN SLOAN
Apr 14, 2026 4:05 pm - The Kennedy Center's new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It's starting with Congress.
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 14, 2026 4:00 pm - Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
Illinois is closer than ever to expanding access to bachelor’s degrees. Now we must finish the job.

By Avis Proctor and Bill Kelley
Apr 14, 2026 4:00 pm - Just one year ago, we made the case for why Illinois should embrace community college baccalaureate degrees. At the time, it was a long-overdue step — one grounded in stu...
Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method

By SUSAN HAIGH
Apr 14, 2026 3:43 pm - A major U.S. Postal Service union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail, stepping into a politically charged debate as skepticism about mail-in ballots has been raised by President Donald Trump and others.

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