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Geneva City Council gives nod to create 297-acre TIF district
Apr 22, 2024 11:31 am - The Geneva City Council approved creating a fourth tax increment financing district that includes the area of a 211.43-acre annexation petition from Midwest Industrial Fu...
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La Huerta Market in St. Charles to kick off Cinco De Mayo with community event
Apr 22, 2024 11:30 am - St. Charles business owners are collaborating on a community tasting event outside La Huerta Catering Grill and Market on April 28 in preparation for Cinco De Mayo. Resid...
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‘Best job I’ve had, bar none’: Wheaton record store marks a decade of vinyl revivalApr 22, 2024 11:28 am - As an impressionable boy, Mike Paeth surveyed his parents’ record albums displayed on either side of the all-in-one stereo system. “Literally, everything changed with Rush,” he said. Yep, Paeth had realized free will as an audiophile. His tastes, and those of his customers, continue to evolve at his store, Mile Long Records, in Wheaton.
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Check out these must-see farmers markets in northern Illinois this spring
Apr 22, 2024 8:32 am - Craving the freshest seasonal produce? Looking to support local farmers and artisans? Then look no further than these vibrant farmers markets in northern Illinois. Bursti...
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Olympic coach teaching new generation of karate kids, adults in BarringtonApr 22, 2024 8:17 am - If you want Olympic-style karate training, travel no farther than Barrington. Brian Mertel, who coached one of the athletes in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, recently opened The Garden Dojo.
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Summer blockbuster — here’s your 2024 construction season previewApr 22, 2024 5:30 am - In one corner: The Illinois tollway is rebuilding I-294, the busiest road in the system, and constructing an interstate from scratch. In the other corner: The Illinois De...
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What local road projects will impact your commute this year?Apr 22, 2024 5:30 am - They may not involve towering cranes hefting steel beams, but local road improvements can really impact how fast you get around. Here’s a sampling of what’s being fixed a...
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‘Like losing a friend’: Shoppers say goodbye to Stratford Square Mall on final dayApr 21, 2024 5:54 pm - The stores were dark and shuttered Sunday at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, but that didn’t matter to visitors who wandered the corridors and rode the escalators ...
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The Courthouse, McHenry’s new tavern, is a piece of history
Apr 21, 2024 5:58 am - Taking a 184-year-old building and repurposing it into McHenry’s newest tavern, The Courthouse, was an easy deliberation for the Kopley family.
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5 questions to ask when helping an older parent with money
Apr 21, 2024 5:47 am - Conversations about money often require sensitivity and patience, especially when the person across the table is an older parent. Some of us won’t need — or want — to get...