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Developer says apartments are best use for long-held property in Vernon HillsJun 05, 2024 6:11 pm - A commercial real estate company is proposing a 288-unit apartment building and 19 rental townhouses as the best use of property it has held for 20 years in Vernon Hills.
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Suburban World War II veterans mark D-Day anniversary in NormandyJun 05, 2024 6:04 pm - Eighty years ago, the land, air, and sea forces of the Allied armies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.Today, three World War II veterans from the suburbs are there once more to mark the 80th anniversary of what Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the “Great Crusade.”
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Oil Lamp Theater’s poignant ‘Mary’s Wedding’ depicts wonder of love, horror of warJun 05, 2024 5:53 pm - The audible sniffles that accompanied the final scenes of “Mary’s Wedding” at a recent Oil Lamp Theater performance attests to the impact of this emotionally charged two-hander about first love and heartbreak.
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Libertyville veteran reflects on D-Day, 80 years after the invasionJun 05, 2024 5:50 pm - Eighty years after the D-Day invasion, Libertyville resident Don Carter still recalls in detail his experiences as a 19-year-old on the Normandy beaches. Carter, now 99,...
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State senator hopes gas-leak detector bill can prevent catastrophes like house explosionsJun 05, 2024 5:30 pm - If Tuesday’s house explosion in Lake Zurich is determined to have been caused by a natural gas leak, one state senator from suburbs says it would be another example of the dangers he hopes his proposed legislation can prevent.
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Mount Prospect mulling forcible annexations south of village borderJun 05, 2024 4:31 pm - Some owners of industrial and commercial property in unincorporated Elk Grove Township could be paying more in property taxes if Mount Prospect forcibly annexes 36 properties to its south.
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‘Bigger, better and juicier’: St. Sophia Greek Fest back for 45th year of culture, food and funJun 05, 2024 3:33 pm - An estimated 10,000 visitors will celebrate Greek culture and food this weekend at the 45th Greek Fest at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Elgin.
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Schaumburg fifth grader excels at National Science Bee in OrlandoJun 05, 2024 11:43 am - An especially bright fifth grader at Link Elementary School in Elk Grove Village tested his limits, and that of the competition, when he finished as a semifinalist in the IAC National Science Bee in Orlando last month.
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Hundreds of acres in Huntley to become Kane County forest preserve — but some land set aside for development
Jun 05, 2024 10:38 am - Hundreds of acres of open land in Huntley could soon become a Kane County forest preserve, though the village has asked that some of the property be set aside for future development.
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Harvard woman killed in Interstate 90 crash near SchaumburgJun 05, 2024 9:35 am - A 51-year-old Harvard woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Interstate 90 near Schaumburg.