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Elk Grove Village’s business website earns national honorsSep 24, 2025 1:08 pm - Elk Grove Village’s redesigned economic development website, ElkGroveBusiness.org, has been honored with an Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award and Web Excellence Award, village officials announced.
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Lawmakers to hold electronics recycling event in WheatonSep 24, 2025 1:07 pm - State Sen. Seth Lewis and Rep. Amy Grant will host an electronics recycling event at Wheaton Warrenville High School from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Democratic congressional candidate mocked Charlie Kirk’s assassinationSep 24, 2025 1:06 pm - A Democratic congressional hopeful from Evanston mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media hours after the right-wing activist’s death.
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Suburban private schools were told they earned Blue Ribbon awards. Then the Department of Education axed the programSep 24, 2025 1:04 pm - Ten Catholic schools and two other suburban Christian schools, that recently were told they met the criteria for the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School Award, are celebrating the win despite the U.S. Department of Education ending the program.
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Ex-GOP attorney general candidate temporarily loses law license over inappropriate relationship
Sep 24, 2025 1:02 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered former Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Tom DeVore’s law license suspended for 60 days, following a yearslong public feud involving his client-turned-girlfriend and the state’s attorney discipline board.
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Aurora considers moratorium on new data centersSep 24, 2025 12:02 pm - Aurora Mayor John Laesch is asking the city council to put a three-month moratorium on applications for new data centers.
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Forgotten lottery ticket inspires picks that win $1 million in AuroraSep 24, 2025 11:21 am - Numbers on a forgotten losing Powerball ticket tucked away in a drawer became the inspiration for a $1 million win for a player who recently bought a ticket in Aurora.
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Elgin Community College to open Criminal Justice Conversations with justice reform advocateSep 24, 2025 10:22 am - Elgin Community College will host “Criminal Justice Conversations” featuring Marshan Allen, director of Policy and Communications at the Illinois Prison Project, on Oct. 1.
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Schaumburg Halloween Carnival, House of Creeps moving into Wintrust Field againSep 24, 2025 10:19 am - The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team have begun their off-season, allowing a spookier type of fun to take over Wintrust Field and its grounds for three extended weekends in October.
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Crystal Lake park board president wears bulletproof vest to meeting amid heightened security
Sep 24, 2025 10:18 am - The president of the Crystal Lake Park District board wore a bulletproof vest to the panel’s meeting Monday, one of several heightened security measures taken amid hostile sessions that have included yelling, personal jabs and booing from the public.