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Safety first: Kids can learn biking skills at various events in the suburbsMay 13, 2026 11:34 am - With May as National Bike Month, it’s not surprising how many suburban biking events are already scheduled. What’s surprising is the number of events dedicated to youth safety skills.
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‘It’s like the Super Bowl’: Lilac Time in Lombard culminates in parade on SundayMay 13, 2026 10:26 am - Don’t read too much into the “bloom ’o’ meter” dial, the official gauge for Lilac Time, turned past fully blooming. The Palibin lilacs are holding court now. And Lilac Time is a marathon not a sprint, topped off by a parade down Main Street this Sunday.
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Batavia’s first cannabis shop celebrates ribbon-cutting
May 13, 2026 8:56 am - There are high expectations for the first cannabis dispensary to open in Batavia.
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New meeting and professional development space to open Friday in downtown ElginMay 13, 2026 8:13 am - Rose's Room, an event space in downtown Elgin intended for workshops, classes, meetings and other small gatherings, will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. Friday, May 15.
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Color them talented: Teen artists offered big scholarship moneyMay 12, 2026 9:04 pm - A Downers Grove teen is among a score of suburban high school students offered six-figures worth of scholarship money to continue their arts education.
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Man with assault rifle wildly shoots at drivers near Boston, wounding 2, officials sayMay 12, 2026 8:09 pm - BOSTON (AP) — A man previously convicted of firing a gun at police shot at motorists on a busy road outside Boston, seriously wounding two drivers with an assault-style w...
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Declining attendance, donations behind St. Julian Eymard closure in Elk GroveMay 12, 2026 6:54 pm - St. Julian Eymard Catholic Church in Elk Grove Village will close and consolidate with Queen of the Rosary church in January 2027 as a result of declining Mass attendance and financial struggles across both sites, officials said.
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IDPH: Illinois resident being tested for hantavirus strain different from cruise ship infectionsMay 12, 2026 6:47 pm - As global attention centers on a fatal outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a cruise ship, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced a state resident is potentially infected with a different form of the disease.
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Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules
May 12, 2026 6:32 pm - A federal judge ruled Monday that Cook County is liable to pay back potentially millions of dollars to people who lost their homes in the county’s annual property tax sales, three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the system unconstitutional.
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Big upgrade for athletic facilities at College of Lake County’s Grayslake campusMay 12, 2026 5:58 pm - The entrance off Washington Street to the College of Lake County's main campus in Grayslake has been closed since April 1, but, as with any big project, the thought is the eventual benefit will offset the short-term inconvenience.