Articles filed under Communities
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Palatine fire station closing for renovationsMay 11, 2026 11:39 am - Palatine Fire Department Station 85, 39 E Colfax St., will be closed for approximately three months beginning this week to undergo renovations.
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Elk Grove hosting town hall on data centers May 20May 11, 2026 11:39 am - Elk Grove Village will host a town-hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, to discuss data centers.
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Fresh finds: A guide to farmers markets in the suburbsMay 11, 2026 11:39 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks.
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Buffalo Grove, M/I Homes break ground on Highbury ClubMay 11, 2026 11:34 am - M/I Homes and Buffalo Grove officials broke ground last week on the Highbury Club, a nine-acre, 33-home single-family development.
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How to help ease challenges facing pollinators topic of programMay 11, 2026 10:08 am - “The Wings of Life: Pollinators” is the topic of the Green Drinks Libertyville meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Pizzeria de Ville, 404 N. Milwaukee Ave.
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Teqworks in St. Charles listed in top 100 fastest-growing private companies in the MidwestMay 11, 2026 9:40 am - Since its founding in St. Charles in 2002, the IT and cybersecurity company Teqworks has discovered the secret to becoming engrained in the community, providing connectivity through deep local roots.
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Geneva Wine Cellars reopens with new ownersMay 11, 2026 9:39 am - After a brief closure in February, the former Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room has reopened with new owners.
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How do data centers benefit the places where they’re built? Local mayors give mixed reviewsMay 11, 2026 9:32 am - Lawmakers currently are debating how to regulate data centers while balancing that goal with the economic benefits the facilities can bring to communities. No regulations have moved beyond the discussion stage, and it’s unclear whether they’ll pass this spring. The most significant economic development data centers bring come from property taxes, construction job creation and community developments.
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Mount Prospect woman with rare disorder pins hopes on surgery abroadMay 10, 2026 8:45 pm - Katie Kenoe, a pediatric nurse from Mount Prospect, has been largely bed-bound for two years. A GoFundMe campaign was started in hopes of funding spinal fusion surgery in Barcelona her family hopes will extend her ability to walk.
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Six hospitalized after ambulance crash in LibertyvilleMay 10, 2026 6:31 pm - Six people, including three paramedics, were hospitalized Sunday morning after a Lake Villa Fire Protection District ambulance collided with two SUVs while transporting a patient on Route 45 in Libertyville.