Articles filed under Communities
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End-of-life doulas offer solace to clients and their familiesMay 19, 2026 4:38 pm - Last month, Nicole Kidman revealed she's training to become an end-of-life doula, providing support for people in their final days. Geneva resident Mary Graff has provided that service for more than 40 years, first as a hospice worker and chaplain and more recently as an end-of-life doula who helps clients go gently into that good night.
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Schaumburg’s first approved residential conversion of office building facing delaysMay 19, 2026 4:10 pm - Though approved 15 months ago, Schaumburg’s first proposed residential conversion of a vacant office building has yet to make any noticeable changes to the 46-year-old structure in question.
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Developer pulls plans for downtown East Dundee projectMay 19, 2026 3:31 pm - Plans to transform a lumberyard in East Dundee into a mixed-use development featuring townhouses, apartments, boutique lodging and retail are on hold for now.
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Workplace culture matters to employees, survey saysMay 19, 2026 3:22 pm - Recently, we asked 50 employers to describe their workplace culture in three words. The unscientific results were overwhelmingly positive.
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Mount Prospect buys new home for its Community Connections CenterMay 19, 2026 2:55 pm - Mount Prospect has purchased a new home for its Community Connection Center and also plans to give the roomier facility a new name.
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Two teens charged with felony weapons offenses in AuroraMay 19, 2026 12:42 pm - Two teenagers have been charged with felony weapons offenses in Aurora, including possession of a machine gun.
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Chicago man charged with DUI in I-290 crash that killed 25-year-old from WheatonMay 19, 2026 12:42 pm - A 21-year-old Chicago man is facing three felony DUI charges following a crash on I-290 Sunday afternoon that killed a Wheaton man.
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Pulte Homes asks St. Charles for incentives for development — but with no affordable housingMay 19, 2026 11:17 am - Pulte Homes is seeking incentives from St. Charles for a proposed subdivision northwest of the city's downtown.
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Buffalo Grove ranked best place to live in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report. Here’s who else made the listMay 19, 2026 11:12 am - Buffalo Grove cracked the top 15 in U.S. News & World Report's newly released 2026-2027 Best Places to Live rankings. Other communities gaining recognition included Naperville.
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Canstruction design-build competition to fight hunger coming to the Tri-citiesMay 19, 2026 11:06 am - The Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles Chambers of Commerce have launched the first Tri-Cities Canstruction, a large-scale community design competition that involves building structures made entirely from canned food.