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District 54’s longest-serving board member ever to step down in JanuaryDec 12, 2025 3:49 pm - Barbara Hengels, the longest-ever member of the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education, announced Thursday she would step down Jan. 7 after 28½ years.
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Sony Pictures’ Wonderverse in Oak Brook to close this monthDec 12, 2025 3:08 pm - Less than two years after opening, Sony Pictures’ immersive entertainment venue Wonderverse in Oak Brook is slated to close this month.
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Pickleball and badminton club proposed for WheelingDec 12, 2025 2:24 pm - The Wheeling village board meets Monday night to discuss plans to open a club for pickleball and badminton players as well as other business.
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Developers given more time to finalize plans for massive Ivanhoe Village in MundeleinDec 12, 2025 2:13 pm - Real estate developers have more time to finalize plans for the massive Ivanhoe Village residential and commercial project on Mundelein’s northwest side.
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Arrest made in death of infant found in Lake County woods five years agoDec 12, 2025 2:05 pm - Five years after Riverwoods police began investigating the death of an infant whose remains were found in a wooded area near Riverwoods, an arrest has been made.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to see massive expansion and welcome first residents in 2026Dec 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Construction of 164 high-end townhouses and redevelopment of the commercial west side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates are expected to be done and ready for occupancy in late summer 2026.
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Solar farm OK’d near Sugar Grove despite objections from villageDec 12, 2025 12:57 pm - Kane County Board members have approved the construction of an electricity-generating solar panel farm near Sugar Grove.
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Vernon Hills man convicted in 2005 fatal DUI crash faces new drunk driving charges in McHenry CountyDec 12, 2025 12:09 pm - A man convicted in a New Year’s Day 2005 drunken-driving crash in Chicago that killed a taxi driver and passenger has been charged with DUI and causing a crash near McHenry.
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Naperville Park District seeks $120 million from voters for recreation centerDec 12, 2025 12:04 pm - Naperville voters will decide this spring if they will give the park district money to build a new activity center on the city’s south end.
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Batavia to open temporary warming center for at-risk residents this weekendDec 12, 2025 11:31 am - With wind chill temperatures expected to be below zero this weekend, Batavia will open a temporary warming center for the elderly, families with small children and other vulnerable residents at the Batavia Police Department, 100 N. Island Ave.