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Carmel Division I prospect Hart knows ‘this is my time’Sep 10, 2026 2:28 pm - Carmel senior Kyron Hart knows that being an effective wide receiver involves more than catching passes. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Hart is good enough in a number of areas ...
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When it comes to inside linebacker Gavin McKelvie, Batavia builds up defense with ‘contain the mustang’ mottoSep 10, 2026 2:15 pm - Junior linebacker Gavin McKelvie has excellent speed and athleticism for his position, and those two attributes have been big so far this sesason for Batavia’s defense. B...
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Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet developmentSep 10, 2026 12:27 pm - While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet — along with a host of new retailers.
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Job Center of Lake County tries to lay groundwork for careers: ‘I wanted to serve people’Sep 10, 2026 12:21 pm - Working in a family business can be satisfying for a lot of people, but it did not allow Marcelo Avelar of Gurnee to follow his calling to help people whose unwise decisions negatively impacted their lives. Connecting with the Job Center of Lake County put Avelar on an 18-month path from a family roofing business providing a good livelihood to becoming a community outreach coordinator for the Hope Center in Lake Zurich.
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Nicor Gas agrees to lower proposed rate increase by $140 millionSep 10, 2026 10:38 am - Nicor Gas has reached a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to reduce its pending rate request for next year by nearly $140 million, or 63%.
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‘He is the perfect mark’: Lawyer for Border Patrol agent accused of raping, robbing sex workers in suburbs alleges setupSep 09, 2026 2:09 pm - Prosecutors told a federal jury Wednesday a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent used his badge and his gun to burst into hotel rooms and rob and rape four Chinese sex workers in a series of brazen attacks in 2022 that turned his duty to serve and protect on its head.
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Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie celebrates 70 years as North Shore landmarkSep 09, 2026 12:17 pm - It was the morning of Monday, Oct. 22, 1956, when the doors of a new Marshall Field & Company, the crown jewel among Chicago’s retail royalty, opened for the first time in Skokie. The gleaming three-story, 310,000-square-foot department store would serve as the anchor tenant to what would soon become the metropolis of postwar suburban shopping in Chicago’s North Shore: Old Orchard Shopping Center.
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Naperville International Festival bringing global cultures to Central Park Sept. 12Sep 09, 2026 9:33 am - The Naperville International Festival on Sept. 12 will showcase the area’s diverse cultures with Latin American folk music and Lithuanian and Slovak folk dances, as well as food vendors offering Mexican and South Asian cuisine.
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Medieval-style Pratt’s Castle featured at this year’s Historic Elgin House TourSep 09, 2026 9:22 am - The first floor of Pratt's Castle, built in 1937, will be open to tour-goers during Elgin's 44th annual Historic House Tour on Sept. 12-13. It features medieval artifacts, armor, and a moat surrounding the 50-foot tower.
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Chicago Blackhawks prospect Xavier Villeneuve won’t let size deter his NHL dreams: ‘I believe in myself’Sep 09, 2026 8:04 am - NHL teams usually allow time for their drafted defensemen to develop to a professional level. Diamonds such as Matthew Schaefer can pop up, but it’s normal for a player t...