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Des Plaines garage fire blamed on bonfire ashesMay 27, 2025 10:26 am - No one was injured Sunday when ashes from a bonfire set the detached garage of a Des Plaines house ablaze, authorities said.
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No injuries, minor damage from Antioch swamp fireMay 26, 2025 7:53 pm - A large swamp fire took place in Antioch Monday afternoon, causing no injuries and minor damage to some surrounding trailers.
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‘The purpose of Memorial Day’: Communities gather to remember fallen heroesMay 26, 2025 6:31 pm - On Memorial Day, communities throughout the suburbs held parades and ceremonies to honor fallen service members. In Arlington Heights, that included public recognition - for the first time - of nine Civil War soldiers discovered by a local historian.
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McHenry man, 77, charged with firing ‘several rounds’ from gun to ‘scare’ womanMay 26, 2025 6:08 pm - A 77-year-old McHenry man is accused of firing off a gun in front of two people Sunday evening in McHenry, according to authorities.
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Photo Gallery: Memorial Day ceremonies and parades in the suburbsMay 26, 2025 3:43 pm -
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Who are the all-time best women’s soccer players from the area?May 26, 2025 1:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top women’s soccer players to emerge from the Daily Herald’s coverage area.
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Apartments, townhouses proposed for vacant land in Des PlainesMay 26, 2025 12:02 pm - A five-story apartment building and townhouses have been proposed for vacant land on Des Plaines’ east side.
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‘A real sense of enthusiasm and excitement’: Lake Villa to pursue development for Pleviak School propertyMay 26, 2025 11:41 am - The former Pleviak Elementary School, a Lake Villa landmark for more than a century, will be going to market with the intention of snaring a “transformational redevelopment.”
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Political Roundabout: Mayors in Crespo’s corner, Schneider gets primaried, and is a service tax on tap?May 26, 2025 11:03 am - Suburban mayors are springing to the defense of Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates. That and more in the latest edition of Political Roundabout.
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Schaumburg art fairMay 26, 2025 7:00 am -