Articles filed under Communities
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The Biz Week That Was: Stalled development, rising home sales, and neighborly tax disputeMar 22, 2025 12:42 pm - What’s up with Wheaton apartment project? Developer could soon begin site’s demolition Developer Banner Real Estate envisioned 300-plus apartments along the south si...
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Voters to decide school, mental health, sales tax issuesMar 22, 2025 12:15 pm - From a $140.3 million school construction plan in far western Kane County to establishing a mental-health board in Palatine, voters are being asked to decide a slew of issues in the upcoming election.
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‘The creepier, the grosser, the better’: Morbid Mementos brings macabre oddities to ElginMar 21, 2025 5:22 pm - Morbid Mementos recently opened in downtown Elgin, offering oddities and curiosities, bone art, occult supplies and more.
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Bartlett Police Chief Pretkelis retires, revealed as department’s Facebook page ‘wizard’Mar 21, 2025 5:12 pm - Accepting both the credit and the blame for the humor of the Bartlett Police Department’s Facebook posts, Police Chief Geoffrey Pretkelis revealed himself as “the man behind the curtain” as he announced his retirement from his official position this week.
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Winning revival: Aurora’s Paramount delivers four-star ‘Spelling Bee’Mar 21, 2025 4:50 pm - On winter’s last raw and rainy night, Aurora’s Paramount Theatre delivered a breath of spring with its delightful revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a charming tuner about middle-school students vying for a chance to compete at The National Spelling Bee.
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Sports facility could relocate within MundeleinMar 21, 2025 4:48 pm - An entrepreneur wants to relocate a sports training facility from the village’s south side to land on the 28000 block of North Route 83.
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Man gets 27 years in prison for sexual assault, abuse of childMar 21, 2025 4:42 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing an 11-year-old girl.
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Northbrook Theatre receives generous Illinois Arts Council grantsMar 21, 2025 2:58 pm - Once again, the Northbrook Park District has received support from the Illinois Arts Council with grants that help stage community and youth-focused productions.
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Music @themall to scout for future stars at Woodfield Mall March 29Mar 21, 2025 2:36 pm - Music @themall: Scouting for Stars will make a stop at Woodfield Mall on Saturday, March 29, giving Gen Z a front row seat to all aspects of the music industry.
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Authorities: Man tried to run over pedestrians, flee policeMar 21, 2025 2:27 pm - Kane County sheriff’s deputies assisted Lombard police in stopping a driver who was suspected of attempting to run over three pedestrians and was trying to elude police, according to sheriff’s reports.