Articles filed under Communities
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20th annual Downers Grove Garden Walk to support homeless familiesJun 04, 2026 10:16 pm - The 20th annual Downers Grove Garden Walk returns July 11, offering tours of beautiful local gardens while raising funds to support homeless families through Bridge Communities' transitional housing program.
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Cream of Wheaton opens summer fest seasonJun 04, 2026 7:30 pm - The opening of the Cream of Wheaton means summer is here. The festival continues through the weekend with a bunch of bands in Memorial Park.
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Suit alleges man thrown from 2nd-floor window at suburban special needs programJun 04, 2026 7:26 pm - The mother of a participant in a Northwest suburban program for adults with special needs is suing its operators in Cook County court, alleging employee negligence led to her son being pushed out a second-floor window.
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Elgin police make arson arrest after dumpster fireJun 04, 2026 7:04 pm - Elgin police arrested a suspect following an arson investigation Thursday.
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Naperville police make another gun arrest at TopgolfJun 04, 2026 6:17 pm - A convicted felon was ordered held in jail pretrial in DuPage County after being arrested with a loaded firearm outside Naperville’s Topgolf facility Wednesday.
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Supreme Court chooses Kane County judge to head up electronic monitoring fixJun 04, 2026 6:06 pm - In the wake of several high-profile electronic monitoring failures — the most recent leading to the killing of a Chicago police officer — the Illinois Supreme Court is launching a new task force to fix the system. And it’ll be a suburban judge leading the way.
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Buffalo Grove’s 2050 vision gets nod from planning panelJun 04, 2026 6:00 pm - Buffalo Grove’s planning and zoning commission voted this week to recommend the village’s 2050 comprehensive plan.
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Suburban schools ready for state ban on cellphones in classJun 04, 2026 5:52 pm - A pending state law will require school districts to largely ban students from using cellphones during the school day. But many suburban districts have already done that and say they are seeing a difference already in student behavior.
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Residents concerned over gun wholesaler relocating to Mount ProspectJun 04, 2026 4:37 pm - A firearms wholesaler has a group of residents concerned over its relocation from Des Plaines to Mount Prospect.
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St. Charles leaders affirm historical significance and role of the Fox River damJun 04, 2026 4:21 pm - St. Charles City Council members made it clear this week that the Fox River dam — and impoundment north of it — are important to the city.