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‘Raise Your Flag’ at the June 6 Elgin Pride Parade and FestivalJun 02, 2026 5:10 pm - Elgin Pride’s fourth annual Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, June 6, features a family-friendly parade followed by a free festival in Festival Park featuring LGBTQ+ performers, vendors, and food.
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Windy City Bulls confirm 6 home game dates for 10th anniversary season in Hoffman EstatesJun 02, 2026 4:08 pm - The Windy City Bulls, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, has announced six confirmed home game dates as a preview to the team’s 10th anniversary season at Hoffman Estates’ Now Arena.
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‘A true public servant’: Section of Route 83 named ‘Beverly Sussman Way’Jun 02, 2026 3:54 pm - The Illinois legislature has designated the portion of Route 83 from Arlington Heights Road to Deerfield Parkway in Buffalo Grove as “Beverly Sussman Way” to honor the former village president.
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Pulte wants to buy DuPage Water Commission land for $14 million to build ‘Naperville Ridge’ duplexesJun 02, 2026 3:46 pm - Pulte Home Co. plans to buy more than 32 acres from the DuPage Water Commission and develop the heavily wooded property with a duplex neighborhood dubbed “Naperville Ridge.”
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Des Plaines city manager awarded 5% pay raiseJun 02, 2026 3:37 pm - Des Plaines City Manager Dorothy Wisniewski is getting a 5% pay bump.
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Spring pruning tips: When and how to shape your garden shrubsJun 02, 2026 3:04 pm - It’s a good time to prune back shrubs that bloomed early in spring. However, I’d avoid pruning summer-flowering shrubs like hydrangeas.
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Downtown Aurora casino to close June 10 ahead of move to new locationJun 02, 2026 2:33 pm - The Hollywood Casino in downtown Aurora will close June 10 as it prepares to move to its new home.
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Aurora police find body in retention pond near outlet mallJun 02, 2026 2:31 pm - The Aurora Police Department says a body was found Monday night in a retention pond near the Chicago Premium Outlets.
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Lake Zurich, Dist. 95 conducting emergency response training WednesdayJun 02, 2026 2:18 pm - The Lake Zurich police and fire departments, along with Lake Zurich School District 95, will be conducting a joint training exercise at Lake Zurich Middle School South and Issac Fox Elementary School from approximately 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.
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Nine arrested, dozens cited, at Naperville downtown ‘takeover’Jun 02, 2026 2:16 pm - Naperville police announced Tuesday that they arrested nine people at what organizers called a “teen takeover” in the downtown Monday afternoon and evening.