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Film appreciation society hosts free screening of ‘The Ladykillers’ with Alec Guinness and Peter SellersMar 03, 2026 4:45 pm - Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society will screen the 1955 British dark comedy "The Ladykillers" on Wednesday, March 11. The 1955 film stars Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers as criminals posing as musicians who rent rooms from an elderly widow while planning a bank robbery.
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A legacy of learning: DeVry University marks 95 years of educational impactMar 03, 2026 4:21 pm - DeVry University celebrates its 95th anniversary, having been founded in 1931 by Herman DeVry and Lee DeForest to prepare students for careers shaped by technological change, with over 310,000 graduates to date.
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Buffalo Grove names its officer of the year, awards special commendationMar 03, 2026 4:20 pm - Buffalo Grove Police Officer Edwin Zuniga was named the police department’s Officer of the Year, while Officer Aeden Young earned a Special Commendation Award at Monday’s village board meeting.
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Coalition appealing to Pope Leo to save St. Hubert School in Hoffman Estates from closingMar 03, 2026 4:17 pm - Both the local pastor and Pope Leo XIV will be asked this week to reconsider the planned closure of St. Hubert Catholic School in Hoffman Estates after the Archdiocese of Chicago formally waived its direct intervention.
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills chamber celebrates local businesses Olympics styleMar 03, 2026 2:11 pm - The Algonquin- Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce awarded gold, silver and bronze medals to local businesses during a recent Olympic-themed awards dinner.
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Pritzker upbeat on Bears bill despite legislators going on breakMar 03, 2026 2:09 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker remains optimistic about a potential Bears stadium deal, despite delays in the legislative calendar.
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JETSET Pilates opening 18 studios in Chicago, the suburbsMar 03, 2026 1:29 pm - JETSET Pilates offering premium full-body workouts is expanding across the Chicago area with 18 confirmed locations in various stages of development. Focus areas include multiple sites in downtown Chicago, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Oak Brook, Downers Grove, St. Charles/Geneva, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Mundelein and Barrington.
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Vendor’s fuel error leaves Lake in the Hills with $320,000 repair billMar 03, 2026 1:07 pm - A fuel vendor’s error damaged several Lake in the Hills public works vehicles, leaving the village with a $320,000 repair bill, officials say.
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Geneva neighbors object to removing Sam Hill Park for new police stationMar 03, 2026 1:07 pm - Sam Hill Park, a city-owned property next to the public works building, will be the site of a new police station if voters approve a $59.4 million public safety referendum on the March 17 primary ballot. Neighbors in the 42-home Dover Ridge subdivision object.
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‘It doesn’t belong’: Des Plaines officials want rules for short-term rentalsMar 03, 2026 1:07 pm - A crackdown on short-term rentals could be on the way in Des Plaines.