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Dining out: Limited-time offerings at Portillo’s and McDonald’s, new Finn McCool’s opens in Wheeling and moreMar 03, 2026 6:16 pm - Portillo’s launches a new birthday cake and cake shake and McDonald’s unveils the Big Arch Burger, both for a limited time. Plus, Finn McCool’s Irish sports pub opens a new location in Wheeling with a ribbon cutting and special Happy Hour celebration Friday.
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Wheaton officials voice support for downtown apartments for veterans, their familiesMar 03, 2026 6:14 pm - Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess and other city officials have expressed support for plans for a downtown apartment building that would house veterans and their families. “It's about dignity, stability and giving back to the men and women who gave so much for all of us,” said Army vet Peter Stavroplos, a board member of the nonprofit proposing the project.
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Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters hosts panel on unaccompanied immigrant childrenMar 03, 2026 5:12 pm - The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn will host an online panel discussion on March 19 about unaccompanied minors in the U.S. immigration system, addressing questions about who these children are and what happens to them.
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Palatine residents complain businesses hurt, neighbors afraid due to immigration enforcementMar 03, 2026 5:06 pm - Several Palatine residents complained many local businesses are struggling and neighbors are living in fear following federal immigration enforcement activities last year.
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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.