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Streamwood Park District expecting big return on solar energy investment at Park PlaceAug 05, 2026 3:48 pm - ComEd presented the Streamwood Park District with a $94,695 rebate check Tuesday for its investment in a solar energy installation on the roof of the Park Place Family Recreation Center.
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South Barrington police nab 36 drivers for speedingAug 05, 2026 3:38 pm - The South Barrington Police Department’s July traffic safety enforcement campaign resulted in 36 speeding tickets, police announced Wednesday.
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‘She was proud to wear the badge’: Stevenson High School grad and South Carolina sheriff’s deputy rememberedAug 05, 2026 3:24 pm - Funeral services were held Wednesday for Stevenson High School graduate Jillian Olson, a 29-year-old sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina who died during an underwater training session last week on Lake Murray.
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‘This is going to be fun’: Firms hired to restore historic Des Plaines buildingAug 05, 2026 3:02 pm - The exterior and interior restorations of a historic building in downtown Des Plaines will begin soon.
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Over 60 vendors of arts and oddities to line Elgin’s Riverside Drive for annual Area 22 fairAug 05, 2026 1:43 pm - The third annual Area 22 Arts, Crafts + Oddities Fair returns to downtown Elgin on Saturday, Aug. 8, featuring over 60 artist vendors, unique attractions, and expanded food offerings.
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Patriotic-themed drone show to light up Wilmette’s fifth annual Block PartyAug 05, 2026 1:20 pm - Wilmette Park District will host the village's first synchronized drone light show on Aug. 29 during the annual Block Party, using funds from the canceled July 4th fireworks. The patriotic-themed show celebrates America's 250th anniversary in 2026
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Man sentenced to 22 years in pimping of teen girlAug 05, 2026 12:34 pm - A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his part in the sex trafficking of a teenage girl, according to Lake County authorities.
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Cook County-area business owners share their approach to PTOAug 05, 2026 12:30 pm - According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 80% of workers said that “paid leave” is either an extremely important or very important benefit they expect from their employer, ranking just below health insurance and retirement benefits.
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One Naperville fitness center closing while another plans to openAug 05, 2026 12:00 pm - As one fitness chain shuts down in Naperville, another is preparing to open. National gym chain LA Fitness closed its 2780 Fitness Drive facility on Wednesday.
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Batavia woman makes neighborhood ‘stick library’ for dogs: ‘I think it brings joy to people’Aug 05, 2026 11:47 am - Kathy Freedlund recently established a "stick library" for dogs outside of her Batavia house.