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Plan to replace Wheeling’s landmark fountain progressingAug 04, 2026 10:36 am - A suburban company has been hired to manage construction of a new fountain at a high-profile Wheeling intersection.
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Gurnee Days returns with live music, food trucks, paradeAug 04, 2026 9:27 am - Gurnee Days, the annual end-of-summer celebration, returns Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, bringing with it fireworks, a parade, live music, a car show and more to Viking Park.
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No injuries in townhouse fire in Elgin Monday nightAug 04, 2026 9:25 am - No one was injured during a fire that damaged a townhouse on Elgin’s east side Monday night.
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Theater spotlight: Elvis, ‘West Side Story’ and AI-inspired ‘Sisters’ grace suburban stagesAug 04, 2026 8:38 am - This week on suburban stages, Elvis Presley tribute artist Brandon Bennett channels The King, Music Theater Works revives “West Side Story,” and Writers Theatre opens its 35th season with the AI-inspired drama “Sisters.”
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Bach on the Fox brings early era music to Glencoe and Batavia in relaxed concert settingAug 04, 2026 12:43 am - Bach on the Fox presents BATAVii, a two-concert series featuring seven vocalists performing Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music in a relaxed, social atmosphere with food and drinks, taking place Aug. 21 in Glencoe and Aug. 22 in Batavia.
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Wheaton Municipal Band celebrating Pete Friedmann’s 45th year as announcerAug 03, 2026 11:34 pm - On Aug. 6, the Wheaton Municipal Band will honor Pete Friedmann’s 45th season as band announcer. He has personally selected the entire musical program for this special concert, featuring works by the Strauss family, Respighi’s “Pines of the Appian Way,” and other meaningful pieces.
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‘Full circle moment’: Husband and wife set to launch transformation of shuttered Rolling Meadows firehouseAug 03, 2026 6:36 pm - Husband-and-wife business owners Michael and Emily Schumann will convert a former 1958 Rolling Meadows fire station into Abide Coffee + Bakery, with a $1.8 million renovation set to begin this fall.
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Bodies of missing suburban kayakers recovered in Door CountyAug 03, 2026 6:13 pm - The search for two suburban kayakers who went missing Saturday while paddling in Door County, Wisconsin, ended tragically Monday with the discovery of their bodies, authorities said.
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Aurora man charged with murder after fatal wrong-way crash on Dan Ryan in Chicago FridayAug 03, 2026 5:36 pm - An Aurora man is facing murder charges after a fatal wrong-way crash Friday on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago.
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Century-old treasure awakens: Catlow Theater’s historic revival gains momentumAug 03, 2026 5:18 pm - A sleeping giant in downtown Barrington is gradually emerging from its slumber. As the Catlow Theater heads toward its 100th birthday in May, the downtown Barrington movie house is about halfway toward reaching its $6 million fundraising goal, said Brian Long, president of the Catlow 1927 Foundation, the nonprofit group spearheading the project.