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Trailer wheel breaks free, strikes e-scooter rider in GurneeJul 28, 2026 4:24 pm - A 60-year-old man riding an e-scooter suffered life-threatening injuries Monday when a wheel broke free from a trailer and struck him in Gurnee, police said.
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‘People need to see that’: Buffalo Grove spending $748,040 on new gateway signsJul 28, 2026 3:59 pm - Buffalo Grove isn’t content with people just knowing it was named the No. 1 best place to live in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report. It wants to reinforce the message with 10 new gateway signs at the village’s key entrances and is willing to dig deep in its pockets to do it.
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Body found in Busse Woods identified as missing Schaumburg manJul 28, 2026 3:51 pm - A body found Saturday evening in the Busse Woods North forest preserve near Elk Grove Village was identified Tuesday as a missing Schaumburg man.
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Libertyville immigration forum to unite community in support of immigrant neighborsJul 28, 2026 3:49 pm - A free public forum titled "From Education to Action: Understanding and Helping Our Immigrant Neighbors" will be held Aug. 8 at the United Methodist Church of Libertyville to educate residents about immigrant families in Lake County.
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After 14-year break, Puerto Rican fest makes Elgin comeback SaturdayJul 28, 2026 3:01 pm - A festival celebrating Puerto Rican music, food and culture is returning to Elgin after a 14-year hiatus.
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Single-family, townhouse development in Hawthorn Woods to begin later this summerJul 28, 2026 2:58 pm - M/I Homes of Chicago LLC recently announced it closed on the acquisition of 56 acres on Old McHenry Road north of Route 22 for a new community adjacent to the Kemper Lakes Golf Club.
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Woman fatally injured in boating crash on Fox River identifiedJul 28, 2026 1:48 pm - A woman fatally injured when the boat she was riding in Saturday on the Fox River was struck from behind has been identified as Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines.
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Teen killed in Barrington Hills crash ‘brought immense joy to everyone he met,’ sister saysJul 28, 2026 1:17 pm - The sister of a rising senior at Barrington High School who was killed in a weekend car crash remembered her brother as a loving, protective and “wonderfully creative kid.”
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Downers Grove Park District’s weekly Summer Concert canceled due to power outageJul 28, 2026 1:14 pm - The Downers Grove Park District recently announced that the Summer Concert on Tuesday, July 28, at Fishel Park featuring Cadillac Groove, has been canceled due to a power outage at Fishel Park.
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Mundelein open house invites support for Diamond Lake upgrades: ‘We’ve had a vision for this for about four years’Jul 28, 2026 12:59 pm - Representatives of the Mundelein Park & Recreation District are asking the public to support proposed upgrades to The Landing on Diamond Lake. Opinions are welcome, too.