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Lombard celebrating America’s 250th with fireworks show on Sept. 6Aug 31, 2026 12:12 pm - Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with the village of Lombard on Sunday, Sept. 6.
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Poplar Creek Library Closes Chapter on Overdue FinesAug 31, 2026 11:30 am - The Poplar Creek Public Library District’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its July meeting to eliminate overdue fines on library materials, joining a growing national movement to remove financial barriers to public library access.
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Schaumburg to impose temporary traffic and parking restrictions around SeptemberfestAug 31, 2026 11:21 am - Temporary road closures and parking restrictions will be in place surrounding the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Campus starting before and running through Septemberfest over the Labor Day weekend.
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Changes coming on Lake Barrington village boardAug 31, 2026 10:39 am - The Lake Barrington village board on Tuesday is expected to choose local resident Jeffrey Williams as its newest member.
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Buffalo Grove Days returns Sept. 3-7 with five days of rides, music and funAug 31, 2026 10:23 am - Enjoy five days of carnival rides, food, entertainment and more when Buffalo Grove Days returns Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 3-7, in Mike Rylko Community Park.
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Naperville’s Last Fling featuring a little of everything — including breakdancingAug 31, 2026 9:33 am - Naperville’s 61st annual Last Fling festival runs Labor Day weekend with carnival rides, live music, food vendors, and a new breakdancing competition called “Riverwalk Breaks” offering cash prizes.
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‘Dynamic’ new manufacturing/tech center triples ECC’s trade training spaceAug 31, 2026 8:51 am - Emily Ponce-Marquez’s final semester in Elgin Community College’s welding and fabrication program will be spent in the school’s newly opened $88 million Manufacturing and Technology Center.
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A legacy built to last: Why closing a school can be an act of leadershipAug 31, 2026 7:16 am - I spent nearly 20 years at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management — as a student, as a leader, and ultimately as its president. In that time, I watched this institution do what great institutions do: evolve.
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New $600,000 Bookmobile rolls out Monday in Arlington HeightsAug 31, 2026 7:16 am - Arlington Heights Memorial Library is replacing its 17-year-old Bookmobile with a new one for $600,000 that features an embedded screen, electric awning, accessible lift and modular shelves for books.
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Addison’s parade celebrates its history, and oursAug 30, 2026 5:45 pm - Addison celebrated history Sunday - its own and that of the country - with the return of the annual Addison-Medinah Shriners Parade.