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Schaumburg’s 55th annual Septemberfest also celebrates village’s 70th anniversaryAug 25, 2026 2:19 pm - This year’s Septemberfest over Labor Day weekend in Schaumburg will be an extra special one for a number of reasons. Not only is it the 55th staging of the festival itself, but it will be the village’s largest celebration of its 70th anniversary and accompany the final stages of construction on the new village hall at the heart of the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Campus.
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‘Much more than music’: Moose-a-Palooza expands lineup of local bands in effort to help even more kidsAug 25, 2026 2:11 pm - Help give children and teens in need a safe home, a quality education and hope for a brighter future by attending the annual Moose-a-Palooza Music Fest & Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 29, on the grounds of the Batavia Moose Lodge.
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Former Mundelein trustee charged with DUI days after resigningAug 25, 2026 1:43 pm - A Mundelein trustee who resigned last week was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol days later.
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Ikea among new businesses opening at Gurnee Mills this fallAug 25, 2026 1:10 pm - Gurnee Mills on Tuesday announced a host of new retailers opening this fall at the state’s third-largest mall.
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The Drake Oak Brook hotel earns arboretum status for its groundsAug 25, 2026 11:54 am - The Drake Oak Brook property is one of a very small number of hotels in the United States that has earned ArbNet arboretum accreditation.
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Prospect Heights backs tax break to bring Marriott brands to shuttered hotelAug 25, 2026 11:17 am - A Cook County tax incentive is hoped to bring a pair of Marriott brands to a Prospect Heights hotel that’s been closed for about two years.
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Former Aurora engineer convicted of stealing secrets for Chinese companyAug 25, 2026 11:05 am - An engineer for a medical supplies company formerly operating in Aurora has been convicted of federal charges alleging he conspired to steal trade secrets for a Chinese competitor.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre revives ever-timely ‘An Iliad’ with all-female castAug 25, 2026 10:59 am - Ten years after it staged Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s “An Iliad,” Elgin’s Janus Theatre remounts the play with an all-female cast; TimeLine launches its 30th season with the premiere of “The Birth of the Pill” about the development of the life-changing oral contraceptive; and Promethean Theatre Ensemble stages “Blood of the Lamb,” a Kafkaesque thrill about reproductive rights.
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Time capsule from the Roaring ’20s unsealed in AuroraAug 25, 2026 10:31 am - The city of Aurora held a journey back in time on Saturday with the unsealing of a time capsule that was more than 100 years old.
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Man fatally shot at Wheeling hotel identified as ChicagoanAug 25, 2026 9:34 am - The man who was fatally shot at a Wheeling hotel over the weekend was a 60-year-old Chicagoan, police said.