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Batavia drops price for EV charging, adds fines for loitering, non-EV parking at stationsSep 18, 2025 1:18 pm - Batavia City Council members have agreed to make it less expensive to charge an electric vehicle in town while adding restrictions and fees for prolonged parking at charging stations.
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Mount Prospect votes to spend more money on Melas to Meadows bridge projectSep 18, 2025 1:17 pm - Mount Prospect hit another milestone on its way to reaching the goal of a pedestrian bridge linking Melas and Meadows parks.
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Village launches events and programming study with survey and two community meetingsSep 18, 2025 1:17 pm - The Village of Buffalo Grove has partnered with Keen Independent Research to launch an Events and Programming Study and Plan that is evaluating current events and programs and exploring new opportunities.
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Mount Prospect renews contract with controversial license plate camera reader outfitSep 18, 2025 11:21 am - Mount Prospect village board members this week approved a two-year renewal of its license plate camera reader contract with Flock Safety, despite significant data privacy violations discovered earlier this year.
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Did ducks at a Buffalo Grove pond die of botulism? Village working with state to find outSep 18, 2025 9:05 am - Buffalo Grove officials said the village is aware of reports of dead ducks in Pritchett Pond behind Pritchett Elementary School, as well as concerns about avian botulism.
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‘This is about our humanity’: Prayer vigil in Elgin draws supporters of the immigrant communitySep 17, 2025 8:08 pm - The day after a high-profile raid by federal immigration officers, more than 100 community members gathered in Elgin for a prayer vigil to show support for their immigrant neighbors.
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Carpentersville man faces child pornography chargesSep 17, 2025 7:37 pm - A Carpentersville man is charged with possessing and disseminating child sex abuse materials.
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PADS of Elgin appeals to community as it welcomes supporters to tour refurbished shelterSep 17, 2025 7:32 pm - As PADS of Elgin works to solve a budget crisis that threatens its mission, the group took an opportunity Wednesday to welcome supporters to tour its newly renovated space and ask for help.
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‘A substantially improved plan’: Second phase of Hawthorn mall transformation officially approved in Vernon HillsSep 17, 2025 7:27 pm - Changes allowing for what is described as an important milestone in the ongoing transformation of the Hawthorn mall property in Vernon Hills have been officially approved.
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How much time will new Tri-State/I-290 ramp save? Tollway gives update on mega projectSep 17, 2025 6:23 pm - How do you lift a 115,000-pound steel beam? Very carefully. Here’s what’s happening with work on the I-290/I-88 interchange project at I-294.