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Bringing home Olympic wins: How suburban athletes fared in the Paris GamesAug 11, 2024 9:00 pm - From Olympic veterans to those making their debuts, 12 local athletes helped contribute to Team USA’s effort at the Summer Games in Paris. Here’s how they fared.
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‘The girls didn’t stop screaming’: When Beatlemania hit suburban theaters 60 years agoAug 11, 2024 9:00 pm - With George Harrison’s opening guitar chord, hysteria enveloped American movie theaters 60 years ago Monday. The premiere of “A Hard Day’s Night” at 500 theaters nationwide only served to build the anticipation of the film’s release weeks later in the Chicago area.
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No injuries reported after garage fire in WarrenvilleAug 11, 2024 5:43 pm - The Warrenville Fire Protection District is investigating the cause of a garage fire Sunday morning at a multifamily residential building.
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Gurnee Days parade goes for the goldAug 11, 2024 4:20 pm - Thousands of people lined Old Grand Avenue Sunday for the 51st Gurnee Days parade.
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Cary board OKs townhomes near village hallAug 11, 2024 2:11 pm - Developers have received the green light from the Cary Village Board to construct a townhome community on a vacant lot neighboring the Goddard School and village hall.
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For the second time this year, Barrington’s police chief leaving for another suburbAug 11, 2024 2:09 pm - Months after its longtime police chief switched to Elk Grove Village, Barrington is again seeking a new top cop, as the village is set to lose is chief to another suburb.
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Geneva Route 31 underpass set to reopen FridayAug 11, 2024 10:05 am - The Route 31 underpass in Geneva is scheduled to reopen to traffic on Friday, Aug. 16, after being shut down since March while Union Pacific performed construction work as part of its Third Main Line project.
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Park district outlines plan for closing Palatine StablesAug 11, 2024 9:27 am - The Palatine Park District said the park board’s decision to close the Palatine Stables was validated by a recent reassessment from a structural engineer.
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Buffalo Grove trustees leary of property tax hike proposalAug 11, 2024 9:25 am - Buffalo Grove hasn’t raised its share of property tax bills in five years. That could change if the village board decides to take up a suggestion from village staff.
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Suspect in fatal Woodridge shooting dies in hospitalAug 11, 2024 9:07 am - A man suspected in the fatal shooting of two men in a Woodridge townhouse Friday night died Sunday morning after being hospitalized for a gunshot wound, authorities said, police Chief Thomas Stefanson said.