Articles filed under Communities
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Curb your enthusiasm? Arlington Heights trustees like street makeover, but not $4.4M costAug 19, 2025 6:39 pm - Arlington Heights trustees praised conceptual plans to remove curbs and prioritize pedestrians on part of downtown Vail Avenue, but questioned the $4.4 million expense and need to redo nearby Harmony Park.
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Tips for growing gladioli and lawn seeding in late summerAug 19, 2025 6:06 pm - I have fond memories of growing gladioli as a kid growing up in Nebraska — and at this point in summer I’m seeing them in bloom around the Chicago area.
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Home & garden calendar, Aug. 24-30Aug 19, 2025 5:58 pm - Upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and garden shows in the Chicago area.
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Suburbs regrouping from onslaught of recent stormsAug 19, 2025 5:22 pm - Residents of a Mount Prospect condo building that had a portion of its roof sheared off by a microburst Saturday are among the suburban residents recovering from a series of storms that hit the suburbs over the weekend and continued into the early week.
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West Dundee to charge residents with lead water service lines part of the replacement costAug 19, 2025 4:38 pm - People who have West Dundee replace their lead or galvanized pipe water-service lines are going to have to pay part of the cost, around $5,000, the village board decided Monday.
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Local teacher honored for 25 years at Elgin’s St. John’s Lutheran SchoolAug 19, 2025 4:08 pm - As the new school year began, St. John’s Lutheran Church and School celebrated preschool teacher Linda Childers in her 25th year of teaching.
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Frohes Oktoberfest! Benedictine University to host new festivalAug 19, 2025 3:56 pm - Benedictine University will ensure Oktoberfest season is off to a rousing start with a new event that invites greater Lisle and beyond to do as the Germans do when the calendar flips toward fall.
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The story behind Geneva’s new ‘upscale dive bar’ Bad AliceAug 19, 2025 2:31 pm - “We wanted something affordable and friendly,” manager Chris Claboltz said of the inspiration for Geneva’s new “upscale dive bar,” Bad Alice.
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Body art studio coming to Des PlainesAug 19, 2025 2:17 pm - A body art studio offering tattoos and piercings is coming to Des Plaines.
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Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns expands to 15 nightsAug 19, 2025 1:05 pm - Chicago Botanic Garden expands its annual Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns to 15 days. Get your tickets soon, this popular Halloween tradition typically sells out.