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Batfest flies into downtown Batavia with autumn whimsy and Halloween magicOct 15, 2025 8:02 pm - Enjoy a frighteningly friendly and fun Halloween tradition when BatFest returns to downtown Batavia 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25.
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‘A different way to interact with the public’: Lake Villa now using e-bikes for community policingOct 15, 2025 6:22 pm - Lake Villa police have two new Commandos ready for duty as part of a community policing program.
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How conservation volunteers provide extra eyes, ears to deter crime in parksOct 15, 2025 5:45 pm - Volunteers with the McHenry County Conservation District’s S.W.E.E.P. program assist in deterring crime and reporting issues like vandalism, off-leash dogs, and suspicious activities in the parks and trails.
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New legislation could bench Bears’ plans for Arlington Heights stadiumOct 15, 2025 5:40 pm - New legislation could slow or stop the Bears’ pursuit of a $5 billion stadium redevelopment in Arlington Heights. State Rep. Kam Buckner’s bill would impose greater controls and transparency on professional sports stadium subsidy deals.
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Brother Chimp Brewing expands to St. Charles with new taproomOct 15, 2025 5:20 pm - Brother Chimp Brewing will open a taproom Friday in St. Charles, taking the space formerly occupied by D and G Brewing. The North Aurora brewery last year took top honors at the prestigious World Beer Cup in the Vienna lager category.
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Barrington borrowing $6.8 million to replace iron filtration plantOct 15, 2025 5:18 pm - Barrington will ask water users to dig a little deeper into their pockets next year so the village can replace its 25-year-old iron filtration system.
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Kolachi Tandoori Grill moving to larger site in SchaumburgOct 15, 2025 5:13 pm - After 3½ years at one location in Schaumburg, the restaurant Kolachi Tandoori Grill has received village permission to move to another site more than twice its current size to serve its popular South Asian cuisine to an expanding customer base.
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Talkin’ ’bout ‘Revolution(s)’: Goodman’s galvanizing funk metal tuner ideal for these timesOct 15, 2025 5:05 pm - Goodman Theatre’s assertive, galvanizing “Revolution(s)” by Tom Morello and Zayd Ayers Dohrn is a funk-metal, hip-hop tuner ideal for our time.
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The Kirk Players Launch 60th Season With ‘12 Angry Jurors’Oct 15, 2025 5:00 pm - The Kirk Players’ 60th season kicks off with a fiery rendition of “12 Angry Jurors.” In this drama by Reginald Rose, 12 men and women must determine the fate of a young man on trial for murdering his father.
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Wheaton man detained pretrial on gun chargesOct 15, 2025 4:32 pm - A Wheaton man is being held at the DuPage County jail on charges that he illegally possessed guns.