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Indoor playground and adventure park Lava Island to make Illinois debut in KildeerNov 12, 2025 4:35 pm - A former Best Buy store in Kildeer will become home to the first Lava Island Indoor Play Oasis in Illinois. The relative newcomer to the family entertainment scene opened its first location in Aurora, Colorado, in 2018 and is in a growth mode envisioning dozens of locations across the country.
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Festive Christmas Market returns to Lakemoor on Black FridayNov 12, 2025 2:40 pm - Chain O’ Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce invites community to kick off the holiday season; support local businesses
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Gurnee celebrates the season with ‘Holiday Lights’Nov 12, 2025 2:16 pm - Starting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, celebrate the joy of the season with holiday carolers, a craft station, s'mores and special visits from none other than Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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Help the Palatine American Legion’s Adopt-A-Sailor dinnerNov 12, 2025 1:39 pm - Palatine American Legion Post 690 is seeking donations for its Adopt-A-Sailor dinner, when recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station visit the American Legion hall for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Bodycam video shows how Palatine police officer assisted immigration agents with arrestNov 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Palatine officials have released video from a police officer’s body-worn camera that shows him assisting immigration agents with an arrest late last month.
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Maplewood developers in Cary get another extension to submit plansNov 12, 2025 12:54 pm - Developers looking to build multi-family and single-family homes on the former Maplewood School property in Cary have been granted another 60 days to propose the final plan to the village board.
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Police seek help finding missing man whose disappearance may involve foul playNov 12, 2025 12:10 pm - Police are seeking the public’s help to find a Mundelein-area man who hasn’t been seen in more than a week and whose disappearance may involve foul play.
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Geneva Unitarian Church hosts 42nd Holiday Cookie Walk on Dec. 5Nov 12, 2025 11:59 am - One of Geneva’s oldest and tastiest holiday traditions is set to return for its 42nd year, as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host its Cookie Walk on Friday, Dec. 5.
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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church to host Thanksgiving MassNov 12, 2025 11:51 am - A special Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 27, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC volunteers build home in IndianaNov 12, 2025 11:33 am - A group of volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Lafayette, Indiana this fall to build a home with Habitat for Humanity.