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New hangars proposed to replace Prospect Heights hotel at Chicago Executive AirportJan 21, 2025 1:28 pm - Plans are underway to demolish the shuttered Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chicago North Shore hotel in Prospect Heights and incorporate its site into a network of eight hangars at Chicago Executive Airport proposed to be operated by the New York-based firm Sky Harbour.
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Elgin program offers grants to restore historic properties, adds paint program in Watch DistrictJan 21, 2025 10:57 am - A grant program designed to help restore homes in Elgin's historic districts is back for its 30th year and has added a new painting program for residents of the Elgin National Watch Historic District.
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Spotlight: Good news for Carole King fans, ‘Beautiful’ is back in the ‘burbsJan 21, 2025 9:37 am - Drury Lane Theatre revives the Carole King tuner “Beautiful,” Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages the culture-clash comedy “Native Gardens,” Shattered Globe examines morality in “Lobby Hero,” and Steppenwolf revives a Sam Shepard classic.
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Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 riot help more than 50 defendants from IllinoisJan 21, 2025 8:45 am - More than 50 Donald Trump supporters from Illinois will get their federal rap sheets wiped clean after the new president’s Day 1 signing of about 1,500 pardons related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Mundelein police investigating fatal crash on Lake StreetJan 21, 2025 8:08 am - A 24-year-old woman is dead after an early morning crash on Lake Street in Mundelein.
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Elgin Fringe Festival captures creative spirit with one-day winter celebrationJan 21, 2025 12:42 am - Elgin's Winter Mini Fringe returns for a one-day celebration of art, performance, and community. Enjoy an art exhibition, potluck, future insights panel, provocative immersive theater, and a hilarious mythical adventure comedy.
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All-Canada Show returns to St. Charles for fishing and hunting adventuresJan 20, 2025 11:11 pm - Hundreds of Canadian fishing, hunting, and wilderness lodges and outfitters will gather at the All-Canada Show in Chicago Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Discounts for veterans and youth under 17.
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Chicago man accused of selling cocaine in NapervilleJan 20, 2025 8:05 pm - A Chicago man faces drug and weapon charges after a two-month-long investigation by Naperville police, officials said.
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District 128 paring down 22 applicants for superintendentJan 20, 2025 7:39 pm - The funnel is narrowing on the search for a new superintendent to lead Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128.
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‘What went wrong here?’: Show examines history behind Arlington High’s closingJan 20, 2025 7:11 pm - A 90-minute retrospective by Hey Nonny’s Chip Brooks investigates the controversial 1984 closure of Arlington High School, weaving public meetings and court cases into a live drama with music to examine the deeper reasons behind the school's demise.