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Democratic state senators launch ‘For The People’ bus tour to address federal budget cutsApr 24, 2025 3:38 pm - Buffalo Grove will be one of four stops on a bus tour state Democratic legislators are taking Sunday to raise awareness of federal budget cuts and explain how they are acting to safeguard programs and provide financial relief to working families.
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Could Elgin adopt a single-use plastic bag ban?Apr 24, 2025 3:36 pm - Following the recommendation of the city’s sustainability commission, Elgin may consider bringing a citywide ban on single-use plastic bags up for a council vote.
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Des Plaines enacts grocery tax to avoid losing $1.4 million annuallyApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Des Plaines has joined a growing list of suburbs implementing a local 1% sales tax on groceries to offset the pending elimination of a state tax.
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2 charged after stolen Jeep strikes brick mailbox in Bartlett and overturnsApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged following Monday’s collision of a stolen 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which they were traveling with a brick mailbox in Bartlett.
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State’s attorney: 2 officers justified in shooting man dead in AuroraApr 24, 2025 12:45 pm - Two law enforcement officers who shot and killed a man in Aurora last year have been cleared of wrongdoing.
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Activities abound at Lake Zurich Arbor Day celebrationApr 24, 2025 11:52 am - Lake Zurich is hosting an Arbor Day celebration with various activities to plant, nurture and celebrate trees from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Paulus Park, Route 12 just north of Route 22.
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Touch-A-Truck display returns to downtown WheatonApr 24, 2025 11:51 am - Heavy-duty trucks and municipal vehicles will converge on downtown Wheaton this Saturday for a popular family-friendly event.
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A Texas-based firm wants to bring new life to former Aon headquarters in LincolnshireApr 24, 2025 11:41 am - Texas-based Woodcrest Capital has acquired the former 31-acre Aon headquarters within the 330-acre Lincolnshire Corporate Center with the intention of bringing new life to it with highly competitive lease rates.
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Elgin police chief honored nationally for leadership through progressive policingApr 24, 2025 11:17 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley was honored with the Axon Visionary Leadership Award this week, a national award presented annually to a public safety leader who has positively affected their agency and community through thoughtful leadership.
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Highland Park parade shooter gets seven life sentencesApr 24, 2025 11:04 am - “Irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible and beyond any rehabilitation” is how Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti described the Highland Park shooter moments be...