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Route 31 in Geneva closing for train bridge repairsMay 25, 2025 12:59 pm - The Route 31 underpass in Geneva will be closed for two days, beginning 9 a.m. Monday, June 2, as Union Pacific conducts train bridge repairs, officials announced.
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Florida truck driver charged in Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 25, 2025 11:12 am - A Florida man is behind bars in Wisconsin awaiting extradition to Illinois in connection with a road-rage shooting earlier this month in Gurnee.
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Longmeadow Parkway wins national engineering awardMay 25, 2025 11:00 am - The Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor over the Fox River near Carpentersville received an Engineering Excellence Award last week from the American Council of Engineering Companies.
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Fire damages Palatine townhouse; resident escapes unharmedMay 25, 2025 8:00 am - No injuries were reported after fire broke out Saturday morning on the third floor of a Palatine townhouse.
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Suburban Skyview: A totally tubular mishap leaves roads a messMay 25, 2025 1:00 am - A shifted load of plastic tubes causes a truck to roll onto its side on a curve near Long Grove and Palatine, resulting in spilled cargo and substantial traffic issues.
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‘It is dedicated to all of them’: West Dundee VFW unveils tribute to veteransMay 24, 2025 8:26 pm - The West Dundee Veterans of Foreign Wars post dedicated a memorial Saturday to all who have served in the U.S. military. “From this moment on, their sacrifice will always be remembered here,” post member Scott Webb said.
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What’s left of Sears? Stores and HQ are nearly gone, but successor still owns and leases many propertiesMay 24, 2025 2:09 pm - Many goodbyes already have been said in Sears’ native Illinois, with its last great headquarters rapidly fading from the landscape of Hoffman Estates. But the one-time retail giant’s 139-year-long story continues at eight remaining stores elsewhere in the country and as a landlord of commercial properties both near and far.
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Principal retires after decades of service to Stanton School in Fox LakeMay 24, 2025 1:32 pm - After more than 33 years in education including 16 as principal of Stanton Middle School in Fox Lake Grade School District 114, Jeff Sefcik is retiring, leaving a legacy of leadership, heart and unwavering dedication to students, staff and the community.
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Kids can cast a line at free Fishing Derby June 8May 24, 2025 1:30 pm - The annual Just for Kids Fishing Derby offers a morning of fishing, prizes, and family fun for kids 15 and under at Silver Lake in Blackwell Forest Preserve.
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The Biz Week That Was: I-88 corridor redevelopment, new eateries and the best burgers in the suburbsMay 24, 2025 1:22 pm - Naperville mayor touts Block 59 dining district, calls I-88 corridor the ‘most significant redevelopment opportunity’ in city history Across Naperville, a new dining...