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Firefighters extinguish blaze at Warrenville youth detention centerJul 15, 2024 3:16 pm - A multi-alarm fire at a youth detention center in Warrenville has been extinguished by firefighters.
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3 suburban tornadoes Sunday, more Monday nightJul 15, 2024 3:00 pm - Meteorologists at the National Weather Service bureau in Romeoville have confirmed three EF-0 tornadoes, the least damaging types, touched down in the suburbs Sunday evening.
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Generations at work in the Garden of HopeJul 15, 2024 1:40 pm - With a song and a prayer, the congregation welcomed its newest residents to Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates.
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Intersection improvements underway in Lake ZurichJul 15, 2024 12:37 pm - Work on intersection improvements at Miller Road at Route 12 in Lake Zurich is underway, so drivers should prepare of traffic lane shifts and possible delays.
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Kane County Fair returns with live music, rodeos and a demolition derbyJul 15, 2024 12:32 pm - The 155th annual Kane County Fair returns with animals, carnival rides, fair food, demolition derbies, rodeos, music and more.
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South Barrington moves ahead with plan to acquire Lake Michigan waterJul 15, 2024 12:20 pm - South Barrington officials are continuing to pursue a plan to bring drinking water from Lake Michigan to town and hired an engineering firm to assist them.
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Home sweet home: Elgin nonprofit helps veterans furnish housesJul 15, 2024 12:01 pm - Diane Ahrens founded Operation Sweet Life three years ago with one goal in mind: to help struggling veterans make a house a home.
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It’s a gas … until you have to pay for itJul 15, 2024 11:43 am - On July 1, Illinois’ motor fuel tax jumped from 45 cents to 47 cents a gallon. Those filling up with diesel fuel also will see an increase of slightly more than three percent, with prices increasing from 52.9 cents a gallon to 54.5 cents.
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Authorities seeking Wauconda teen who went missing SundayJul 15, 2024 11:07 am - Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a teenage girl who went missing from Wauconda on Sunday.
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Steinhafels Furniture Superstore replacing former Bed Bath & Beyond in Schaumburg FridayJul 15, 2024 10:19 am - The opening of a Steinhafels Furniture & Mattress Superstore west of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Friday will be the fifth in the suburbs for the Wisconsin-based retailer, and follows last year’s launch of a 110,000-square-foot distribution center in Bolingbrook.