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‘Might not be right for Rolling Meadows’: Council rejects plan to narrow Kirchoff RoadSep 10, 2025 6:49 pm - Rolling Meadows’ city council voted 4-3 against implementing a so-called “road diet” of a milelong stretch of Kirchoff Road that would have reduced the thoroughfare from five lanes to three.
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Northwest Municipal Conference to host summit on e-bike and e-scooter policies Sept. 22Sep 10, 2025 5:27 pm - The Northwest Municipal Conference is organizing a summit aimed at providing greater clarity and coherence among its member suburbs’ e-bike and e-scooter regulations on Monday, Sept. 22.
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‘Much-needed relief’: Gurnee board approves 40-unit workforce housing planSep 10, 2025 5:26 pm - Opportunities for low- to moderate-income renters seeking a place in Gurnee will be expanding with approval this week of a 40-unit “workforce housing” apartment development.
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9/11 remembered with fields of flags; World Trade Center survivor to speak in NapervilleSep 10, 2025 5:11 pm - American flags honoring first responders killed on 9/11 are posted in the visceral “Healing Fields” in Carpentersville and in West Dundee 24 years later.
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Award-winning Chicago restaurant avec coming to the suburbsSep 10, 2025 4:58 pm - One of Chicago’s most noted restaurants — avec — is opening its first suburban location this spring.
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Prestige Feed Products odor levels found safe by study funded by Mount ProspectSep 10, 2025 4:32 pm - A $69,000 odor study of Prestige Feed Products funded by Mount Prospect found the chemicals tested below safe exposure levels.
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Feds seize vape products from Bensenville warehouseSep 10, 2025 4:17 pm - Federal authorities Wednesday seized $14 million worth of what they say are illegal vaping product supplies from a Bensenville warehouse.
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‘It’s really pretty’: Heinen’s grocery store opens in NapervilleSep 10, 2025 4:05 pm - The fifth Heinen’s grocery store in the Chicago area opened Wednesday in Naperville with a packed parking lot and rave reviews. “I love it. It’s really pretty, and they have a really good selection of produce,” one Naperville mom said. Heinen’s is the rare family-owned and family-run grocery chain.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to hold Block Party Sept. 17Sep 10, 2025 3:48 pm - Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will hosts its first Block Party from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.
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Celebrate Fall at Gorton Center’s Oktoberfest on Oct. 18 in Lake ForestSep 10, 2025 2:49 pm - Gorton Center will host its annual Oktoberfest fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 18. Enjoy an evening of food, drink and entertainment, all in support of Gorton’s cultural and educational programs.