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Six Flags Great America without the screams: A ride-shy visitor’s guide to summer funMay 27, 2025 2:24 pm - You don’t need nerves of steel or a love of stomach-lurching drops to enjoy a day at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. While the park is known for its towering roller coasters, like the new 180-foot-tall Wrath of Rakshasa dive coaster opening Saturday, it’s also a destination for those who prefer to stay grounded.
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Buffalo Grove approves indoor golf facility expansionMay 27, 2025 12:35 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees voted last week to approve a plan to expand a private golf instruction facility at 1610-1612 Barclay Boulevard.
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Police: Cannabis, gun found during Des Plaines traffic stopMay 27, 2025 12:34 pm - A Chicago man was arrested over the weekend after Des Plaines police stopped a vehicle in which he was riding and found cannabis and a handgun inside, authorities said Tuesday.
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Mount Prospect approves license for Indian Fusion restaurantMay 27, 2025 12:34 pm - The Mount Prospect village board approved a liquor license for Chit Chaat Cafe, a new Indian Fusion restaurant at 1716 E. Kensington Road, in the former Salerno's location.
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Emma Dvorak named assistant administrator at The Springs at Monarch LandingMay 27, 2025 11:49 am - The Springs Health and Rehabilitation at Monarch Landing Senior Living in Naperville has announced the promotion of Emma Dvorak to Assistant Administrator. This is a sig...
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Lakemoor woman killed in deadly weekend crashMay 27, 2025 11:25 am - An 85-year-old Lakemoor woman was killed Saturday in a two-vehicle crash, authorities said Tuesday.
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Des Plaines garage fire blamed on bonfire ashesMay 27, 2025 10:26 am - No one was injured Sunday when ashes from a bonfire set the detached garage of a Des Plaines house ablaze, authorities said.
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No injuries, minor damage from Antioch swamp fireMay 26, 2025 7:53 pm - A large swamp fire took place in Antioch Monday afternoon, causing no injuries and minor damage to some surrounding trailers.
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‘The purpose of Memorial Day’: Communities gather to remember fallen heroesMay 26, 2025 6:31 pm - On Memorial Day, communities throughout the suburbs held parades and ceremonies to honor fallen service members. In Arlington Heights, that included public recognition - for the first time - of nine Civil War soldiers discovered by a local historian.
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McHenry man, 77, charged with firing ‘several rounds’ from gun to ‘scare’ womanMay 26, 2025 6:08 pm - A 77-year-old McHenry man is accused of firing off a gun in front of two people Sunday evening in McHenry, according to authorities.