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The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costsApr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
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Thousands participate in annual Naperville Jaycees Great Egg Hunt despite rainApr 19, 2025 1:50 pm - The Naperville Jaycees Great Egg Hunt was a home run Saturday at Frontier Sports Complex.
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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underpreparedApr 19, 2025 1:45 pm - AURORA, Ill. — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating b...
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Five boys in three years: Long Grove mom delivers rare set of spontaneous tripletsApr 19, 2025 12:45 pm - A team at Advocate Children’s Hospital successfully delivered spontaneous triplets — Levi, Jackson and Mason — born to Stephanie Epstein of Long Grove. Two of the boys are identical twins, while the third is fraternal — a rare and more complex type of triplet pregnancy.
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‘A very aggressive schedule’: Design for new Libertyville police facility underwayApr 18, 2025 8:46 pm - The design process is underway for a new police station in Libertyville, four years after an evaluation to replace the aging, cramped facility began.
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Barrington wastewater treatment facility upgrade moving forwardApr 18, 2025 8:43 pm - Barrington is moving forward with final design engineering for long-awaited upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility at 302 N. Raymond Ave.
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Des Plaines firefighters to get pay raises under proposed contractApr 18, 2025 8:42 pm - Des Plaines’ firefighters are set to get 3% pay raises May 1 under a proposed four-year contract.
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Sleepy Hollow storage facility plans scrapped after residents voice objectionsApr 18, 2025 5:16 pm - A Wauconda-based developer has pulled plans to build an eight-building storage unit facility in Sleepy Hollow following a no vote from the village’s planning and zoning commission.
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Learn about the Underground Railroad’s secret codes with Holy Trinity QuiltersApr 18, 2025 4:56 pm - On April 26, the Holy Trinity Quilting Queens will host a talk on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad.”
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Celebrate nature, sustainability and conservation at Earth Day eventApr 18, 2025 4:19 pm - The Adler Arts Center, 1700 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville will host its annual Earth Day event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26.