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DuPage ham radio club prepares for community emergency at National Field Day June 27-28Jun 23, 2026 12:37 am - The DuPage Amateur Radio Club is hosting National Field Day weekend in Elmhurst showing how emergency ham radio provides crucial communications when phone systems fail during disasters.
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As investigation into Mundelein woman’s fatal shooting continues, mayor and critics have their sayJun 22, 2026 9:47 pm - Supporters of the family of a Mundelein woman who was fatally shot by police last month expressed their anger during Monday’s village board meeting.
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Midsummer Artisan Market brings local arts and crafts to Lake Zurich breweryJun 22, 2026 9:46 pm - he Midsummer Artisan Market returns to Phase Three Brewing in Lake Zurich on Saturday, June 27, featuring over three dozen local artists and vendors. For the first time, the market expands outdoors along the brewery's side drive.
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Rolling Meadows to outsource garbage collection after long haul of in-house serviceJun 22, 2026 6:58 pm - Rolling Meadows is preparing to privatize its garbage collection services after decades of municipal operation.
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The Land Conservancy seeks artists for 18th annual Art of the Land ShowJun 22, 2026 6:56 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County invites artists to submit landscape-inspired works for the 18th annual Art of the Land show Oct. 23-24 at The Starline Factory in Harvard, with artists keeping 70% of sales proceeds.
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Bartlett woman charged with starting fire at apartment complex, hitting officerJun 22, 2026 6:22 pm - A Bartlett woman has been charged with aggravated arson in connection with Saturday’s fire at the Bartlett Lake Apartments.
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Martial arts studio could join ranks of schools in Buffalo Grove industrial zoneJun 22, 2026 6:21 pm - Buffalo Grove’s industrial district on the north in Lake County is proving attractive to non-academic schools. The latest proposal is for a martial arts academy.
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Vanishing act: Schaumburg neighborhood meets its demiseJun 22, 2026 5:58 pm - A 55-year-old neighborhood newly annexed within Schaumburg’s southwest corner began demolition Monday to make way for a pair of industrial buildings just east of Wintrust Field.
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Bloomingdale Yard construction ushers in transformation of Stratford Square to ‘The Grove’Jun 22, 2026 5:24 pm - There are signs of new life at the site where a dead mall stood. Vertical construction has started on the former Stratford Square property, one of the first major steps toward its redevelopment as “The Grove at Bloomingdale.”
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South Barrington Police begin Fourth of July Traffic Safety CampaignJun 22, 2026 12:06 pm - The South Barrington Police Department announced plans for July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers. The safety campaign will run through July 6 to encompass summer weekends leading up to and after Independence Day.