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How DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center is designed for climate-friendly ‘net-zero’ statusJan 14, 2026 6:00 am - The DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center has set a new bar for the county forest preserve system. The visitor center and animal hospital is the district's first “net-zero” designed building.
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New DuPage wildlife hospital shows care for creatures great and small in ‘real time’Jan 14, 2026 6:00 am - A new visitor center exhibit hall is now open at the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center as part of a yearslong transformation of Glen Ellyn campus. A series of large windows will let you observe incoming patient exams, procedures in a surgical suite, hand feedings and how orphans are being reared until they’re old enough to hack it out on their own.
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Painting brick buildings a popular trend, but not with preservationistsJan 14, 2026 4:00 am - Painting over brick is way to bring older buildings “back to life” and give a downtown streetscape a new look, but historic preservationists advise against it.
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Wheaton church to host blood drive Feb. 4Jan 13, 2026 10:40 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Versiti, the blood drive administrator, says less than 5% of eligible people donate blood, but one pint can save up to three lives.
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Roundabout to be built at Deep Lake Road and Depot Street in Antioch will be 12th in Lake CountyJan 13, 2026 8:50 pm - Work to install what will be Lake County’s 12th roundabout will require the closure of Depot Street at Deep Lake Road in Antioch for 100 days this summer.
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Schaumburg approves residential development for long-debated Loeber Farm siteJan 13, 2026 8:10 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday appeared to answer a question lingering throughout the 21st century by approving a specific residential development for the hotly debated Loeber Farm property adjacent to Rolling Meadows.
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Officials: 2 Cary residents rescued from Lake Killarney after falling through iceJan 13, 2026 7:42 pm - First responders from the Cary Fire Protection District rescued two people who had fallen through ice while attempting to go ice fishing on Lake Killarney Tuesday evening.
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121st Winter Tournament brings high-flying fun to Norge Ski ClubJan 13, 2026 7:01 pm - The Norge Ski Club's annual Winter Tournament on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 is celebrating its 121st year, featuring ski jumpers launching themselves off towering jumps 40- and 70- meters high.
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Prosecution challenges claim Marni Yang was too short to fire fatal gunshotJan 13, 2026 6:38 pm - Lake County prosecutors Tuesday challenged defense claims that convicted murderer Marni Yang could not have killed a 42-year-old pregnant woman authorities say she saw as a rival for the affections of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle.
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NFL commissioner visits Arlington Heights, fueling Bears stadium hopesJan 13, 2026 6:29 pm - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell toured the Arlington Park property in Arlington Heights with Bears Chairman George McCaskey and President/CEO Kevin Warren on Saturday - but the trio also visited potential stadium locales in Northwest Indiana.