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New sound stage latest in downtown East Dundee improvementsMar 31, 2026 4:44 pm - East Dundee will be adding a band shell to the downtown area. The village board is still finalizing design, but it's a project they hope to get under construction this year.
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Takeout-focused Buffalo Wild Wings GO to open in Lake ZurichMar 31, 2026 2:57 pm - Buffalo Wild Wings GO will be opening in Lake Zurich Thursday with a promotion promising free wings for a year for the first 50 guests in line 18 and older. All other guests who visit on opening day will receive a voucher for $5 off any order of $25 or more redeemable through June 30.
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Man killed in crane incident in Carol StreamMar 31, 2026 2:22 pm - A man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crane accident at a business in Carol Stream.
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After wrong-fuel blunder causes six-figure repair bill, Lake in the Hills gets new supplierMar 31, 2026 1:03 pm - Lake in the Hills has a new fuel supplier, weeks after the village was left with a repair bill of over $300,000 after officials said its former vendor mistakenly put hundreds of gallons of unleaded gasoline in diesel tanks of public work trucks.
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Northwestern Medicine steps up support for community health clinic as insurance costs soarMar 31, 2026 11:57 am - A Crystal Lake-based nonprofit medical clinic is seeing a surge of clients as health insurance costs skyrocket, leaving many to go without coverage altogether.
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Buffalo Grove woman indicted in $3.5 million fraud schemeMar 31, 2026 11:57 am - A Buffalo Grove woman faces charges of wire fraud and impersonating a federal law enforcement officer stemming from allegations she swindled multiple victims out of at least $3.5 million, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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‘Expect delays’: Project to slow traffic west of St. Charles in Kane CountyMar 31, 2026 11:45 am - Traffic is expected to be backed up starting next week in Kane County as workers install fiber-optic cables along several roadways west of St. Charles. The construction is expected to last for almost two months.
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Nonalcoholic stouts and porters have come a long way. Here are 6 of the best.Mar 31, 2026 11:20 am - A decade ago, if you wanted a nonalcoholic stout or porter, you needed to lower your expectations. But the overall quality of nonalcoholic beer has improved dramatically over the past few years. One of the more distinctive beers in a blind tasting came from Go Brewing, based in Naperville.
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Fire that started in garage damages home in AuroraMar 31, 2026 11:08 am - An Aurora home was deemed uninhabitable following a Monday morning fire that started in an attached garage.
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Spotlight: Drury Lane revives ‘Father of the Bride’Mar 31, 2026 10:53 am - This week in Chicago-area theater, Drury Lane Theatre revives “Father of the Bride,” Wise women outwit Shakespeare’s Falstaff in Chicago Shakes’ “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and Northlight concludes its season with the screwball comedy “The Angel Next Door.”