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Elgin to spend up to $2.5 million to clear homeless encampmentJan 10, 2025 6:54 pm - Elgin surveyed homeless residents at “Tent City,” so far finding 36 people willing to move to temporary hotel lodging. The city council also approved a contract of up to $2.5 million to remediate the nearly 8-acre site.
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Batavia Nursery School hosts Jan. 28 open house for prospective familiesJan 10, 2025 6:07 pm - Batavia Nursery School, which celebrated 50 years in 2024, is hosting an open house on Jan. 28 for incoming families to learn more about their academic preschool program.
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Roselle students can apply for garden club scholarshipsJan 10, 2025 5:51 pm - Roselle high school seniors and college students can apply by March 14 for a $1,000 Roselle Garden Club scholarship awarded to qualified candidates studying environmental fields.
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Regional police group to lease shuttered fire station in Rolling MeadowsJan 10, 2025 5:35 pm - The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, a regional consortium of suburban police departments, plans to lease Rolling Meadows’ shuttered fire station on Plum Grove Road for administrative offices, emergency response operations, training, and equipment storage.
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Warrenville’s Community Baptist Church welcomes new pastorJan 10, 2025 5:11 pm - Community Baptist Church names Rev. Michael Strickland as new pastor, welcoming his commitment to inclusivity and spiritual growth.
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New president looks to build on successes at Elgin Community CollegeJan 10, 2025 4:59 pm - Elgin Community College’s first female president Peggy Heinrich plans to focus on affordability, student success after graduation and partnerships for a new $80 million manufacturing and technology center.
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Time change for Libertyville Village Board meetingsJan 10, 2025 4:30 pm - Libertyville Village Board meetings will start at 7 p.m. beginning with the first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
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Bartlett adds Restaurant Week Feb. 2-8 as part of village’s marketing campaignJan 10, 2025 4:24 pm - Sixteen Bartlett dining establishments will participate in the village’s inaugural Restaurant Week Feb. 2-8 as an early event of the new I/You/We Belong in Bartlett promotional campaign launched last summer.
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Bartlett woman accused of animal cruelty, neglect leading to dog’s deathJan 10, 2025 4:17 pm - Bartlett police Friday arrested a village resident accused of animal cruelty and neglect leading to the death of her dog last October.
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Homeless man charged with stealing from same Bartlett store three timesJan 10, 2025 3:24 pm - A homeless man was charged with three counts of retail theft Thursday after being accused of stealing from the same Bartlett business three times late last year.