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Taste of Oak Brook expands offerings with drone show, fireworks and live musicApr 24, 2025 4:35 pm - Oak Brook hosting annual Taste event on July 3, featuring expanded entertainment like 16 Candles band, 25-minute fireworks, drone show, food, and new private cabanas.
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Buffalo Grove police deputy chief to retire in MayApr 24, 2025 4:29 pm - After nearly 29 years of service, Buffalo Grove Deputy Police Chief Michael Rodriguez will retire May 2.
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After 52 years of service, Schaumburg razes village hall to make way for new government centerApr 24, 2025 4:26 pm - After months of preparation, Schaumburg’s 52-year-old village hall was largely erased from the landscape this week to make way for its larger, two-story successor.
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Democratic state senators launch ‘For The People’ bus tour to address federal budget cutsApr 24, 2025 3:38 pm - Buffalo Grove will be one of four stops on a bus tour state Democratic legislators are taking Sunday to raise awareness of federal budget cuts and explain how they are acting to safeguard programs and provide financial relief to working families.
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Could Elgin adopt a single-use plastic bag ban?Apr 24, 2025 3:36 pm - Following the recommendation of the city’s sustainability commission, Elgin may consider bringing a citywide ban on single-use plastic bags up for a council vote.
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Des Plaines enacts grocery tax to avoid losing $1.4 million annuallyApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Des Plaines has joined a growing list of suburbs implementing a local 1% sales tax on groceries to offset the pending elimination of a state tax.
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2 charged after stolen Jeep strikes brick mailbox in Bartlett and overturnsApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged following Monday’s collision of a stolen 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which they were traveling with a brick mailbox in Bartlett.
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State’s attorney: 2 officers justified in shooting man dead in AuroraApr 24, 2025 12:45 pm - Two law enforcement officers who shot and killed a man in Aurora last year have been cleared of wrongdoing.
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Activities abound at Lake Zurich Arbor Day celebrationApr 24, 2025 11:52 am - Lake Zurich is hosting an Arbor Day celebration with various activities to plant, nurture and celebrate trees from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Paulus Park, Route 12 just north of Route 22.
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Touch-A-Truck display returns to downtown WheatonApr 24, 2025 11:51 am - Heavy-duty trucks and municipal vehicles will converge on downtown Wheaton this Saturday for a popular family-friendly event.