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St. Charles street rehabilitation project gets underwayMay 23, 2025 9:12 pm - St. Charles plans extensive street rehab program starting in June involving 3 phases: utility/sidewalk repairs, road resurfacing, and final pavement markings/landscaping. Almost 14 miles of roads to be improved by October.
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Man faces 31 years to life for shooting pregnant woman in WillowbrookMay 23, 2025 8:41 pm - A Chicago man on Friday was found guilty of shooting a woman in 2022, officials said. Lawrence Grant, 41, was found guilty of one count of attempted murder, one count of ...
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Mount Prospect seeking developers for former Chase Bank propertyMay 23, 2025 6:20 pm - Mount Prospect is moving forward with plans to redevelopment of the former Chase Bank property at 111 E. Busse Ave.
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Local P.E.O. Chapter awards scholarship to Glenbard East studentMay 23, 2025 4:19 pm - P.E.O. Chapter IR-Lombard recently awarded its annual scholarship to Brissa Sarabia, a recent graduate from Glenbard East High School in Lombard.
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Hoffman Estates’ Unity Day to celebrate community’s culturesMay 23, 2025 4:10 pm - The village of Hoffman Estates’ Cultural Awareness Commission will host this year’s Unity Day: Festival of Cultures from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31 at village hall, 1900 Hassell Road.
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‘It’s a high-end grocer’: The Fresh Market coming to Schaumburg’s Veridian developmentMay 23, 2025 3:22 pm - The Fresh Market has been named as the operator of the proposed grocery store serving not only The District at Veridian mixed-use development on the former Motorola site in Schaumburg but the existing neighborhoods around it.
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Hanover Park gardener cultivates community with little free sharing greenhouseMay 23, 2025 3:04 pm - Kelly Bauer spreads joy one seedling at a time. For the Hanover Park gardening enthusiast, cultivating seedlings is about nurturing hope. Making those seedlings available for free in a neighborhood greenhouse is about building community, a Bauer helps nourish through The Little Blue Greenhouse located outside her home in the 8100 block of Northway Drive.
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St. Charles among few local municipalities that hasn’t decided on 1% grocery tax in 2026May 23, 2025 2:23 pm - Most municipalities in Kane County have chosen to maintain the 1% grocery tax even after the state allows it to expire at the end of 2025. Still, St. Charles has not yet decided whether it wants to continue receiving roughly $2 million in annual revenue from the tax.
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Wheaton police to kick off summer events with town hallMay 23, 2025 2:14 pm - Wheaton police will host a town-hall meeting that will kick off a series of community engagement events in schools over the summer.
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Algonquin OKs plan to improve Willoughby Farms ParkMay 23, 2025 1:44 pm - Algonquin officials have approved a $4.8 million plan to refurbish Willoughby Farms Park.