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Free Aurora GreenFest to feature over 100 exhibitors on Energy Smart LivingApr 29, 2026 9:21 pm - Aurora GreenFest returns May 2 after a one-year hiatus, featuring over 100 exhibitors focused on energy efficiency and environmental conservation with the theme "Make a Difference! Be Energy Smart!"
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Lombard Historical Society offers Lilac Heritage Tours, family activitiesApr 29, 2026 7:21 pm - The Lombard Historical Society announces spring lineup of events including Lilac Heritage Tours at Lilacia Park from May 1-17, featuring guided walks that explore Colonel William Plum's legacy and landscape architect Jens Jensen's design influence.
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‘An activist and a changemaker’: Buffalo Grove resident receives award from Arlington Heights church for LGBTQ+ advocacyApr 29, 2026 6:32 pm - Carolyn Pinta, a champion for the LGBTQ+ community in the Northwest suburbs, has been given the Heart of a Lion Achievement Award from Southminster Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights.
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NFL focuses on fate of Bears stadium as the legislative clock ticksApr 29, 2026 6:30 pm - Arlington Heights or Indiana? NFL officials won’t say where the Chicago Bears den should go but the organization is watching as Illinois lawmakers deliberate.
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District 128 places associate superintendent on leaveApr 29, 2026 6:11 pm - A veteran administrator for Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 has been placed on leave amid continuing criticism of how the school board and administrators have handled allegations of sexual grooming and other complaints brought by students.
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Annual golf outing to benefit Arlington Heights-based FamilyForwardApr 29, 2026 5:53 pm - Arlington Heights-based nonprofit FamilyForward will host its annual FamilyFOREward Golf Outing on Thursday, May 28, at Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling.
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U-46 gearing up for construction of new elementary school in ElginApr 29, 2026 5:10 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is one step closer to starting construction work on a new elementary school in Elgin.
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre’s ‘Birthday Candles,’ Goodman’s suspenseful ‘Covenant’ and TimeLine’s new homeApr 29, 2026 5:03 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble concludes its season with Noah Haidle’s “Birthday Candles,” City Lit premieres the musical “Scaramouche,” and TimeLine Theatre inaugurates its new home with the ever-timely “An Enemy of the People.”
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Local 5th and 6th graders invited to free Northbrook Baseball Community TournamentApr 29, 2026 4:52 pm - Northbrook Baseball and the Northbrook Park District invite all 5th and 6th graders to play in the annual Northbrook Baseball Community Tournament, a free, one-day event on May 16.
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World-renowed organist bringing Bach, gospel to historic Elgin church May 8Apr 29, 2026 4:32 pm - On Friday, May 8, internationally acclaimed organist Alcée Chriss III will perform at First Congregational Church in Elgin. The concert will feature works by Bach, Rameau, Price, Reger, and his own gospel hymn improvisations.