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Seven Batavia businesses win 2025 Ole Awards for community investmentMar 30, 2026 10:32 am - Seven Batavia businesses are receiving the 2025 Ole Award, with two organizations named Civic Impact Award winners. The recipients will be honored at “Inspire 2026: A Celebration of Those Who Inspire Us!” event, scheduled for Thursday, April 23.
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From roots to rainforest: How different trees use water to thriveMar 30, 2026 10:31 am - If you plant a sapling for Arbor Day, this year on April 24, or Labor Day, for that matter, you can’t just expect it to grow. It needs to be watered. Actually, it needs a good soaking.
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Senior showcase: Annual ‘Follies’ puts older performers in the spotlightMar 29, 2026 5:53 pm - “Age is just a number” took on new meaning Sunday in Schaumburg, as some of the community’s most talented performers of a certain age took to the stage for musical numbers and more.
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Man charged with gun, drug crimes after Mount Prospect road-rage incidentMar 29, 2026 5:17 pm - A Wheeling man faces multiple felony charges in connection with a road-rage incident last week in Mount Prospect, police announced Sunday.
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Police: Man broke into Huntley home planning to kill residentMar 29, 2026 2:37 pm - A 21-year-old Melrose Park man faces charges alleging he broke into a Huntley home Friday night planning to lie in wait and murder its owner.
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A Pelican Palooza: Spring migration of enormous visitors sparks celebrationMar 29, 2026 12:00 pm - With the spring migration of American white pelicans in full swing across the region, a celebration of these enormous, large-billed visitors is about to launch in Fox Lake.
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Pedestrian seriously injured when struck by two vehicles in GurneeMar 29, 2026 10:15 am - A pedestrian was seriously injured Saturday night in a crash in Gurnee.
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Teen fatally shot at Glenview-area apartment complexMar 29, 2026 9:07 am - A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday in an unincorporated area near Glenview, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.
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St. Charles considering grant to help redevelopment of vacant downtown buildingMar 29, 2026 8:16 am - To spur redevelopment of a vacant historic building that once housed the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce and a dairy plant, city officials are considering a $30,000 grant to help bring retail and office uses to the space.
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Missing Huntley teen reunited with familyMar 29, 2026 7:38 am - A 15-year-old Huntley girl who went missing from home late Friday or early Saturday has returned safely, police reported early Sunday.