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Learn how bison shaped the Illinois prairieMar 25, 2025 7:06 am - Author and natural history educator Cindy Crosby will discuss how the tallgrass prairie, Illinois’ original garden, has been shaped by bison during a presentation at 7 p.m. April 1.
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Batavia parks forums seek input for new master planMar 25, 2025 7:06 am - The Batavia Park District is having community forums Tuesday and Wednesday to receive input for its master plan.
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How muskrats shape bird-friendly wetland topic of Lake County Audubon meetingMar 25, 2025 7:06 am - How muskrats shape bird-friendly wetlands is the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting at 7 p.m. April 7, at Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Drive in Vernon Hills.
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Lake Zurich’s first detailed comprehensive plan update in 22 years shifts emphasis to include redevelopmentMar 24, 2025 9:32 pm - Officials recently approved “Lake Zurich Together” the first detailed update of the village’s comprehensive plan since 2003, expanded to include policies for infill and redevelopment.
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Aurora police release video of fatal shootingMar 24, 2025 6:30 pm - Aurora police have released some video of last week’s fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old man.
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42 years after Elgin woman’s disappearance, police make startling discovery in Fox RiverMar 24, 2025 4:49 pm - Forty-two years after a 23-year-old Elgin woman vanished without a trace, Elgin police and a dive team searching the Fox River made a stunning find: the 1980 Toyota Celica Karen Schepers owned.
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Hooters presents $40,876 donation to Holy Family SchoolMar 24, 2025 3:32 pm - Representatives from the Chicagoland Hooters locations presented Holy Family School with a donation of $40,876 on March 13. Holy Family School is at 3415 W. Arthington St. in Homan Square on the west side of Chicago.
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Spotlight: Edge of the Wood Theatre opens with Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’Mar 24, 2025 3:22 pm - An actress becomes “Hamlet” in Edge of the Wood’s “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a woman answers a stranger’s cellphone in MadKap Productions’ “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” and a grandmother and granddaughter jump into action in Filament Theatre’s “Hannah and Halmoni Save the World.”
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Should Des Plaines police assist with federal immigration enforcement? Council candidates disagreeMar 24, 2025 3:03 pm - Candidates running for seats on Des Plaines’ city council are divided about whether local police should assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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Five years in the making: The Kirk Players present the family classic, ‘The Jungle Book’Mar 24, 2025 2:50 pm - The Kirk Players is thrilled to present the family classic “The Jungle Book” as its children’s play for its 59th Season. The play, written by Joseph Robinette, is based on the book by Rudyard Kipling. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29; and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30.