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Inverness resident named Marklund board chairAug 12, 2025 5:46 pm - Jerry Finis, co-founder of Pathway Senior Living, has been named chair of the Marklund board of directors.
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‘Tremendous potential’: ULI Chicago to present ideas for Naperville’s 5th Avenue areaAug 12, 2025 5:29 pm - An Urban Land Institute panel is bringing fresh eyes to an underdeveloped area in Naperville near the 5th Avenue Metra station.
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Pretrial release denied for man in Aurora shootingAug 12, 2025 5:11 pm - A man on pretrial release in a domestic battery case is now behind bars awaiting trial on charges he tried to murder two men Sunday, one of whom is his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
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Kane County Board rejects solar electricity site near ElginAug 12, 2025 5:09 pm - Residents of two neighborhoods near Elgin were relieved Tuesday when the Kane County board rejected a request to allow a solar farm near their homes.
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League of Women Voters hosts immigration panel with legal and policy expertsAug 12, 2025 5:00 pm - Immigration attorneys and policy experts will participate in an Aug. 26 panel discussion on immigration law and enforcement practices, co-sponsored by local Leagues of Women Voters, AAUW Elgin, and Gail Borden Public Library.
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Gowns For Good to host Teen Gown Sale Aug. 24Aug 12, 2025 4:30 pm - Gowns For Good, a nonprofit making formalwear affordable, is hosting a Teen Gown Sale on Aug. 24 in Elgin. Proceeds benefit the Female Empowerment Club of Hampshire High School.
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Spotlight: Elgin’s Janus updates ‘School for Lies’ and Aurora’s Paramount stages ‘Come From Away’Aug 12, 2025 4:17 pm - Janus Theatre stages a contemporary take on Moliere’s 17th-century satire “School for Lies” and Paramount Theatre presents the regional premiere of the musical “Come From Away.”
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Conjuring nightmares: Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest unveils new thrills, haunted mazesAug 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Roller coaster buffs will have to hurry to ride Raging Bull before it temporarily closes for a full repaint, but there are plenty of other big events, including new Fright Fest haunts, planned for visitors to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
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Florida boat captain faces federal charge in Elk Grove woman’s 2022 parasailing deathAug 12, 2025 4:11 pm - A federal grand jury indicted a Florida boat captain with one count of seaman’s manslaughter in the 2022 parasailing death of an Elk Grove Village woman.
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Dining out: Lobster festival at Shaw’s, nose-to-tail dinner at Niche and moreAug 12, 2025 4:10 pm - It’s peak lobster season and Shaw’s Crab House in Schaumburg has some limited-time menu offerings starting Friday. And Niche in Geneva is holding a nose-to-tail dinner celebrating the pig.