Articles filed under Communities
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Schaumburg Halloween Carnival, House of Creeps moving into Wintrust Field againSep 24, 2025 10:19 am - The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team have begun their off-season, allowing a spookier type of fun to take over Wintrust Field and its grounds for three extended weekends in October.
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Crystal Lake park board president wears bulletproof vest to meeting amid heightened securitySep 24, 2025 10:18 am - The president of the Crystal Lake Park District board wore a bulletproof vest to the panel’s meeting Monday, one of several heightened security measures taken amid hostile sessions that have included yelling, personal jabs and booing from the public.
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South Elgin man charged in Lake Zurich attackSep 24, 2025 10:17 am - A South Elgin man was arrested Tuesday for beating someone in the head with a firearm.
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Oath Keepers founder, Jan. 6 planner speaks at Elgin church after 3 other venues cancel amid outcrySep 24, 2025 10:16 am - A Geneva-based conservative group successfully scrambled Tuesday to find a venue to host Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers and a convicted Jan. 6 organizer.
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‘Trying to build a community’: Three bourbon lovers bring auction house/bar Aged in Oak to Vernon HillsSep 24, 2025 10:08 am - “This is something we are truly passionate about,” partner James Hall says about Aged in Oak, the recently opened establishment that marries a bar with a bourbon auction house in Vernon Hills.
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Teenager charged in Round Lake Beach shooting Tuesday nightSep 24, 2025 9:47 am - Round Lake Beach police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with a shooting that left a 19-year-old woman injured late Tuesday.
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Gurnee hosts ‘Popcorn with the Mayor’ on Oct. 4Sep 24, 2025 9:41 am - Community members are invited to meet with Gurnee Mayor Tom Hood at a “Popcorn with the Mayor” event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Best Bets: Virtual reality EXP opens, Cirque Italia extravaganza and moreSep 24, 2025 8:51 am - Immerse yourself in ancient Egypt when the new virtual reality venue EXP opens in Rosemont, be wowed by Cirque Italia, and laugh along with comedians Paula Poundstone, Doug Benson and Steve Solomon this week.
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Northside Brass Quintet presents ‘Brass Brilliance’ in historic St. Charles churchSep 24, 2025 12:22 am - Experience the versatility and power of brass instruments with the Northside Brass Quintet's Sept. 28 concert, featuring a mix of repertoire from fanfares to classics.
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Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run crash in WaukeganSep 23, 2025 7:24 pm - The Waukegan Police Department have arrested and charged the hit-and-run driver who killed a Mundelein woman Sunday.