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Most perennials and grass foliage need not be cut back in fallNov 04, 2025 3:30 pm - Perennial and grass foliage can add a lot of appeal to the winter landscape while being beneficial for overwintering pollinators and wildlife.
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Wheeling prohibits agents from using village property to prepare for immigration enforcement activitiesNov 04, 2025 2:59 pm - Wheeling has formally banned federal agents from using municipal property to plan immigration-related activities.
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Building a ‘Legacy’: U-46 adopts new Elgin middle school name suggested by teacher who just received kidney transplantNov 04, 2025 2:46 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46’s new 193,000-square-foot middle school under construction in Elgin will be called “Legacy.” The name was among 370 nominations for the new school. It was suggested by a teacher who recently received a kidney transplant.
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Hearing begins to determine if man accused of shooting Bensenville police officer in 2021 was insaneNov 04, 2025 2:44 pm - Nearly four years after his career as a Bensenville police officer ended in a hail of gunfire, Steven Kotlewski this week faced the man accused of shooting him.
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‘Great incentives’ coming in 2026 for businesses eyeing events at Q Center in St. CharlesNov 04, 2025 2:16 pm - Local tourism officials are touting the Q Center in St. Charles for the role the facility has played over the past four decades in attracting events and shoppers to the downtown area.
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Names released of 2 people found dead in car in Crystal LakeNov 04, 2025 2:04 pm - A man and a woman were found dead in a car along the road of a Crystal Lake residential neighborhood Tuesday morning, officials report.
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Bolingbrook blocks release of body camera video of ICE agents claiming they were batteredNov 04, 2025 1:58 pm - The village of Bolingbrook has declined to release body camera video regarding an Oct. 19 incident that involved federal immigration agents who claimed they were battered.
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‘How are you protecting us?’: Palatine residents share concerns about ICE with councilNov 04, 2025 1:45 pm - Palatine residents testified to the toll federal immigration enforcement is taking on their community during public comment at this week's village council meeting.
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Des Plaines crafting rules for e-bikes and e-scootersNov 04, 2025 1:34 pm - Des Plaines officials are crafting regulations for electric bikes and scooters.
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The Week in Pictures gallery for Oct. 20 - Nov. 2Nov 04, 2025 12:58 pm -