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Hoffman Estates approves regulations for e-bikes and e-scootersSep 16, 2025 1:59 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members unanimously approved regulations for e-bikes, e-scooters and other untitled motor-driven vehicles Monday after months of debate.
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Plan for $1.9M duplexes in downtown St. Charles advances, despite worries over tree removalSep 16, 2025 1:55 pm - A proposed housing development in downtown St. Charles took another step toward final approval last week with a positive recommendation from the city’s planning and development committee.
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Palatine passes regulations on e-bikes, e-scootersSep 16, 2025 1:35 pm - Palatine village council members unanimously passed restrictions on e-bikes, e-scooters and other “untitled motor-driven vehicles.”
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Homeland Security chief at Elgin immigration arrest TuesdaySep 16, 2025 12:51 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was “on the ground” Tuesday when federal agents arrested several men in Elgin.
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Huntley to install new crosswalks, stop signsSep 16, 2025 12:27 pm - Huntley will install new crosswalks and stop signs along Reed Road.
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Charlie Kirk memorial in Arlington Heights will stay up through SundaySep 16, 2025 11:20 am - A memorial for Charlie Kirk at North School Park in Arlington Heights will be allowed through Sunday. Park district officials initially planned to remove the memorial items but later decided to make an exception, while relocating the items to an “unattended display area.”
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Crystal Lake park board revisits ‘lake wars’ — to which new board president has long tiesSep 16, 2025 11:05 am - New leaders on the Crystal Lake park board are focusing attention on what legal rights the district has – and doesn’t have – over the city’s namesake lake, in hopes that they can put an “end to the lake wars” that have previously spurred lawsuits and strife between the district and lakefront property owners.
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Palatine doggy day care passes despite noise concernsSep 16, 2025 10:24 am - Despite initial reservations about noise affecting a nearby residential area, Palatine village council members approved doggy day care in the Northwest Shopping Center by a 4-2 vote Monday.
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Spotlight: Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava GardnerSep 16, 2025 9:51 am - Actress Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner in “Ava: The Secret Conversations” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, plus world premieres open at Chicago Shakespeare and A Red Orchid theaters.
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Cary man charged with intentionally setting house near Round Lake ablazeSep 16, 2025 8:13 am - A Cary man is facing arson charges after Lake County authorities said he intentionally set a home near Round Lake on fire Monday afternoon, destroying one house and causing damage to three other neighboring homes.