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Naperville’s Block 59 dining district to welcome the Cheesecake Factory June 17Jun 12, 2025 2:38 pm - Attention cheesecake fans: The Cheesecake Factory has announced that it’s opening a restaurant at Block 59 in Naperville next week.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces new artistic leadershipJun 12, 2025 2:07 pm - A year after longtime Buffalo Theatre Ensemble managing artistic director Connie Canaday Howard stepped down, the company named Gus Menary, co-founder of Jackalope Theatre, an off-Loop Chicago company, as the new managing artistic director. Canady Howard retired last year.
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Geneva author turns real school headlines into poignant fictionJun 12, 2025 2:00 pm - Ellen Jo Ljung draws on real-life tensions pushing teachers out of classrooms to pen timely fiction debut "Caught in the Crossfire.
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New pedestrian bridge planned for Maple Grove Forest PreserveJun 12, 2025 12:58 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County board is looking to replace an aging pedestrian bridge at Maple Grove Forest Preserve near downtown Downers Grove.
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Silesia Flavors breaks ground in Huntley on 130,000-square-feet buildingJun 12, 2025 12:38 pm - Silesia Flavors, a Germany-headquartered food flavoring company with U.S. operations in Hoffman Estates, expects to have a Huntley facility up and running next summer.
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Lake in the Hills man pleads guilty to using Instagram and OnlyFans to solicit lewd images from childrenJun 12, 2025 12:37 pm - A Lake in the Hills man has admitted to soliciting and sharing images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Sudden closing of Emmett’s Brewing Co. in Downers Grove surprises longtime customersJun 12, 2025 11:28 am - A Downers Grove restaurant quietly closed its doors on June 1, a move that came as a bit of a surprise to its staff and longtime loyal customers.
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Elgin receives statewide honor for response to homelessnessJun 12, 2025 10:55 am - Elgin was recognized this week by the state of Illinois for its response in the wake of a series of fires at a homeless encampment and the subsequent relocation of the people living there.
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‘Long-term potential’: Retail, grocery proposed for 20 acres at center of Hawthorn WoodsJun 12, 2025 10:48 am - Twenty prime acres in Hawthorn Woods, a property that has been beset by challenges and remained undeveloped for more than 15 years now is ready to roll.
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St. Charles manufacturing plant to close next month, eliminating more than 160 jobsJun 12, 2025 10:44 am - More than 160 jobs will be eliminated next month with the closing of a St. Charles manufacturing plant.