Articles filed under Communities
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New businesses, fond farewells and historic preservation: A look back at the top stories of 2025 in Talk of the TownDec 29, 2025 9:57 am - New businesses and developments, historic preservation, museums and a fairy garden were among the top stories in Dave Heun’s Talk of the Town column in 2025.
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El Molino restaurant in Carpentersville reopens with new look, new owners who also run Elgin taqueriaDec 29, 2025 8:58 am - El Molino Mexican Restaurant in Carpentersville — a staple in the village for 40 years — has been purchased by a family that runs an Elgin taqueria and recently reopened with a new look.
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Spotlight: Ring in the New Year at Batavia’s Comedy VaultDec 29, 2025 8:52 am - Comedy Central veteran and Indiana native Michael Palascak headlines Batavia’s Comedy Vault this weekend.
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$400K damage to trucks, vehicles in East Dundee fireDec 29, 2025 8:31 am - Three semi-tractor car haulers and multiple vehicles on one of their trailers were damaged in a fire Friday in a truck parking lot in East Dundee.
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‘I had to go through hell’: When burial plans change, disposing of plots can be anything but peacefulDec 28, 2025 8:01 pm - Cemeteries across the Chicagoland area have a no buy back policy for interment rights, leaving a lot of plots unused and empty and sellers disheartened.
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Fire at East Dundee truck lot leaves behind $400,000 in damageDec 28, 2025 3:16 pm - Several vehicles at a semitruck parking lot in East Dundee caught fire Friday after a running semi was left unattended, authorities said.
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How will St. Charles redevelop former police station? City seeks public inputDec 28, 2025 10:30 am - St. Charles is taking another crack at spurring development at the site of the former police station along a city-owned riverfront property.
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Why gray squirrels and black walnuts go together so wellDec 28, 2025 3:00 am - For many years, we’ve been finding black walnut bits on the benches surrounding our campfire circle. I know where the walnuts come from and I know gray squirrels are eating them.
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WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek to open Civic Awareness series at Schaumburg LibraryDec 27, 2025 3:01 pm - WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek will kick off the second annual Civic Awareness Series at the Schaumburg Township District Library on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
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Comic book store, restaurants and factories departed in 2025Dec 27, 2025 1:45 pm - Whether it was mom-and-pop comic book store or a favorite place to eat, customers, as always, had to deal with the loss of some popular local businesses in the suburbs in 2025.