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Maryville Academy expands early childhood services through Maryville Child Development CenterJan 20, 2026 12:51 pm - Maryville Academy continues to strengthen its commitment to early childhood education through the Maryville Child Development Center, formerly known as Holy Family Childcare Center and Presence Holy Family Child Care.
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LCRTA to meet Feb. 10Jan 20, 2026 12:40 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Feb 10, at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery, at the junction of Highways 176 and I-94 in Libertyville.
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Help sought finding missing Downers Grove manJan 20, 2026 12:24 pm - Downers Grove police are seeking the public’s help finding a man who has disappeared.
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble and Oil Lamp Theater enter 2026 laughingJan 20, 2026 12:20 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble and Oil Lamp Theater begin 2026 with comedies by Paul Slade Smith, Steppenwolf welcomes co-founder Jeff Perry and ensemble member Kathryn Erbe for “The Dance of Death,” and Teatro ZinZanni bids Chicago farewell.
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Farm shed catches fire near Pingree GroveJan 20, 2026 12:16 pm - Around 3,000 gallons of water were used by firefighters to douse a blazing farm shed fire in Kane County. All cattle on the property remained unharmed from the fire and smoke.
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Inaugural meeting for Lake County emPower Breakfast networking groupJan 20, 2026 12:14 pm - Lake County emPower Breakfast, a new networking group, will hold its inaugural meeting beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at The Tapastry restaurant, 1762 N. Milwaukee Ave., in the Adler Square center, Libertyville.
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‘Exciting, but bittersweet’: Wheeling aquatic center won’t open this summer because of constructionJan 20, 2026 10:02 am - Wheeling’s Family Aquatic Center won’t open as usual this summer because a planned multimillion-dollar replacement should be underway.
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Plan for 72 affordable housing units on Fox River in Batavia to get public hearing WednesdayJan 20, 2026 10:01 am - A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for a 72-unit affordable housing complex at the former quarry east of the Fox River that one Batavia alderman described as a plan to turn a “rock field into someplace people can live.”
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Best Bets: Elmhurst museums debut art, history exhibitions and Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show returns to RosemontJan 20, 2026 9:01 am - The Elmhurst art and history museums debut new exhibitions focused on photography and health care, Kohl Museum opens the interactive exhibition “Argentina’s Niños,” and the Discover Boating Chicago Boat Show sails into the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center in Rosemont.
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Barrington-area economic summit set for Feb. 18Jan 20, 2026 6:40 am - The State of the Greater Barrington Area Economic Summit is set for Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Barrington’s White House, 145 W. Main St., Barrington.