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Barrington approves redevelopment agreement on Golden TriangleApr 29, 2025 2:26 pm - Barrington trustees Monday put the final touches on a redevelopment agreement for a mixed-use project on Hough Street between the Union Pacific and Canadian National Railway tracks.
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‘Get it done. Please’: Father of teen killed by train implores Barrington officials to install safety gatesApr 29, 2025 2:11 pm - The father of Marin Lacson, the 17-year-old Barrington High School student fatally struck by a Metra train early last year, confronted Barrington trustees Monday about the slow progress installing pedestrian safety gates at the crossing where she was killed.
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Turf field, gym and walking track planned for new Wagner Community Center in ElmhurstApr 29, 2025 12:48 pm - Elmhurst Park District board approves the schematic design for the new, $85 million Joanne B. Wagner Community Center.
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Iconic ‘castle’ in Fox River Grove cancels all events after village rescinds special-use permitApr 29, 2025 12:32 pm - Fox River Grove’s iconic Bettendorf Castle has canceled all events indefinitely after the village rescinded its special use permit.
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Palatine native, ‘Ransom Canyon’ star stays close to Chicago-area rootsApr 29, 2025 11:51 am - While attending Fremd High School, Jack Schumacher never dreamed of becoming an actor. Yet today, Schumacher is basking in the success of Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon,” a Western romance that features him as the enigmatic Yancy Grey.
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Lily Lake church hosts community spaghetti dinnerApr 29, 2025 11:35 am - Grace Lutheran Church in Lily Lake hosting free spaghetti dinner on May 3, with carryout also available. Menu includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, garlic bread, and dessert.
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Abraham Lincoln was here? Geneva History Museum finds city record stating Lincoln spoke in GenevaApr 29, 2025 10:57 am - A 1912 Geneva city document suggests that Abraham Lincoln had visited the town and spoken outside a former courthouse.
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Kane Co. to hold low-cost vaccination, microchip clinicApr 29, 2025 10:51 am - Kane County Animal Control will hold a low-cost drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinic from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the KCAC facility, 4060 Keslinger Road in Geneva.
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Personalized pairing dinners offer unique fine-dining experience at casual Wauconda eateryApr 29, 2025 10:39 am - The Side Lot in Wauconda is offering personalized pairing dinners hosted by owner Phil Costello, who creates the menu and then prepares the unique custom dishes and drinks himself for parties of two or more.
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Highland Park officials settle on permanent memorial sites for July 4 mass shootingApr 29, 2025 10:37 am - Highland Park city officials are moving forward with the recommendation of two sites for a permanent memorial to the victims of the July 4, 2022, parade mass shooting.