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Kane County Forest Preserve District presents Polar-Palooza winter festivalDec 12, 2025 7:32 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is hosting Polar-Palooza, a nature-inspired arcade experience, on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Creek Bend Nature Center.
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‘This doesn’t pass the sniff test’: Proposal for new lounge in Mundelein encounters resistance over gamblingDec 12, 2025 7:17 pm - A plan to open a cocktail lounge with video gambling machines in downtown Mundelein encountered resistance during this week’s village board meeting.
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Baseball with a twist: New franchise seeks player/performers with unique skillsDec 12, 2025 6:56 pm - Take a knee, Harlem Globetrotters and Savannah Bananas, there's a new pro sportstainment franchise in the making: its name is the Chicago Snowballs, and it’s set to launch next spring at Chicago’s Kerry Wood Cubs Field.
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Health club, retail tenant proposed for former Dominick’s in Buffalo Grove’s Chase PlazaDec 12, 2025 5:10 pm - A developer is proposing dividing a former Dominick’s building in Buffalo Grove into two tenant spaces for both a health club and a general retail use.
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District 54’s longest-serving board member ever to step down in JanuaryDec 12, 2025 3:49 pm - Barbara Hengels, the longest-ever member of the Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education, announced Thursday she would step down Jan. 7 after 28½ years.
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Sony Pictures’ Wonderverse in Oak Brook to close this monthDec 12, 2025 3:08 pm - Less than two years after opening, Sony Pictures’ immersive entertainment venue Wonderverse in Oak Brook is slated to close this month.
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Pickleball and badminton club proposed for WheelingDec 12, 2025 2:24 pm - The Wheeling village board meets Monday night to discuss plans to open a club for pickleball and badminton players as well as other business.
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Developers given more time to finalize plans for massive Ivanhoe Village in MundeleinDec 12, 2025 2:13 pm - Real estate developers have more time to finalize plans for the massive Ivanhoe Village residential and commercial project on Mundelein’s northwest side.
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Arrest made in death of infant found in Lake County woods five years agoDec 12, 2025 2:05 pm - Five years after Riverwoods police began investigating the death of an infant whose remains were found in a wooded area near Riverwoods, an arrest has been made.
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates to see massive expansion and welcome first residents in 2026Dec 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Construction of 164 high-end townhouses and redevelopment of the commercial west side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates are expected to be done and ready for occupancy in late summer 2026.