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South Barrington moves ahead with plan to acquire Lake Michigan waterJul 15, 2024 12:20 pm - South Barrington officials are continuing to pursue a plan to bring drinking water from Lake Michigan to town and hired an engineering firm to assist them.
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Home sweet home: Elgin nonprofit helps veterans furnish housesJul 15, 2024 12:01 pm - Diane Ahrens founded Operation Sweet Life three years ago with one goal in mind: to help struggling veterans make a house a home.
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It’s a gas … until you have to pay for itJul 15, 2024 11:43 am - On July 1, Illinois’ motor fuel tax jumped from 45 cents to 47 cents a gallon. Those filling up with diesel fuel also will see an increase of slightly more than three percent, with prices increasing from 52.9 cents a gallon to 54.5 cents.
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Authorities seeking Wauconda teen who went missing SundayJul 15, 2024 11:07 am - Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a teenage girl who went missing from Wauconda on Sunday.
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Steinhafels Furniture Superstore replacing former Bed Bath & Beyond in Schaumburg FridayJul 15, 2024 10:19 am - The opening of a Steinhafels Furniture & Mattress Superstore west of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Friday will be the fifth in the suburbs for the Wisconsin-based retailer, and follows last year’s launch of a 110,000-square-foot distribution center in Bolingbrook.
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Driver seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in InvernessJul 15, 2024 9:37 am - A driver sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries, in a Sunday evening crash in Inverness, authorities said.
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CAC hosts 35th Birthday Backyard Bash on Aug. 15Jul 15, 2024 8:45 am - On Thursday, Aug. 15, Children’s Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County (CAC) will celebrate 35 years of providing free, specialized healing services to 16,000+ children and families with a Backyard Birthday Bash from 4-7 p.m., at the Hoffman Estates location, 640 Illinois Blvd.
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One dead after train collides with car near InglesideJul 15, 2024 8:39 am - One person has died after a Metra commuter train collided with a car near Ingleside today.
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Bee Taylor brings New Orleans sound to Hey NonnyJul 15, 2024 8:28 am - When an artist’s bio includes a snippet that they bought their first guitar from funds raised by taking pigs to market, you know you might be in for a unique experience.
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Two years after scaling Everest, Lucy Westlake still reaching new heightsJul 15, 2024 6:00 am - Naperville North graduate Lucy Westlake, who two years ago became the youngest American female to scale Mount Everest, is now helping others achieve their mountain climbing goals.