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Palatine village council denies permit for smoke shopNov 04, 2025 5:11 pm - Palatine village council members this week denied a special-use permit for a proposed tobacco and e-cigarette shop.
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Two Prospect Heights police officers fired after complaint of noncriminal off-duty conductNov 04, 2025 4:45 pm - A complaint of noncriminal, off-duty conduct on the part of two Prospect Heights police officers resulted in their firings.
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Buffalo Grove votes to annex Fiore property for 90 townhousesNov 04, 2025 4:34 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees approved Pulte Home Co.'s plan for 90 townhouses on the former Fiore Nursery & Landscaping Supply property near Prairie View Metra station.
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Dining Out: New happy hour at Capital Grille, bourbon dinner, music bingo and moreNov 04, 2025 4:31 pm - The Capital Grille locations have unveiled a new weekday happy hour(s) with food and drink specials. Niche in Geneva will hold a bourbon dinner next week featuring sought-after pours from the Buffalo Trace distillery, and we’ve also got music bingo in Itasca and new Chef Selects offerings at Old Town Pour House and City Works Eatery and Pour House.
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Benefit concert at Durty Nellie’s to support EastersealsNov 04, 2025 4:03 pm - Local music fans will have a chance to rock for a cause this fall as The Generations return to Durty Nellie’s on Saturday, Nov. 22, for a special benefit concert supporting Easterseals Autism Services.
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Restaurants honor service members with special offers for Veterans DayNov 04, 2025 3:46 pm - Restaurants around the suburbs have special offers for veterans and active-duty military as they honor Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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Most perennials and grass foliage need not be cut back in fallNov 04, 2025 3:30 pm - Perennial and grass foliage can add a lot of appeal to the winter landscape while being beneficial for overwintering pollinators and wildlife.
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Wheeling prohibits agents from using village property to prepare for immigration enforcement activitiesNov 04, 2025 2:59 pm - Wheeling has formally banned federal agents from using municipal property to plan immigration-related activities.
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Building a ‘Legacy’: U-46 adopts new Elgin middle school name suggested by teacher who just received kidney transplantNov 04, 2025 2:46 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46’s new 193,000-square-foot middle school under construction in Elgin will be called “Legacy.” The name was among 370 nominations for the new school. It was suggested by a teacher who recently received a kidney transplant.
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Hearing begins to determine if man accused of shooting Bensenville police officer in 2021 was insaneNov 04, 2025 2:44 pm - Nearly four years after his career as a Bensenville police officer ended in a hail of gunfire, Steven Kotlewski this week faced the man accused of shooting him.