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Lovell FHCC to hold June 27 Resource Fair for VeteransJun 16, 2026 2:10 pm - The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center will host a Freedom 250 Veterans Resource Fair for veterans from Lake, McHenry and northern Cook counties in Illinois and Kenosha County in Wisconsin, from 1-4 p.m., June 27, in Bourke Hall, Building 4, Lovell FHCC, 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago.
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CLC’s Waukegan campus hosts art inspired by power of votingJun 16, 2026 2:01 pm - College of Lake County will host the fourth stop of artist and advocate Niki Johnson’s “Pillars of Democracy: Unite & Rise” tour as it travels across Illinois. The free exhibit runs 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, through June 28 in Room 34-207 at the Lakeshore Campus, 34 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan.
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Prospect Heights man gets 16 years in prison after drugs, weapons pleaJun 16, 2026 1:45 pm - A Prospect Heights man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug and weapons charges earlier this year.
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Des Plaines Park District hosts ‘Leashes & Lattes’ eventJun 16, 2026 1:26 pm - The Des Plaines Park District invites dog lovers and their furry companions to a morning of fun, coffee provided by Scooter’s Coffee at Leashes & Lattes, a free outdoor event held at Blackhawk Dog Park from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 20.
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‘Wrong project, wrong place’: Critics push back on rezoning plan for potential Hoffman Estates data centerJun 16, 2026 1:16 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday heard from 13 critics of the proposed rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property for a possible data center campus.
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Now that Spring Hill Mall is gone, West Dundee revving up effort to redevelop siteJun 16, 2026 12:21 pm - West Dundee is ramping up its efforts to redevelop the site of the former Spring Hill Mall, using a computer model of what it could look like with housing and stores.
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Buffalo Grove approves changes to grocery space for Whole FoodsJun 16, 2026 11:22 am - Whole Foods may be moving into The Clove in Buffalo Grove, but it won’t be using the whole space as a conventional retail grocery store.
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No injuries but $100K damage reported after SUV crashes into Wauconda fire stationJun 16, 2026 11:09 am - Sleeping fire personnel escaped injury early Tuesday when a vehicle crashed into Wauconda Fire District Station 1 resulting in extensive damage.
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2026 Libertyville Pageant set for ThursdayJun 16, 2026 11:03 am - The 2026 Miss, Junior Miss, and Little Miss Libertyville Pageant will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at Cook Park, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville.
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FBI plans training exercise at Warrenville school todayJun 16, 2026 9:25 am - The Federal Bureau of Investigation will conduct a planned training exercise at Hubble Middle School in Warrenville today from roughly 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.