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‘It’s fun to bird with others’: Why DuPage Birding Club is going strong at 40 yearsJun 24, 2025 1:27 pm - The DuPage Birding Club is still flying high after 40 years of welcoming fledglings and veteran birders alike. The secret? Fresh ideas and rotating leadership.
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It’s so hot you could fry an egg on the buckling pavement — asphalt eruptions dot suburbsJun 24, 2025 1:01 pm - IDOT is warns drivers of cracks in the pavement. As high temperatures persist, here’s who you can contact about problems.
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Aurora seeks public’s advice on finances, sustainability, housing, safety and youthJun 24, 2025 12:37 pm - The city of Aurora has created what it calls public transition committees to develop recommendations for city departments.
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Charge raised to attempted murder for Lake in the Hills man accused of strangling womanJun 24, 2025 12:25 pm - A Lake in the Hills man initially charged in May with aggravated domestic battery now also faces an attempted murder charge.
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North Aurora brewery hosting artsy marketJun 24, 2025 12:18 pm - Brother Chimp Brewing, 1059 W. Orchard Road, Northg Aurora, is having a makers’ market from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Kaneland schools sue Sugar Grove to get rid of the Grove TIF districtJun 24, 2025 11:24 am - The Kaneland school district is suing Sugar Grove, saying the village was wrong to approve a large mixed-use development and create a tax-increment financing district for it.
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After 18 months of debate, Prospect Heights adopts rules for backyard chickensJun 24, 2025 11:06 am - After 18 months of discussion and deliberation, Prospect Heights officials Monday set rules for the previously unregulated practice of residents keeping chickens on their property.
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Three suburban Mariano’s supermarkets to closeJun 24, 2025 11:03 am - Three suburban Mariano’s supermarkets will be among those shutting down as part of a wave of closures from parent company Kroger.
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Des Plaines man loses $500 in dog-selling scamJun 24, 2025 10:31 am - A Des Plaines resident was scammed out of $500 while trying to buy a dog over the internet, police said this week.
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Best Bets: ‘Heroes and Villians’ exhibit inaugurates new gallery at Lake County’s Dunn MuseumJun 24, 2025 9:47 am - The Bess Bower Dunn Museum inaugurates its new gallery with “Alex Ross: Heroes and Villains,” actor/comedian Billy Gardell headlines Waukegan’s American Place Casino and illusionist Chris Funk performs at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights.