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Special Strong inclusive gym services now available in several Western suburbsOct 18, 2025 2:45 pm - Special Strong, a specialty fitness provider for people with mental, physical and cognitive challenges, had a grand opening celebration Saturday in Elmhurst for its new franchise serving the Western suburbs.
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‘Best hobby ever’: Glen Ellyn birdman shares joys of birding with new bookOct 18, 2025 2:28 pm - Glen Ellyn's Jeff Reiter, a birding "evangelist" and longtime Daily Herald columnist, has put together his best “Words on Birds” in one nine-part book.
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Paws and furs hit the runway at annual dog costume contestOct 18, 2025 2:04 pm - All types and breeds of costumed dogs converged Saturday on the Dan Schimmel Pavilion in Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove to compete in the annual Canine costume contest and search for prizes in the doggy egg hunt.
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The Biz Week That Was: Illinois towns enact grocery tax, Stellantis to reopen plant, and recession warning signsOct 18, 2025 1:39 pm - More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax Illinois will stop levying a statewide grocery tax on Jan. 1, but millions of people througho...
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‘An exciting new chapter’: Meet Chicago Northwest touts Renaissance Schaumburg’s $30M renovationOct 18, 2025 1:28 pm - Meet Chicago Northwest is touting the completion of the $30 million renovation of the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel as “an exciting new chapter for one of the region’s most iconic hospitality landmarks.”
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Trump order against ‘harm reduction’ could lead to more drug-related deaths, local advocates warnOct 18, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only result in more drug-related deaths.
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‘An institution’: Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker to retire after 54 yearsOct 17, 2025 8:05 pm - Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker will retire next Friday after 54 years as the municipality’s legal counsel.
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Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseriesOct 17, 2025 5:31 pm - U.S. Border Patrol agents targeted several businesses in Lake County Friday, briefly detaining several individuals at nurseries and arresting others at a car wash.
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Developer revises data center plans, Naperville residents still concernedOct 17, 2025 5:28 pm - In the latest iteration of plans for a controversial data center in Naperville, a developer has backed off a proposed second phase of the project.
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Aurora offers buyouts to workers, as it plans 2026 budgetOct 17, 2025 4:15 pm - Aurora is offering incentives for workers to quit to reduce the city’s workforce, as Mayor John Laesch has unveiled a proposed 2026 budget that he says eliminates much of a $29 million deficit in the general fund he projected two months ago.