Articles filed under Communities
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Illinois is ending its 1% tax on groceries. Will your town replace it?Dec 21, 2024 1:15 pm - The elimination of the state’s grocery tax in 2025 might save shoppers a little, but will cost their communities big. Here’s how some suburbs plan to make up for the lost revenue.
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Buffalo Grove police investigating armed robberyDec 21, 2024 11:11 am - Buffalo Grove police are investigating an armed robbery that took place early Saturday morning at a hotel.
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Grief & healing: Ready for ChristmasDec 21, 2024 6:15 am - I am still wrapping a few gifts for under the tree here, but otherwise I am pretty much prepared for Christmas.
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Hanover Township families receive toys in time for ChristmasDec 20, 2024 9:41 pm - Volunteers kept a steady pace distributing gifts to families participating Hanover Township's Toy Drive and Sponsor-A-Family Program in Bartlett Friday. Cars lined up out...
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Trump taps West suburban Catholic school leader as next Vatican ambassadorDec 20, 2024 8:53 pm - President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he’ll nominate West suburban Catholic school board leader Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...
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New Year’s Eve family party at Sullivan center in Vernon HillsDec 20, 2024 4:33 pm - Celebrate New Year’s Eve family-style from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Sullivan Community Center, 635 N. Aspen Dr., Vernon Hills. The Vernon Hills park District ev...
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League of Women Voters to host Glen Ellyn’s ‘State of Village’Dec 20, 2024 4:32 pm - On Thursday, Jan. 16, League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn hosts a "State of the Village" community meeting with village officials providing updates and taking questions.
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Hanover Township receives $600,000 open-space grant for park in BartlettDec 20, 2024 3:30 pm - Hanover Township has received a $600,000 state grant for its planned development of eight acres of green space on its Tiknis Campus in Bartlett.
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Three robbed outside Des Plaines restaurantDec 20, 2024 3:28 pm - Three people were robbed by a gunman Thursday night outside a Des Plaines restaurant.
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Woman evades would-be car thieves in Des PlainesDec 20, 2024 3:19 pm - Two would-be thieves tried to force a woman out of her SUV on Wednesday evening in Des Plaines, but the driver escaped unharmed, police said.