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Go-kart racing venue coming to former Wonderverse space in Oak Brook this fallJul 31, 2026 10:12 am - RPM Raceway, a new multilevel go-kart racing and entertainment venue, is set to open this fall in the former Wonderverse space at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook.
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Butera’s Clock Tower Plaza store in Elgin sold to Frank’s Freshway MarketJul 31, 2026 8:52 am - Butera’s last remaining grocery store at Elgin’s Clock Tower Plaza has been sold and will become a Frank’s Freshway Market on Aug. 11.
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Open house about Oakton and Lee streets in Des Plaines on Aug. 6Jul 31, 2026 6:46 am - You can help shape the plans for the Oakton Street and Lee Street corridor in Des Plaines at an Aug. 6 open house.
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Harvest Bible Chapel plans to move Elgin campus to West DundeeJul 31, 2026 6:46 am - Harvest Bible Chapel is moving its campus on Randall Road in Elgin to the Route 72 strip mall building currently occupied by LifeZone 360 and Adrenaline Monkey Indoor Adventure Park in West Dundee, church officials have announced.
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Heun: Norris Cultural Arts Center still going strongJul 31, 2026 5:23 am - A couple of readers were concerned that the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles might be facing problems because it was making some of its gallery art available for sale. But Mark Smith, an NCAC board member and events producer, eased some of those fears.
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Crystal Lake woman convicted after prosecutors say she broke baby’s rib during diaper changeJul 30, 2026 8:04 pm - The operator of a daycare in Crystal Lake was found guilty of aggravated battery after prosecutors said she pinned down a baby and broke one of his ribs while changing his diaper.
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Murder charges filed in Plainfield dismemberment caseJul 30, 2026 7:58 pm - A Plainfield man and woman now face murder charges in connection with the death and dismemberment of the woman’s husband.
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‘Something I can do to help’: Suburban donors respond to blood shortage crisisJul 30, 2026 6:11 pm - Blood donors came to a Libertyville clinic Thursday after the American Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for only the second time in its 145-year history.
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Arlington Heights uncorks drinks-to-go downtown social districtJul 30, 2026 6:05 pm - Arlington Heights launched the Arlington Alfresco Social District pilot program Thursday, allowing patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages from nine participating businesses and consume the drinks along two downtown streets.
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Missing Streamwood man found safe on ThursdayJul 30, 2026 5:54 pm - Streamwood police Thursday reported that a 25-year-old man missing since last Friday had been safely located.