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Sliding into summer at Wauconda FestJun 30, 2024 1:31 am - Wauconda Fest, which opened Thursday, continued Saturday with rides, games and music. The four-day festival will wrap up on Sunday.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters march outside Rep. Schneider’s home in middle of nightJun 29, 2024 6:10 pm - Highland Park police broke up a pro-Palestinian march outside the home of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider early Saturday morning, officials said.
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Showing spirit at Carpentersville’s Independence Day ParadeJun 29, 2024 4:55 pm - Carpentersville held its annual Independence Day Parade on Saturday.
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‘It gives you goose bumps’: 2,000 flags fly in Wheaton to welcome July FourthJun 29, 2024 4:23 pm - Volunteers on Saturday turned a Wheaton soccer field into a patriotic display of 2,000 American flags.
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‘Really cool to be on a runway’: Runners take off during airport 5KJun 29, 2024 3:40 pm - At least 1,000 competitors enjoyed the unique opportunity to run on an airport runway during the Rock 'n' Run the Runway 5K race at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling Saturday.
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Carol Stream man ordered held pretrial in road-rage related shooting in home improvement store parking lotJun 29, 2024 1:16 pm - A Carol Stream man was ordered detained Saturday by a DuPage County judge in connection with a road rage-related shooting.
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Decades after retiring from major leagues, Lisle’s Jack Perconte still in baseball as a coachJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once a Major League Baseball player, Lisle’s Jack Perconte now is a coach, an author and a marathon runner.
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Bob Beal, Illinois boxing and martial arts hall of famer, diesJun 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Bob Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.
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Suburban Skyview: Movie marquee rises over shuttered theaterJun 29, 2024 6:00 am - Round Lake Beach officials are hopeful the property at the shuttered Regal Cinema’s movie theater will once again become an entertainment destination.
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‘We’re in a much better place’: Arlington Heights mayor says Bears have responded to proposed dealJun 28, 2024 9:23 pm - As the team juggles two stadium sites now in limbo, the Chicago Bears have received and responded to a proposed settlement from Arlington Heights that aims to resolve outstanding tax issues on the suburban option, village officials confirm.