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No charges yet in Oak Brook fatal shooting; 3 released from custodyOct 02, 2026 3:47 pm - Oak Brook police announced Friday that no charges have been filed in the killing of a man Wednesday at Oakbrook Center mall.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bears weigh in on Indiana move, data centers could create 120K jobs, and Hormel bets on chicken are among the highlightsOct 02, 2026 2:19 pm - Chicago Bears stadium: Pritzker, Illinois leaders meet with NFL’s Roger Goodell as team weighs Indiana move For the first time, Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois legisla...
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Libertyville business marks 20 years of creating a personal touch in a digital ageOct 02, 2026 1:55 pm - Starting at her dining room table to a celebration last week of 20 years in a Libertyville storefront, Kristine Knudson has persevered and kept the art of personal correspondence alive in a digital age.
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‘Throwing dollars out the window’: Diesel spike hits truckers and farmers, with consumers in the crosshairsOct 02, 2026 1:44 pm - Truckers are asking Gov. JB Pritzker for a fuel sales tax reprieve amid unprecedented diesel costs.
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Six Flags Fright Fest promises Halloween scares to close out 50th seasonOct 02, 2026 1:18 pm - As the weather begins to cool and pumpkins start to pop up on porches, the Halloween season has returned to Six Flags Great America, with the 35th season of the popular Fright Fest running through Nov. 1.
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Shake Shack, Cava could replace old Red Lobster in GenevaOct 02, 2026 1:12 pm - The former Red Lobster restaurant in Geneva may be demolished to make room for a new Shake Shack.
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‘It’s not just the things on the shelves’: Mount Prospect library celebrates second floor transformationOct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Since a nearly $5 million renovation of Mount Prospect Public Library’s second floor opened this summer, the upper level has gained a reputation as a third space — a place apart from home, school or work.
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Charges dropped in case of newborn’s remains found in suitcase: ‘Our hearts break for the child’Oct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Lake County prosecutors dropped charges this week against a Washington state woman who they say left the body of her newborn in a suitcase at the Riverwoods home of relatives.
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Mah-jongg and champagne lounge coming to NapervilleOct 02, 2026 12:08 pm - A new mah-jongg and champagne lounge is coming to Naperville’s 5th Avenue Station later this year.
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Authorities: Streamwood man suffered cardiac event before crashOct 02, 2026 11:32 am - A 49-year-old Streamwood man found dead in a vehicle Wednesday at Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in Wadsworth has been identified as Arkadius Knych, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.