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Grant Woods Expansion Moves ForwardFeb 02, 2026 1:37 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserves’ Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of approximately 0.82 acres to expand Grant Woods Forest Preserve in Ingleside.
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Look: Take a minute to enjoy The Week in Pictures photo galleryFeb 02, 2026 1:13 pm -
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Carmel Catholic High School’s 52nd Street Scenes Returns Feb. 6-7Feb 02, 2026 12:31 pm - One of the nation’s longest-running school fundraisers — Carmel Catholic High School’s Street Scenes — returns for its 52nd year Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7, featuring over 40 live bands, charity casino games, theatrical performances, a magic show, a popular cabaret-style student show, local food and beverage vendors, a silent auction and much more.
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Authorities: North Central College student had gun in dormitoryFeb 02, 2026 12:10 pm - A North Central College student has been charged with illegally possessing a gun in a dormitory at the Naperville school.
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Sweden’s Queen of Swing plays Schaumburg Prairie Center Feb. 6Feb 02, 2026 12:04 pm - The Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts will present internationally acclaimed jazz sensation Gunhild Carling at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6.
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‘This was a rescue’: St. Charles plastics plant remains open after being bought by German firmFeb 02, 2026 11:41 am - After months of expecting the manufacturing plant to close down for good, the German-based company MATEtronix acquired Microplastics Inc., rehiring a majority of the same employees and keeping the equipment in St. Charles.
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Palatine St. Patrick’s parade set for March 14Feb 02, 2026 11:40 am - The renamed “Palatine St. Patrick’s Parade” will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, from the corner of Wood and Oak streets in the village’s downtown.
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Carol Stream ‘bags’ competition aims to reach a big donation numberFeb 02, 2026 11:40 am - A fundraising idea whose impact has grown by the year, the 10th Bags-For-Life tournament kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Carol Stream.
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Waukegan man convicted of sexually assaulting childFeb 02, 2026 11:40 am - A man has been convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and criminal sexual assault for attacks on a child in 2006 in Aurora.
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Plan for 5-story building on Fox River Grove’s Block B ‘unlikely’ without new TIF, consultant saysFeb 02, 2026 11:39 am - Fox River Grove is looking to create another downtown tax increment financing district — this time specifically to incentivize redevelopment of a vacant block that was demolished last year.