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Could Elgin adopt a single-use plastic bag ban?Apr 24, 2025 3:36 pm - Following the recommendation of the city’s sustainability commission, Elgin may consider bringing a citywide ban on single-use plastic bags up for a council vote.
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Des Plaines enacts grocery tax to avoid losing $1.4 million annuallyApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Des Plaines has joined a growing list of suburbs implementing a local 1% sales tax on groceries to offset the pending elimination of a state tax.
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2 charged after stolen Jeep strikes brick mailbox in Bartlett and overturnsApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged following Monday’s collision of a stolen 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which they were traveling with a brick mailbox in Bartlett.
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State’s attorney: 2 officers justified in shooting man dead in AuroraApr 24, 2025 12:45 pm - Two law enforcement officers who shot and killed a man in Aurora last year have been cleared of wrongdoing.
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Activities abound at Lake Zurich Arbor Day celebrationApr 24, 2025 11:52 am - Lake Zurich is hosting an Arbor Day celebration with various activities to plant, nurture and celebrate trees from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Paulus Park, Route 12 just north of Route 22.
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Touch-A-Truck display returns to downtown WheatonApr 24, 2025 11:51 am - Heavy-duty trucks and municipal vehicles will converge on downtown Wheaton this Saturday for a popular family-friendly event.
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A Texas-based firm wants to bring new life to former Aon headquarters in LincolnshireApr 24, 2025 11:41 am - Texas-based Woodcrest Capital has acquired the former 31-acre Aon headquarters within the 330-acre Lincolnshire Corporate Center with the intention of bringing new life to it with highly competitive lease rates.
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Elgin police chief honored nationally for leadership through progressive policingApr 24, 2025 11:17 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley was honored with the Axon Visionary Leadership Award this week, a national award presented annually to a public safety leader who has positively affected their agency and community through thoughtful leadership.
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Highland Park parade shooter gets seven life sentencesApr 24, 2025 11:04 am - “Irretrievably depraved, permanently incorrigible and beyond any rehabilitation” is how Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti described the Highland Park shooter moments be...
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Why Lake County forest preserves wants to take lead on Route 53 corridor property and planningApr 24, 2025 10:17 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District wants to take the lead in preserving a 12-mile corridor once envisioned for the defunct Route 53 extension.