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Schaumburg officials tour new village hall, just months from its completionAug 19, 2026 11:14 am - Just three months from the scheduled completion of Schaumburg’s new village hall, most elected officials and department heads Tuesday got their first look at their future workplaces in a state resembling two-year-old renderings.
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Batavia Depot Museum opens new exhibit celebrating the musical side of the city’s historyAug 19, 2026 10:39 am - The Batavia Depot Museum has opened a new exhibit titled “In Harmony – Batavians Making Music,” showcasing the rich musical history of Batavia through artifacts, uniforms, and instruments.
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St. Charles CPA turns tax season tales into a new bookAug 19, 2026 8:50 am - Jim Whittington of St. Charles recently published “Taxing Revelations,” a book sharing personal stories and patterns he observed while preparing tax returns over the past decade. The book features chapters about different client types he encountered like “The Perfectionist” and “The Anxious.”
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Tri City Health Partnership celebrates 25 yearsAug 18, 2026 11:12 pm - Tri City Health Partnership is celebrating 25 years of free medical and dental care to uninsured residents in central Kane County. As the only completely free clinic in the county, it has provided 65,349 visits to 12,748 patients.
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‘Walk on the Wild Side’ at Wonder Lake church prairieAug 18, 2026 9:14 pm - The Wildflower Preservation & Propagation Committee will host a "Walk on the Wild Side" on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Christ the King Church in Wonder Lake, then moving to a nearby property.
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Step It Up Program delivers free shoes to 970 U-46 studentsAug 18, 2026 8:16 pm - Elgin Elks Lodge 737 partnered with First Baptist Church on Aug. 7-8 for the Step It Up Program. The annual donation program, held at Elgin’s First Baptist Church, g...
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Join in ‘Bike to Church Sunday’ at Gary UMC in WheatonAug 18, 2026 6:59 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton invites community members to participate in "Bike to Church Sunday" on Aug. 30, featuring worship followed by refreshments and fellowship.
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Ownership dispute over shuttered Sugar Factory restaurant in Rosemont leads to heated meetingAug 18, 2026 6:48 pm - A dispute between rival ownership groups of the shuttered Sugar Factory restaurant led to a heated zoning board meeting in Rosemont.
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Nominations open for 2026 Elgin Image AwardsAug 18, 2026 6:39 pm - Nominations are open for the 2026 Elgin Image Awards which celebrates individuals, projects, and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the Elgin community.
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‘Making American history unavailable’: Genealogists lament plan to move National Archives from ChicagoAug 18, 2026 6:07 pm - Historians, genealogists and other researchers fear losing access to the historical records housed at the National Archives at Chicago, one of two regional National Archives and Records Administration facilities that are set to close.