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Biking popularity surges with infrastructure improvements, events, clubs

By Ralph Banasiak, Along for the Ride
May 28, 2025 8:13 am - Illinois has improved its bike safety and infrastructure since 2020, with more counties and municipalities adopting bike/ped plans. But fatalities remain high, indicating more focus on safety is needed.
Local tomato grower to speak on heirloom varieties

Submitted by University of Illinois Extension-McHenry County
May 27, 2025 9:35 pm - Tomato expert Bob Zeni, known as the Chicago Tomato Man, will give a free June 3 presentation on heirloom tomatoes, offering growing tips and taking questions.
McHenry man dies after electric scooter crash

Michelle Meyer
May 27, 2025 7:50 pm - A 53-year-old McHenry man died over the weekend from injuries suffered in an electric scooter crash.
Special tribute to Steve McMichael planned for Walk ALS at Cantigny Park

Submitted by ALS United Greater Chicago
May 27, 2025 7:08 pm - On May 31, ALS United Greater Chicago will hold its Walk ALS fundraiser at Cantigny Park. Activities, food, and a bagpipe performance honoring Steve "Mongo" McMichael, who recently died from ALS, will precede the walk.
DuPage County setting up land bank as part of affordable housing push

By Katlyn Smith
May 27, 2025 6:29 pm - DuPage officials are taking more steps to help expand affordable housing in the county.
‘A window to our past’: 1846 document signed by President James Polk tells story of DuPage County

By Susan Sarkauskas
May 27, 2025 6:23 pm - DuPage County leaders on Tuesday unveiled a document signed in 1846 by President James Polk, granting ownership of land near modern-day Warrenville. “The dreams this paper held, as it was delivered to the George Cary family,” marveled DuPage County History Museum Director Michelle Podkowa.
Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’s

By Susan Sarkauskas
May 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
Longmeadow Parkway wins national engineering award

Brenda Schory
May 25, 2025 11:00 am - The Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor over the Fox River near Carpentersville received an Engineering Excellence Award last week from the American Council of Engineering Companies.
‘Anything to raise awareness’: Drivers asked to watch for turtles crossing roads

By Mick Zawislak
May 23, 2025 1:42 pm - Wildlife experts are reminding drivers to be alert for turtles crossing roads near lakes, ponds and marshes throughout the region searching for water, food and mates.
Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?

By Susan Sarkauskas and Charles Keeshan
May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.

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