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Ribfest is done: High costs cited as reason for its demiseJul 31, 2024 5:58 pm - Ribfest is officially over. In a brief statement on Facebook, the Exchange Club of Naperville — organizers of the longtime summer tradition — announced the festival would be no more.
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Battling buckthorn and other invasive speciesJul 31, 2024 4:35 pm - Battling buckthorn and other invasive plants is the topic of Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie chapter from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midloth...
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Aqua Illinois customers slam water rate increase proposalJul 31, 2024 1:22 pm - Northern Illinois residents traveled to McHenry County College this week to comment on private water and sewer utility Aqua Illinois' request for a rate increase. Aqua Illinois customers, advocacy groups and lawmakers appealed to the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject the proposed water rate increase.
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Kane clerk seeks judges, poll workers for Nov. 5 electionJul 31, 2024 11:19 am - The Kane County clerk's office is seeking county residents to apply to be election judges in the Nov. 5 general election during its outreach Thursday for National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.
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Bremer Team launches 30 Days for 30 Vets programJul 31, 2024 10:54 am - Thirty deserving McHenry County military veterans will receive the gifts of a lifetime this fall as part of the 30 Days for 30 Vets program coordinated by The Bremer Team Keller Williams Success Realty.
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Judge accused of speeding 93 mph in 55 mph zone pleads guilty to lesser offenseJul 31, 2024 9:55 am - A McHenry County judge charged in June with driving his motorcycle nearly 40 mph over the speed limit pleaded guilty to a lesser offense Tuesday and has already completed 40 hours of public service, his defense attorney said.
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New matchmaking service aims to find love for older singlesJul 31, 2024 9:17 am - Kane County’s newest matchmaking service Swipe Right now is open at 28 S. Fifth St., in Geneva, offering its services to those looking for love in the Tri-Cities. Swipe R...
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DuPage County awarded third AAA bond ratingJul 31, 2024 6:49 am - DuPage County has earned a AAA bond rating from Fitch Ratings. Fitch is the latest to give DuPage County its highest bond rating. The county also has AAA bond ratings fro...
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‘It impacted an entire community’: New marine unit boat dedicated in honor of 10-year-old Tony BorciaJul 30, 2024 5:04 pm - A new Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit boat was dedicated Tuesday in memory of 10-year-old Tony Borcia, who was killed by an impaired boater in 2012.
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‘What we need is community support’: Advisory panel nixes fixed-site homeless shelter in GurneeJul 29, 2024 8:50 pm - A plan to repurpose the FairBridge Inn hotel on Grand Avenue in Gurnee to a fixed site homeless shelter was rejected by an advisory panel last week leaving the village board with final say on the hot-button issue.