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Preferred route for Lake-Cook bike path topic of open house meetingJan 30, 2026 3:26 pm - The preferred alternative to close a bike path gap along Lake-Cook Road will be available for public viewing and input from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 at West Ridge Center, 636 Ridge Road, Highland Park.
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National civics competition for middle schoolers comes with $100K top prizeJan 30, 2026 3:25 pm - Sixth, seventh and eighth graders with an idea about using civics to improve their community can submit an essay to participate in a national competition with a chance to win a $100,000 in a 529 educational savings plan.
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Kick off gardening year with Native Gardener’s ClubJan 30, 2026 3:23 pm - Kick off the gardening year with the Native Gardener’s Club meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays monthly on Zoom.
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Profiles in Excellence returns for Black History MonthJan 30, 2026 1:24 pm - Origin stories come to life through performance and storytelling at the 43rd annual Profiles in Excellence event from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 at Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 N. Green Bay Road, North Chicago.
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‘He knows what our interests are in Washington’: DuPage County to pay D.C. lobbyist up to $96KJan 30, 2026 11:59 am - DuPage County Board members have agreed to spend up to $96,000 on a one-year contract with a federal lobbyist.
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Kane County sheriff cleared of TRUST Act violations, state’s attorney saysJan 29, 2026 5:38 pm - Did the Kane County Sheriff’s Office violate state law over immigration detainees? An investigation says no.
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‘Finally getting rid of an eyesore’: Former Super Kmart in Round Lake Beach to be demolished, replaced by Target storeJan 29, 2026 3:02 pm - Target Stores has purchased and plans to demolish the long-vacant former Super Kmart in the Rollins Crossing shopping center in Round Lake Beach and build a new facility.
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DuPage County Board urges Congress to investigate immigration enforcement efforts; withhold DHS fundingJan 29, 2026 11:44 am - DuPage County Board members are urging congressmen to withhold funding for the Department of Homeland Security until a thorough investigation is conducted into recent immigration enforcement incidents, such as the fatal shootings in Minnesota.
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Site work continues for long-delayed retail development in WaucondaJan 28, 2026 7:59 pm - Tree removal began Wednesday as part of a long-delayed project Wauconda officials envision as a boost to redevelopment in a busy corridor.
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When the millennium was new: What Tri-Cities officials predicted, and what actually happenedJan 28, 2026 11:14 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun takes a look back at what some Tri-Cities’ officials predicted for the first quarter of the millennium, and how those statements or predictions have played out.