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Carpentersville, Huntley, Palatine among school districts receiving grants for new electric buses

School districts in Cook, Kane, McHenry and other counties will receive grants totaling more than $13 million to pay for 46 new electric school buses, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday.

The new “James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests” outdoor primate complex at Brookfield Zoo Chicago opens to the public today.

$66 million ‘Tropical Forests’ opens today at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with close gorilla encounters

Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Tropical Forests,” the result of the largest and most ambitious project in its history, gets its public debut Friday.

Libertyville trustees have continued discussion of the proposed Greenway Chase subdivision with 64 single-family homes and 70 age-restricted duplexes on the site of Libertyville Manor extended care facility, 610 Peterson Road.

‘A lot to think about’: Vote on Greenway Chase proposal in Libertyville delayed for further considerations

Pulte Home Company will have to wait a little longer for a decision on a plan to demolish an aging extended care facility in Libertyville and build 64 single-family homes and 70 age-restricted duplexes on the property.

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Felon sentenced to 44 years in prison for ‘Batman’ car shooting near McHenry

A felon convicted of attempted murder for shooting at a car decorated with Batman decals and driven by a McHenry man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 years in prison.

Wauconda’s The Side Lot raising funds for local canines in need

The Side Lot, Wauconda’s only dog-friendly restaurant, is stepping up to support dogs in crisis with a special fundraising initiative this weekend.

A $25,000 deposit and 17.5 bathrooms: Michael Jordan’s former mansion is now an Airbnb rental

Basketball fans can be like Mike and rent Michael Jordan’s former Illinois mansion on Airbnb. The mansion, which sold in December after being on the market for 12 years, was listed on the vacation rental website this month.

‘We can’t fill the gap’: Food pantries say they can’t overcome federal cuts

State and local governments may have to pick up the costs of feeding the hungry to make up for federal cuts, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said Thursday during a roundtable discussion in Geneva.

DuPage County earlier this year settled a lawsuit against Sheriff James Mendrick, corrections employees and medical staff regarding the death of a detainee at the jail in 2023.

Inmate death prompts changes at DuPage County jail

New policies, individualized treatment plans and added mental health staff are among some of the changes at the DuPage County jail since a 50-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her cell in 2023.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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