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Photo Gallery: Buffalo Grove, Hersey, Wheeling and Glenbard West graduations

Photo Gallery: Buffalo Grove, Hersey, Wheeling and Glenbard West graduations

 
Glen Ellyn students create their own Little Free Library at school

Glen Ellyn students create their own Little Free Library at school

A student council project at Forest Glen Elementary School was one for the books.

 
Two die in Kane County head-on crash

Two die in Kane County head-on crash

Two people died Thursday evening in a two-car crash near Sandwald and Big Timber roads in unincorporated Kane County, according to the Huntley Fire Protection District.

 
MAC announces 40th anniversary season

MAC announces 40th anniversary season

Jim Belushi and The Sacred Hearts, the Italian ensemble No Gravity, Grammy Award winners The King’s Singers, and acclaimed improvisers Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood will be a part of the McAninch Arts Center’s 40th anniversary season announced Thursday.

 
Aurora man charged with possessing child sex abuse materials

Aurora man charged with possessing child sex abuse materials

A 32-year-old Aurora man has been charged with three felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials, authorities said.

 
‘It was a landmark’: Former co-owner among onlookers as Des Plaines restaurant is demolished

‘It was a landmark’: Former co-owner among onlookers as Des Plaines restaurant is demolished

The demolition of a former restaurant building with decades-old roots in Des Plaines has drawn spectators this week.

 
After one year pause, Itasca is bringing back ‘a more localized’ Fourth of July fireworks show

After one year pause, Itasca is bringing back ‘a more localized’ Fourth of July fireworks show

Itasca will reignite a Fourth of July fireworks show one year after hitting pause on the popular display due to construction.

 
Will lawmakers pass bill that could lead to more multifamily housing?

Will lawmakers pass bill that could lead to more multifamily housing?

The political battle over legislation that could ease residential zoning rules across Illinois is intensifying.

 
Schaumburg police investigating death of man found in pond

Schaumburg police investigating death of man found in pond

Schaumburg police are investigating the death of a man found in a retention pond in an office park Wednesday.

 
Softball: Naperville Central suffers narrow loss to Oswego in sectional semifinal

Softball: Naperville Central suffers narrow loss to Oswego in sectional semifinal

Betsy Jack looked overmatched in her first two at-bats Wednesday, and for the first two pitches of her third plate appearance. But not when it mattered. The Oswego senior...

 
Baseball: Bartlett, Downers Grove North, Lake Park take regional semifinals triumphs

Baseball: Bartlett, Downers Grove North, Lake Park take regional semifinals triumphs

Vince Yario pitched four innings of 1-hit ball with two walks and a pair of strikeouts, while helping his own cause with a home run and 3 RBI during Bartlett’s 10-5, 5-in...

 
Softball: Big first inning lifts St. Charles East past Glenbard East

Softball: Big first inning lifts St. Charles East past Glenbard East

Ari Bigda is not used to getting her first plate appearance of the day in the first inning. Yet with two outs and the bases loaded, the St. Charles East No. 9 hitter came...

 
Baseball: St. Charles North’s Paul shuts down Dundee-Crown to win regional semifinal

Baseball: St. Charles North’s Paul shuts down Dundee-Crown to win regional semifinal

Two pitches were all Landon Paul needed. Featuring a fastball-sweeper combination, the junior right-hander made quick work of the Dundee-Crown lineup after entering in th...

 
Baseball: Buffalo Grove, Libertyville, Mundelein score victories in regional semifinals

Baseball: Buffalo Grove, Libertyville, Mundelein score victories in regional semifinals

A roundup of Wednesday’s high school baseball regional semifinals.

 
Man convicted of murdering Aurora woman who was missing almost 18 years

Man convicted of murdering Aurora woman who was missing almost 18 years

A man was convicted Wednesday of murdering a woman 23 years ago in Aurora.

 
Forest preserve considers ‘responsible’ move of farmhouse, but Naperville preservationists want it to stay put

Forest preserve considers ‘responsible’ move of farmhouse, but Naperville preservationists want it to stay put

Three years after Landmarks Illinois put Oak Cottage on a list of the most endangered historic places in the state, a man has detailed a proposal to revive the farmhouse by moving the structure in sections and reassembling it on another, undisclosed property in DuPage County. But some Naperville preservationists oppose the potential move.

 
A raffle for ‘the American dream’? Elk Grove’s unique solution to housing affordability crisis

A raffle for ‘the American dream’? Elk Grove’s unique solution to housing affordability crisis

Elk Grove Village residents can enter a raffle to get first crack at purchasing a new single-family home, under an unconventional public-private partnership that officials hope may be a model to ease the housing affordability crisis.

 
After 2 resignations, District 101 seeks applicants for school board vacancies

After 2 resignations, District 101 seeks applicants for school board vacancies

Batavia Unit District 101 is seeking community members who would serve on the school board following the recent resignations of two board members.

 
Starry summer marks the return of Chicago-area theater vets

Starry summer marks the return of Chicago-area theater vets

Look for Chicago-area stages to heat up this summer with world and regional premieres buoyed by appearances by television and Broadway veterans Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Gary Cole.

 
One pizza at a time: Former McDonald’s exec and family bring a lifetime of hospitality to Lantern Pizza Co.

One pizza at a time: Former McDonald’s exec and family bring a lifetime of hospitality to Lantern Pizza Co.

Dan Coudreaut and his family opened Lantern Pizza Co. in Downers Grove in 2022 after his retirement as Executive Chef and Vice President of Culinary Innovation at McDonald’s. “I missed the immediacy of making food for people in front of me,” he says.

 

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