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Curb your enthusiasm? Arlington Heights trustees like street makeover, but not $4.4M cost

Curb your enthusiasm? Arlington Heights trustees like street makeover, but not $4.4M cost

Arlington Heights trustees praised conceptual plans to remove curbs and prioritize pedestrians on part of downtown Vail Avenue, but questioned the $4.4 million expense and need to redo nearby Harmony Park.

 
Suburbs regrouping from onslaught of recent storms

Suburbs regrouping from onslaught of recent storms

Residents of a Mount Prospect condo building that had a portion of its roof sheared off by a microburst Saturday are among the suburban residents recovering from a series of storms that hit the suburbs over the weekend and continued into the early week.

 
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West Dundee to charge residents with lead water service lines part of the replacement cost

West Dundee to charge residents with lead water service lines part of the replacement cost

People who have West Dundee replace their lead or galvanized pipe water-service lines are going to have to pay part of the cost, around $5,000, the village board decided Monday.

 
Frohes Oktoberfest! Benedictine University to host new festival

Frohes Oktoberfest! Benedictine University to host new festival

Benedictine University will ensure Oktoberfest season is off to a rousing start with a new event that invites greater Lisle and beyond to do as the Germans do when the calendar flips toward fall.

 
Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push

Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push

Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. They want to do this by passing a state constitutional amendment via a ballot initiative during the 2026 general election.

 
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The story behind Geneva’s new ‘upscale dive bar,’ Bad Alice

The story behind Geneva’s new ‘upscale dive bar,’ Bad Alice

“We wanted something affordable and friendly,” manager Chris Claboltz said of the inspiration for Geneva’s new “upscale dive bar,” Bad Alice.

 
A beloved Loop restaurant gets sizzling at O’Hare

A beloved Loop restaurant gets sizzling at O’Hare

Can you smell the wings? The Dearborn has a second location at Terminal 5.

 
O’Donnell: Bears, Brewers and Bananas shake the Chicago sports blues

O’Donnell: Bears, Brewers and Bananas shake the Chicago sports blues

Looking to lift the tedium of a Chicago sports summer lost in the dog days? Daily Herald columnist Jim O’Donnell has ideas.

 
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Things to do Aug. 22-28: Buffalo Grove Days, Palatine Street Fest, Port Clinton Art Festival and more

Things to do Aug. 22-28: Buffalo Grove Days, Palatine Street Fest, Port Clinton Art Festival and more

Mark your calendar for Buffalo Grove Days, Anime Magic! 2025, Chicago International Boat Show, Palatine Street Fest, Port Clinton Art Festival, Geneva Concours d’Elegance, Wayback Wheels Car Show and more happening this week.

 
U-46 seeks community input on naming of new middle school in Elgin

U-46 seeks community input on naming of new middle school in Elgin

Elgin Area School District U-46’s is inviting community members to submit nominations to help with the naming of its new middle school now under construction in Elgin.

 

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