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Riders with a cause can donate old bikes, partsOct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - It's time for all your old and unused bikes to hit the streets. Residents can donate extra or unused bikes -- even broken bikes and bike parts -- to organizations that w...
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Meadows hopes to wheel out new recycling binsOct 31, 2021 6:00 pm - Rolling Meadows residents could soon be recycling their recycling bins. Aldermen on Tuesday appeared to back a plan to add new 65-gallon wheeled recycling carts. They p...
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Pets will be allowed for one day at Street FestOct 31, 2021 6:08 pm - The discussion on whether or not to allow pets -- especially dogs -- at Street Fest this weekend was talked about at length during Monday's village council meeting. Elec...
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Debbie Macomber visits Elgin to discuss latest bookOct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - At her only book signing in Illinois, best-selling author Debbie Macomber will stop by Books at Sunset in Elgin at 7 p.m. today. In her first non-fiction book, "Knit To...
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Buffalo Grove toughens its smoking banOct 31, 2021 6:08 pm - Buffalo Grove has tweaked its smoking ban a bit to match up with the state's recently passed one, and it means stiffer fines for those who smoke illegally in town. The ...
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May Whitney parents, teachers step up to plateOct 31, 2021 6:03 pm - Andrea Natsis decided to roll up her sleeves when her twin boys starting second grade at May Whitney Elementary School stayed home because flooding, mold and asbestos pr...
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Mundelein High to hold dance clinicOct 31, 2021 6:00 pm - The Mundelein High School Stangettes Dance Team will hold a fall clinic for area youth from 11 am to 4 p.m. Sept. 15 in the school's main gym at 1350 W. Hawley St. Part...
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Sparkling gems of ElginOct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - This year, Gifford Park Association chose to highlight Elgin's near west side for the Elgin Historic House Tour. This neighborhood features homes built from the turn of...
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Soldier with ties to Warrenville killed in IraqOct 31, 2021 6:09 pm - Phillip Brodnick, 25-year-old son of a police officer from south suburban Burbank, was among the 14 soldiers killed Wednesday when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in nor...
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Cary-Grove students take top prizes in safety poster contestOct 31, 2021 6:00 pm - Metra formally announced recently the winners of its inaugural Safety Poster Contest, the latest initiative in the agency's aggressive safety campaign aimed at promoting...