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Five Week 1 high school football games to watch

Maine South (10-2) at Batavia (10-3) It would be hard to find a matchup of two programs with more success or more elite talent. Maine South won state in 1995, 2000, ...

Stakeholders and business owners, including twin sisters Regina and Tawny Pauling of The Noble Soapery, cut a ribbon Thursday during a grand opening celebration for Shops on Spring in Elgin. The shops are an incubator program created to help small, home-based makers bring their products to a brick-and-mortar location. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Shops on Spring incubator project brings home-based businesses to a storefront in downtown Elgin

Shops on Spring, a storefront created by the Made-In-Elgin incubator program, held a grand opening at 42 S. Spring St. in downtown Elgin on Thursday. Four new previously home-based businesses now have their first brick-and-mortar locations.

Christkindlmarket is set to return to RiverEdge Park in Aurora on Friday, Nov. 20. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

Opening day announced for this year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora

This year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Friday, Nov. 20, at RiverEdge Park, event organizers announced on Thursday.

A two-story, 8,000-square-foot Hermès store opened in Wilmette's Plaza del Lago on Aug. 8. Developers are hoping the luxury retailer will bring further business to the shopping center, which was acquired by WS Development in 2022. Storefront pictured Aug. 12. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Hermès opens at Wilmette’s Plaza del Lago, testing North Shore market for luxury handbags

The growing number of designer boutiques at Wilmette’s Plaza del Lago were just joined by a power player in fashion — the French luxury brand Hermès, which sells $10,000-plus handbags coveted by celebrities.

Gov. JB Pritzker after signing the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, the Illinois transit funding and reform bill, at Union Station in Chicago on Dec. 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Pritzker announces his appointments to the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority board

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced his Northern Illinois Transit Authority board appointments Friday, ending speculation about the final composition of the new board that will soon possess broad authority to govern the CTA, Metra and Pace.

Mount Carmel head coach Jordan Lynch celebrates after his team won last season’s Class 8A state championship game against Oswego in DeKalb. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Countdown to prep football: One final thought on the private school debate

Kevin Schmit: Our countdown to prep football concludes with one final thought on the debate about private schools.

Itasca police officer used ‘technology systems’ inappropriately, officials say

An Itasca police officer has been accused of using police department resources for an unauthorized purpose, the village announced Wednesday.

A banquet and restaurant on the former Outback Steakhouse site at 720 W. Lake-Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, could be open in six months. (Steve Zalusky/Daily Herald)

New restaurant, banquet facility for former Buffalo Grove Outback Steakhouse location back on track to open

Plans to reopen the former Buffalo Grove Outback Steakhouse location as a new restaurant and banquet facility are back on track.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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