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Sullivan’s Steakhouse is among a number of suburban eateries honored for their wine program in the 2026 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards.

Raise your glass: Suburban restaurants honored with Wine Spectator awards

Seventeen different restaurant concepts, many with multiple locations in the suburbs, recently were honored in the 2026 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards.

The fireworks display in Sleepy Hollow is popular in the Fox Valley.

Have a blast: Celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, festivals and more in the suburbs

As the Fourth of July approaches, so do themed events throughout the suburbs, including festivals, parades, fireworks displays, walks and runs, concerts and more. Here’s where and when you can celebrate.

Volunteers Carol Smith, left, and Diane Coughlin hold the welcome sign to start last year’s Swedish Days parade in downtown Geneva. This year’s parade begins at 1 p.m. Sunday along State Street.

Things to do June 26 to July 2: Swedish Days, Wauconda Fest, Frontier Days and more

Mark your calendar for Swedish Days in Geneva, Wauconda Fest, Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, Mundelein Community Days, Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest, Northwest Fourth-Fest in Hoffman Estates and more.

Deacon Glenn Tylutki holds the holy water as Auxiliary Bishop Larry Sullivan blesses the At Peace memorial during a dedication service Friday at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Sullivan, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Chicago, lead the prayer service with Catholic Cemeteries and about 100 people in attendance. The memorial is for surviving families and loves ones affected by suicide.

‘A place of peace, healing and comfort’: Catholic diocese erects first memorial in nation to those affected by suicide

A somber prayer service marked the dedication Friday of a memorial for the surviving families and their loved ones affected by suicide at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. The “At Peace” memorial — the first of its kind in the nation — honors the lives lost to suicide and offers a sacred space for prayer and remembrance, according to officials with the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Sugar Grove placed second in a recent tap water taste contest at a conference hosted by the American Water Works Association.

Sugar Grove wins second place in North American tap water taste competition

Sugar Grove has some of the tastiest drinking water in North America, according to an international water works organization.

FILE — Chicago Blackhawks left wing Andre Burakovsky controls the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Jan. 9, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Blackhawks trade forward Andre Burakovsky to the Senators for a 2027 draft pick

Andre Burakovsky is on the move again, this time to the team his father once played for. Chicago traded Burakovsky to Ottawa on Friday for a 2027 sixth-round pick. The Bl...

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Man faces gun, drug charges after road argument in Bensenville

A Streamwood man is facing felony charges, accused of pointing a gun at a man during a road rage incident in Bensenville, authorities said.

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Lake County

A batch of mosquitoes sampled June 16 in Buffalo Grove by the village’s trap has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed indicator this year of the presence of the virus in Lake County.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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