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Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski stands at the entrance of a long-unused vault in a former bank building that’s being turned into a restaurant called The Dime.

‘Unlike anything else’: How public-private partnership hopes to rejuvenate downtown Des Plaines

Des Plaines officials hope the restaurant coming to a former bank building will help boost life in the downtown area.

A resident is seen through the construction of a dining room for a newly designated supportive living facility as he returns from walking his dogs at Encore Village of Schaumburg.

Schaumburg’s Encore Village expands Medicaid-funded housing while helping seniors displaced by bankruptcy fallout

The 2023 bankruptcy of Friendship Village of Schaumburg created an array of issues for its senior residents that are still being navigated by the facility’s new owners.

Grayslake woman identified as bicyclist fatally struck by freight train

A 60-year-old Grayslake woman has been identified as the bicyclist fatally struck by a freight train in the village last week.

Cubs pitcher Ben Brown throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during Saturday’s game in San Francisco, Calif.

With Brown pitching like an ace, the Cubs are being extra cautious

The best pitcher for the Cubs right now was drafted by a different organization in a round that no longer exists.

The White Sox's Jacob Gonzalez warms up before a baseball game last week.

How the White Sox’s Jacob Gonzalez went from first-round bust to potential star

I had given up on Jacob Gonzalez this offseason, after two-plus years of the White Sox’s 2023 first-round pick failing to produce at all in the high minors. That Jacob Gonzalez no longer exists.

Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell is in the hospital, but little more information is known

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said, but there was no immediate information about why he was there ...

Seven Gables Park in Wheaton will be the site of a free movie night — a showing of “Zootopia 2” — with the Wheaton Park District on Thursday, July 16, starting at dusk.

Wheaton police hosting outdoor movie night, bike ride and more this summer

Wheaton police are hosting a series of family-friendly events this summer to help residents get to know the department’s officers.

A homebuilder is asking the city of Naperville for permission to develop townhouses next to the Ozinga concrete facility along Spring Avenue.

Naperville panel to consider proposed townhouse development near Mill Street underpass

A homebuilder wants to construct 25 luxury, townhouse-style units at the northwest corner of Spring Avenue and Mill Street, just south of the train tracks. Some neighbors, though, have concerns about traffic.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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