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SixtyFour Wine Bar & Kitchen in downtown Naperville as seen on Sept. 6, 2023. The business will close near the end of the month. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

SixtyFour Wine Bar & Kitchen, Reserve Room in Naperville to close

SixtyFour Wine Bar & Kitchen and SixtyFour Reserve Room in downtown Naperville will close its doors near the end of the month.

Hersey's Jaxon Saint Paul, top, tries to break a tackle by Prospect’s Benjamin Murray during an MSL Conference football game in Mount Prospect on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Hersey QB Jake Nawrot doesn’t want you to overlook his receivers

Hersey senior quarterback Jake Nawrot is the face of the 10-0 Huskies, and rightfully so. The four-star Kentucky-commit gunslinger is ranked by Rivals as the No. 5 senior...

Batavia's Darin Ashiru (0) avoids the tackle from St. Charles East's Brady Habas (3) during an October game in St. Charles. (Mark Black/for the Beacon-News)

Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Can Barrington, York keep magic going? Who you got in Hersey vs. Glenbard West?

This edition of Talking with “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran digs into the IHSA prep football playoffs.

The Vernon Hill’s Kirkland’s store is closing its doors at the end of the year, seemingly part of a broader wave of closures after a merger with Bed Bath & Beyond last year. Staff said it will close shortly after Christmas. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

‘Everything must go’: Vernon Hill’s Kirkland’s store closing after merger

Vernon Hill’s Kirkland store is closing at the end of the year, seemingly as part of a broader wave of closures following last year’s merger with Bed Bath & Beyond.

At the Doodle Bug Workshop in Wheaton, Robbie Novicki of Wheaton, left, sorts candy while Logan Christopher checks a label. They are among the workshop participants who sort donated candy into goodie bags for distribution to people in need, veterans and seniors. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

What to do with leftover Halloween candy? Donate the treats to suburban charities

Suburban charitable organizations are seeking donations of Halloween treats for their clients, who range in age from schoolchildren to seniors and include active-duty service members.

WLS-Ch. 7 anchor Ravi Baichwal at the Chicago Hilton on May 21, 2014. (Yvette Marie Dostatni/for the Chicago Tribune)

Ravi Baichwal out as evening anchor at ABC 7 Chicago after 20 years at station

Longtime anchor/reporter Ravi Baichwal is out after 20 years at WLS-Ch. 7 Chicago.

Medline Industries signage is displayed outside the Nasdaq MarketSite on Dec. 17, 2025, in New York. (AP)

Northfield-based Medline laying off 304 workers

Northfield-based medical supply company Medline is laying off 304 workers, according to a notice filed with the state — a reduction that comes almost a year after it became a publicly traded company.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks on election night Tuesday at Navy Pier in Chicago. A day later, the governor released a 200-point national agenda he hopes Democratic lawmakers in Washington, D.C. carry out. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

A day after reelection, Pritzker issues 200-point national agenda

Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t a presidential candidate yet, but in the immediate aftermath of his reelection Tuesday he announced a 200-point national agenda he wants congressional Democrats to tackle after the party’s enormous victory in the midterm elections.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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