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Four suburban teens killed in Bedford Park crash after fleeing police

Four teens were killed in Bedford Park after a driver fleeing a police stop careened off a bridge and struck a freight train early Sunday morning, authorities said. The C...

Proposal to build Batavia rec center, police station on same site advances

A proposal to build a recreation center and a police station on the same site in Batavia has advanced to the point that there are two rough concept plans on how both would fit on 20 acres of land being donated to the Batavia Park District.

Cindi Martinovic, seen here with a horse named Giant at her family's Frontenac Farm in Sleepy Hollow, said riders no longer exercise their horses on the trails at nearby Jelke Bird Sanctuary Preserve in Dundee Township because people are illegally using e-vehicles. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News).

Dundee Township trying to halt e-vehicles illegally using trails

Dundee Township’s ban on motorized e-vehicles hasn’t stopped people from illegally using them on their nature trails, causing issues for pedestrians, cyclists and even horses, one official says.

Kids enjoy the lazy river at Mundelein’s Barefoot Bay Aquatic Center on Wednesday. A cool June and smoke-related closures this month haven’t kept attendance down at suburban pools and waterparks this summer. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Despite cool June and wildfire smoke in July, suburban pools have been busy this season

Despite a cool June and smoke-related closures this month, customer counts at suburban swimming pools and water parks generally are above or near seasonal averages so far this summer.

Heinen's Grocery Store in Naperville. Illinois’ third-largest city has retained its spot as the top suburban retail sales generator in the Chicago metropolitan area for another year, according to a recently released report from Chicago-based consultant firm Melaniphy & Associates. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

Naperville reigns as ‘retail mecca,’ producing $5.7B in sales last year

Naperville reigns supreme once again as an economic powerhouse among Chicago suburbs. Illinois’ third-largest city has retained its spot as the top suburban retail sales generator in the Chicago metropolitan area for another year, according to a recently released report from Chicago-based consultant firm Melaniphy & Associates.

The 97th annual Lake County Fair brings livestock shows, bull riding, a demolition derby, carnival rides, live music, food and more to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Wednesday through Sunday, July 29 to Aug. 2. (Lake County Fairgrounds)

Lake County Fair returns with livestock shows, rides, music and more

The Lake County Fair is celebrating its 97th year with five days of rides, food, music, Grandstand Arena events, livestock showings and more Wednesday through Sunday, July 29 to Aug. 2, at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.

Ideas for redeveloping the former Spring Hill Mall site will be discussed during a series of community meetings hosted by West Dundee.

West Dundee hosts community meetings about former Spring Hill Mall redevelopment

West Dundee has scheduled two community meetings to talk about the future of the former Spring Hill Mall.

Naperville has chosen to end its city task force designations over concerns about the city appearing to endorse certain groups over others. (Kevin Schmit/Daily Herald)

Why Naperville is ending city-affiliated task forces

Naperville will no longer have city-affiliated task forces due to concerns over perceived endorsements of groups that operate independently from city standards.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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