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Haze from Canadian wildfires hides the Six Flags roller coasters in Gurnee Thursday. The amusement park closed Friday because of the poor air quality expected throughout the day.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires begins clearing out of suburbs as winds shift, rain arrives

Air quality in the Chicago area Friday is among the world’s worst for a second day due to wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota.

Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, speaks to a supporter at the Illinois Republicans Unity Breakfast at Maggiano's Little Italy in Naperville on March 18, 2026.

Republican Darren Bailey treads water in governor’s race as GOP candidates struggle to raise campaign cash

Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey treaded water in the opening stretch of his rematch against Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the Nov. 3 general election, raising about $1.33 million for his campaign fund while spending more than $1.28 million in the three full months since winning the March 17 GOP primary, state campaign finance records show.

An architectural rendering of a new fountain proposed for the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Dundee Road in Wheeling. The current fountain will be demolished.

Wheeling’s landmark fountain to be replaced next year

A new fountain is planned for the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Dundee Road in Wheeling.

Picking Stanford tight end Sam Roush in the third round was the Bears' surprise of the night.

Chicago Bears rookie outlook: Will Sam Roush bring a new element to the 3rd tight end role?

Sam Roush might become one of the Chicago Bears’ most important offensive acquisitions that you’ll hardly hear about during the season. The third-round pick likely will h...

Chicago-based Logistics Property Company that recently demolished the unincorporated Long Avenue neighborhood near southwest Schaumburg is proposing to also take over the adjacent site where Experior never began actual construction of a new headquarters for its trucking business.

Industrial redeveloper of Schaumburg neighborhood seeks adjacent Experior trucking site

Chicago-based industrial developer Logistics Property Company won’t end its transformation of Schaumburg’s southwest corner with the recent purchase and demolition of the unincorporated Long Avenue neighborhood.

Taylor Farms pulls all iceberg lettuce sourced in central Mexico from U.S. market

Taylor Farms announced Friday that it is “voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market,” after federal investigators identified some of the lettuce it provided to Taco Bell restaurants as linked to one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of cyclosporiasis this summer.

The Naperville Public Library Board has endorsed plans to build a new city parking deck at Jefferson Avenue and Webster Street using a portion of the Nichols Library parking lot.

Naperville library board formally supports Nichols parking deck

The Naperville Public Library Board unanimously approved a letter Wednesday supporting the city's construction of a new parking deck at its downtown Nichols Library.

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Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for leaving scene of drunk driving crash after hitting man on electric scooter

A West Chicago man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday after fleeing the scene of a drunk driving crash with a man on an electric scooter in 2024.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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