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Annual Carol Stream dog show and festival returns for 7th year Aug. 4.
Central Bark-Carol Stream is hosting its seventh annual Charity Dog Show & Festival along with VetBros Pet Education Charitable Fund, on Sunday, Aug. 4. It will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ross Ferraro Town Center, Gary Avenue and Lies Road in Carol Stream. All proceeds will benefit...
Mount Prospect firefighters union raises concerns over engine relocation
Mount Prospect’s firefighters union is sounding the alarm about the relocation of an engine from its headquarters station at 111 Rand Road. The engine has been relocated to the department’s newest station at 1415 E. Algonquin Road, which the fire department inherited and refurbished when the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District disbanded.
GreenMan Theatre to hold auditions for ‘Miss Holmes’ on July 21-22
Those interested in acting in GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s production of “Miss Holmes” by Christopher M. Walsh are invited to audition for the play, which is based on characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Auditions will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21, and 7 p.m. Monday,...
Rebuilt bridges, improved intersections among this year’s projects in DuPage County
DuPage County has kicked off projects totaling more than $36 million to ease traffic congestion, improve safety and resurface more than 57 lane miles of county roads. The county’s 2024 road construction plan includes major projects such as the reconstruction of the Geneva Road bridge over the west branch of the DuPage River, the widening of Fabyan Parkway in West Chicago west of Route 38, reconstruction of the Warrenville Road bridge over the East Branch of the DuPage River, and York Road reconstruction from Devon Avenue to Irving Park Road.
Storm related blaze damages Naperville home
Sunday evening’s storm is being blamed for a fire that damaged a Naperville home. Naperville firefighters were called to the home in the 2000 block of Schumacher Lane about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. After they arrived to find flames coming from the house, additional units were dispatched to the home.
27-year sentence for man who murdered his mother in Bartlett
A man who murdered his 93-year-old mother was sentenced Monday to 27 years in prison. Edward Mitzelfeld, 69, was found guilty but mentally ill by DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin in April. Lawyers for Mitzelfeld, who has schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with bipolar tendencies, argued during the trial that he...
Firefighters extinguish blaze at Warrenville youth detention center
A multi-alarm fire at a youth detention center in Warrenville has been extinguished by firefighters. A spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice said one staff member was transported to an area hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Spokeswoman Dominique Newman said the fire broke out in the...
Intersection improvements underway in Lake Zurich
Work on intersection improvements at Miller Road at Route 12 in Lake Zurich is underway, so drivers should prepare of traffic lane shifts and possible delays. Traffic is moving to the north side of Miller on the west side of Route 12, and the south side of Miller Road on the east side of Route 12. Lanes will be marked through Route 12 to help traffic through the intersection.
Kane County Fair returns with live music, rodeos and demolition derby July 17-21
The 155th annual Kane County Fair returns with animals, carnival rides, fair food, demolition derbies, rodeos, music and more. The fair will be open Wednesday through Sunday, July 17-21, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road in St. Charles. Parking is free. On Wednesday, it will be open for the carnival only.
‘We can’t stay divided’: Rally shooting on minds of RNC delegates
MILWAUKEE — The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump could mark a sea change in America’s bitter political divide, several suburban delegates to the Republican National Convention said Monday. “I think it’s going to awaken some people to the point where we have to come together,” said...
Family accepts settlement from Geneva District 304 in federal bullying lawsuit
A family that filed a federal lawsuit claiming Geneva Unit District 304 officials ignored bullying of their seventh grade special needs son accepted the district’s settlement offer, according to a court filing. The July 1 docket in the U.S. Court for the Northern District of Illinois states that judicial...
Home sweet home: Elgin nonprofit helps veterans furnish houses
Diane Ahrens founded Operation Sweet Life three years ago with one goal in mind: to help struggling veterans make a house a home. “We take veterans who have places with next to nothing and fill their homes with furniture and hope,” said Ahrens in an email. “Some of our recipients have come out of domestic violence situations. They are grateful to get out but have nothing to move in with. 95% of the veterans we help have no furniture. We have been able to provide them with entire house furnishings.”
It’s a gas … until you have to pay for it
On July 1, Illinois’ motor fuel tax jumped from 45 cents to 47 cents a gallon. Those filling up with diesel fuel also will see an increase of slightly more than three percent, with prices increasing from 52.9 cents a gallon to 54.5 cents. According to the Illinois Policy...
Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to bring to Chicago
British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single — and finishing her A-level exams — she won the Brit Award for Rising Star. Then she opened for Dua Lipa. Then Ed Sheeran. Then Coldplay. Then Taylor Swift.
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