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New era for the arts in Elgin: Theater scene gets boost from new arts center

New era for the arts in Elgin: Theater scene gets boost from new arts center

After a $2 million transformation, the former Elgin Elks’ lodge emerged as the new Elgin Art Showcase which Janus Theatre inaugurated earlier this month with a rollicking revival of Ben Jonson’s 17th century satire “The Alchemist.”

 
Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress. Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of nation’s top airports.

 
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‘We’ve built a tremendous infrastructure’: Lake County Democrats chair won’t seek another term

‘We’ve built a tremendous infrastructure’: Lake County Democrats chair won’t seek another term

Highland Park resident and former four-term state representative Lauren Beth Gash, credited as a force in flipping Lake County from red to blue, will not be seeking another term as Democratic Party chair.

 
5-time Gold Glove winner and Cubs World Series champion Jason Heyward announces retirement

5-time Gold Glove winner and Cubs World Series champion Jason Heyward announces retirement

Jason Heyward, who launched his 16-year major league career with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and won a World Series title with the Cubs in 2016, announced his retirement on Friday.

 
Demolition work starts on shuttered shopping center in downtown Lisle

Demolition work starts on shuttered shopping center in downtown Lisle

Demolition crews have started work inside the shuttered Family Square Plaza in the heart of Lisle’s downtown district.

 
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‘Neighbors helping neighbors’: Volunteers update kitchen at Oakbrook Terrace Salvation Army

‘Neighbors helping neighbors’: Volunteers update kitchen at Oakbrook Terrace Salvation Army

Home Depot volunteers step in to renew the Oakbrook Terrace Salvation Army kitchen that hadn’t been upgraded in 34 years.

 
Batavia financial adviser gets 6½ year prison sentence for duping investors

Batavia financial adviser gets 6½ year prison sentence for duping investors

A Batavia investment adviser has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for inducing clients to invest in nonexistent business opportunities.

 
Egg hunts for kids, dogs and adults across the suburbs

Egg hunts for kids, dogs and adults across the suburbs

Grab your baskets and get ready to hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny at events across the suburbs now through April 11.

 
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Bensenville hires first female deputy police chief

Bensenville hires first female deputy police chief

Bensenville has promoted a sergeant within the police department its first female deputy police chief.

 
Savannah Guthrie to return to 'Today' on April 6 after mother’s disappearance

Savannah Guthrie to return to 'Today' on April 6 after mother’s disappearance

After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's “Today” show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday “joy will be my protest.”

 

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