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Selling electric utility to ComEd one option for Naperville’s energy future, council told

Selling electric utility to ComEd one option for Naperville’s energy future, council told

Selling the city’s electric utility to ComEd is an option for Naperville, but it would leave the city with significantly less control over its electricity, City Manager Doug Krieger said.

 
First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenry

First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenry

A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.

 
Opening day announced for this year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora

Opening day announced for this year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora

This year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Friday, Nov. 20, at RiverEdge Park, event organizers announced on Thursday.

 
Amid rise in antisemitism, he’s bridging gap between first responders, Jewish communities

Amid rise in antisemitism, he’s bridging gap between first responders, Jewish communities

Amid a rising tide of antisemitic violence and hate crimes, a suburban business is working with police and other first responders to build cultural understanding between law enforcement and the Jewish communities they serve.

 
‘They want to work’: Suburbanites with disabilities find opportunity at Carol Stream expo

‘They want to work’: Suburbanites with disabilities find opportunity at Carol Stream expo

Hundreds, including two-legged, four-legged and wheelchair-propelled individuals, took in the exhibits at the event intended to empower people with disabilities.

 

Itasca police officer used ‘technology systems’ inappropriately, officials say

An Itasca police officer has been accused of using police department resources for an unauthorized purpose, the village announced Wednesday.

 
Bartlett community debates use of Flock cameras as village considers extending contract

Bartlett community debates use of Flock cameras as village considers extending contract

Some Bartlett residents are urging the village to stop using Flock Safety license plate readers as trustees consider whether to extend the police department’s contract with the Atlanta-based company.

 
Countdown to prep football: One final thought on the private school debate

Countdown to prep football: One final thought on the private school debate

Kevin Schmit: Our countdown to prep football concludes with one final thought on the debate about private schools.

 
Why the Naperville council is taking its time on kratom ban decision

Why the Naperville council is taking its time on kratom ban decision

Naperville City Council members want more time and information before passing a ban on the sale of kratom products in the city.

 
Aurora City Council eyes proposed townhouse project with sustainability features near Fox Valley Mall

Aurora City Council eyes proposed townhouse project with sustainability features near Fox Valley Mall

The Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole Tuesday night examined a new townhouse development proposed to be built near Fox Valley Mall, after 18 months of negotiations between the developer and the city.

 
Record-setting soccer juggler from St. Charles sets sights on new quest

Record-setting soccer juggler from St. Charles sets sights on new quest

Abraham Munoz of St. Charles is training for an upcoming attempt to run a half-marathon in Dubai while juggling a soccer ball.

 
Employees need context to help understand management’s decisions

Employees need context to help understand management’s decisions

While there are more ways than ever to send and receive messages, they are too often vaguely written, ineffectively timed, missed, misunderstood, or even ignored by recipients.

 
Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid communities in storm cleanup efforts

Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid communities in storm cleanup efforts

Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties — including five in the Chicago region — pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.

 
District U-46 construction going smoothly as classes resume next week

District U-46 construction going smoothly as classes resume next week

With classes starting next week, school board members for Elgin Area School District U-46 were given an optimistic report Monday on ongoing construction and how things are shaping up for the new school year.

 
Bartlett has no marijuana dispensaries. It could soon have two at the same intersection

Bartlett has no marijuana dispensaries. It could soon have two at the same intersection

After going years without a recreational marijuana dispensary, the village of Bartlett could get two of them at the same intersection.

 
Suburban developers UrbanStreet, Wingspan announce merger

Suburban developers UrbanStreet, Wingspan announce merger

Two suburban development giants announced this week they are combining forces in a deal that will bring together the firms behind more than $3 billion in projects.

 

Rolling Meadows man charged with illegally possessing machine gun

A Rolling Meadows man faces charges alleging he illegally possessed a loaded gun that had been altered to make it fully automatic.

 
Retired Montini coach Andriano to receive ‘the greatest honor of my football life’

Retired Montini coach Andriano to receive ‘the greatest honor of my football life’

Retired hall of fame Montini football coach Chris Andriano will have the stadium football field dedicated to him in a ceremony on Friday before the Broncos’ home opener.

 
NIU-bound Brennon Zeng, the quiet one, lives up to underrated label for Batavia

NIU-bound Brennon Zeng, the quiet one, lives up to underrated label for Batavia

Brennon Zeng could be described as the quiet one among Batavia’s talented trio of senior receivers but expect to be hearing plenty more about him this season. His coa...

 
New England Patriots fan Jackson Bonebrake impresses ‘one of my favorite players,’ new Benet coach James White

New England Patriots fan Jackson Bonebrake impresses ‘one of my favorite players,’ new Benet coach James White

Benet sophomore offensive lineman Jackson Bonebrake, an ardent New England Patriots fan, still has a hard time wrapping his mind around it. Bonebrake was incredulous when...

 

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