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Breast cancer survivor steps into Buffalo Grove dance studio to support cancer patients

August 19, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

Later this month, a Mount Prospect resident who overcame breast cancer will dance during an area fundraiser and try to show other women dealing with cancer that life can move...

Proposed Culver’s, Lincolnshire officials spar over use of electronic sign

May 14, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

The plan to add a Culver's restaurant in Lincolnshire faces an uncertain future after the franchise owner and village trustees differed on whether the proposed business can advertise electronically its...

Pictured is one of the abandoned homes in Long Grove that required the response of firefighters earlier this year.

Authorities urge safety following abandoned house fires in Long Grove

May 23, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

As Halloween approaches, numerous Lake County authorities are advising teenagers to be extra cautious after two fires happened in abandoned houses near the Long Grove area. Michael Schmitt, fire marshal...

Greg Caldwell, physical education teacher at Community Consolidated School District 21 who also works at Factory Theater in Chicago.

Shout Out: Greg Caldwell, District 21 teacher moonlighting as an actor

June 9, 2018 at 11:10 a.m.

When Greg Caldwell isn't teaching elementary students physical education at Community Consolidated School District 21, he can be seen working in plays at the Factory Theater in the Chicago neighborhood...

Buffalo Grove police launch online reporting system to save residents, officers time

May 14, 2019 at 3:35 a.m.

A new online system at the Buffalo Grove Police Department means a resident can report minor car crashes or lost property from the confines of his or her own home...

Mabu Lipinski, of Buffalo Grove, helps her sons Kenneth, 3, and Jake, 1, as they decorate pumpkins during the Harvest Festival at Kingswood United Methodist Church in Buffalo Grove.

Hundreds welcome fall during Harvest Festival at Kingswood United Methodist Church

May 14, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

About 700 people came out on Saturday to Kingswood United Methodist Church to welcome the fall season during the church's annual Harvest Festival. "The weather was perfect," said Carianne Short,...

Seeing new construction, Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 braces for student growth

May 14, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

With enrollment increasing and at least one large residential development possibly coming to the area, officials at Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 in Buffalo Grove are discussing how to create more...

Steven Barston (right), of Long Grove, makes a scarecrow with his children, Lucy, 5, and Leo, 7, during "Scarecrow Day" in Long Grove.

Families help line road in Long Grove with scarecrows

May 23, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

Motorists traveling along Old McHenry Road in Long Grove shouldn't be frightened to see dozens of scarecrows staring back at them. Over the past weekend, families came to downtown Long...

Locks to the jail at the Buffalo Grove Police Department have been malfunctioning in recent years.

Buffalo Grove police weigh options with malfunctioning jail locks

May 14, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

Moving detainees into jail cells is becoming a bigger chore for Buffalo Grove police. The locks on the jail cells all open and close fine, but the locks on the...

Police: Palos Hills man charged after leading Lincolnshire officers on chase

May 15, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

A Palos Hills man faces numerous charges after he allegedly drove a stolen car the wrong way on Milwaukee Avenue in Lincolnshire, striking another car before trying to flee from...

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