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Shout Out: Valerie Koppenhaver, a sewing expert from Buffalo Grove

June 10, 2018 at 11:34 a.m.

Buffalo Grove resident Valerie Koppenhaver's skill is sewing — an art that she fears is waning in popularity. She sees this through her own sewing experiences, something the Buffalo Grove...

Buffalo Grove police investigating possible drug overdose of 32-year-old woman

May 14, 2019 at 3:33 a.m.

As Buffalo Grove police investigate the possible drug overdose of a woman, officers are searching to find if others were involved in the incident. Colleen Kovach, 32, of the first...

High schools in Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire ready to move past PARCC exams

May 14, 2019 at 3:33 a.m.

Seeing their high school students navigate a number of assessments each year, school officials in Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove praised Illinois' recent move to eliminate the PARCC exam for high...

Authorities determining what caused a natural gas leak in Long Grove

May 14, 2019 at 3:33 a.m.

A damaged meter that started leaking natural gas into a business in Long Grove closed Illinois Route 83 in both directions for nearly an hour and a half Monday evening,...

Water quality in Buffalo Grove meets government standards, report shows

May 14, 2019 at 3:33 a.m.

In a recently released report, Buffalo Grove officials said the quality of the village's water supply meets or exceeds federal and state government standards. As a result, the village didn't...

Shout Out: Stephanie Hooper, the 2016 ‘Citizen of the Year’ in Lincolnshire

May 23, 2019 at 8:02 p.m.

Stephanie Hooper could be considered a serial volunteer. Putting her website-building skills to use, she has volunteered time to the Lincolnshire Community Nursery School, the Riverside Foundation Auxiliary, several PTOs...

Vehicles pass through the one-lane covered bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove in December 2013.

Long Grove covered bridge faces uncertain future as engineering study starts

May 14, 2019 at 3:32 a.m.

Depending on what Long Grove officials do with an upcoming study, the one-lane, covered bridge in the village either may come down or receive a renovation. Long Grove will close...

Gov. Bruce Rauner congratulates legislators on both side in reaching a deal for a stopgap budget in front of his office, Thursday June 30, 2016.

IDOT projects in Buffalo Grove, Long Grove to continue under stopgap budget

May 14, 2019 at 3:32 a.m.

Summer construction season in Buffalo Grove and nearby Long Grove will continue as planned, despite recent warnings from the Illinois Department of Transportation that $665.5 million of active projects would...

Jim Kay, of Lincolnshire, says the 40-year-old berm near the backyard to his home needs to be raised and maintained by a public authority.

As floodwall ages, Lincolnshire homeowners near Des Plaines River urge local governments to intervene

May 23, 2019 at 8:02 p.m.

A group of Lincolnshire homeowners on the east bank of the Des Plaines River are concerned about the status of a floodwall that protects the back end of their homes,...

Virtual reality could someday empower students, area educators say

May 14, 2019 at 3:32 a.m.

As some area educators see it, an emerging technology has the potential of becoming a school teacher's dream tool. It can let kids wander and explore wherever they want to...

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