What once was a destination for the suburban LGBTQ community — a long-standing bar on Higgins Road — will soon become a 1.5-acre grass lot primed for future development by Elk Grove Village.
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Barrington officials: New rule for gas on trains has ‘quite acute’ potential for catastrophe
Add one more volatile chemical to the hundreds being lugged around the suburbs in trains. The federal government is allowing liquefied natural gas on freight trains and some fear the worst.
Read MoreCascade Drive-In will make case to reopen before West Chicago panel
A property owner is hoping to get permission from West Chicago to reopen the shuttered Cascade Drive-In. But the reopening plan hinges on a request to amend the city’s zoning code to allow drive-in theaters as a special use in a residential district.
Read MoreKane County Board candidates differ on recreational marijuana sales
Kane County Board candidates weigh in on marijuana sales in unincorporated areas of the county.
Read MoreTop aides to Texas Attorney General accuse him of bribery and abuse of office
Seven top aides to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have accused him of bribery, abuse of office and other potentially criminal offenses, according to a letter obtained Saturday by the Austin American-Statesman and television station KVUE.
Read MoreState reports 1,453 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 17 more deaths
State health authorities announced 1,453 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Illinois Sunday, ending a run of four straight days of more than 2,000 new cases.
Read MoreWoman dies in crash during motorcycle training course at Harper College
A woman died Saturday after single-vehicle crash during a motorcycle safety training class at Harper College in Palatine, officials said.
Read MoreA door busted open. A chaotic scene. A life taken. What the Breonna Taylor grand jury audio reveals
The 26-year-old EMT and aspiring nurse was in her bedroom with her boyfriend when the Louisville Metro Police Department officers, in plain clothes, arrived just after midnight.
Read MoreFacts Matter: Photo of empty envelopes used in false claim that ballots were trashed
A claim that ballots were trashed is false, sheriffs say they didn’t endorse Trump despite his claim, and Biden was wrong in saying it was the military that used chemicals to disperse crowds outside the White House, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Read MoreRozner: Why Theo Epstein will probably make some major changes to Cubs
The Cubs haven’t won a postseason game since 2017. Now, there will be change.
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