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What’s a Waffadilla? Hampshire family to compete on Food Network’s ‘The Great Food Truck Race’

What’s a Waffadilla? Hampshire family to compete on Food Network’s ‘The Great Food Truck Race’

Hampshire food truck concept Waffadilla will compete on season 19 of Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race, premiering Sunday, July 26.

 
Man killed in overnight shooting in Ingleside

Man killed in overnight shooting in Ingleside

Lake County sheriff’s police are investigating a fatal overnight shooting in Ingleside.

 
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Bartlett Library board approves two referendum questions for November on building’s future

Bartlett Library board approves two referendum questions for November on building’s future

A majority of Bartlett Public Library trustees voted in favor of putting two referendum questions on the Nov. 3 ballot — one to renovate and expand the existing building and the other to replace it altogether.

 
Woodridge draws thousands of film enthusiasts from across the country to see ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX 70 mm

Woodridge draws thousands of film enthusiasts from across the country to see ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX 70 mm

John Marks admits he didn’t have to drive his family across state lines in the middle of the night to see “The Odyssey.” But as he stood in the lobby of Woodridge’s Cinemark Seven Bridges and IMAX at 2 a.m. on a recent Thursday, he couldn’t imagine seeing it anywhere else.

 
‘Create some memories’: 10 activities to do with your kids before school starts

‘Create some memories’: 10 activities to do with your kids before school starts

With less than a month before school starts in the suburbs, here are 10 activities, from mini golfing to visiting a museum, that will help keep kids entertained for the remainder of summer.

 
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Aurora police seek help in identifying SUV involved in pedestrian hit-and-run last month

Aurora police seek help in identifying SUV involved in pedestrian hit-and-run last month

Aurora police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last month.

 

St. Charles continues to think about plans for redevelopment of old police station site

St. Charles is continuing to mull what it will do with its former police station site along the Fox River, with plans to turn the site into programmed open space.

 

District 300 wants tax hike to fund $355M in school improvements, new training center

Community Unit District 300, which encompasses all or parts of West Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow and a half dozen other towns, will seek voter approval of a $355.5 million bond referendum in the November election.

 
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Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center

Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center

CHICAGO — Former President Barack Obama surprised the WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his new Presidential Center on Friday. Obama walked in from a side door much to ...

 
There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease...

 

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