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Crystal Lake rallies behind family

Father is the suburb's Forrest Gump

Crystal Lake, IL · 2d

everafterinthewoods.com

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This Unassuming Illinois Spot Piles Pizzas High With Toppings And Serves Wings Worth Licking Your Fingers For

Sixteen first-place wins at Chicago’s WingFest is a lot of hardware for one modest neighborhood grill. Add four Best of Fest awards, and that shelf starts looking crowded. The place doesn’t stop at wings, either. Homemade tavern-style thin crust pizza comes out of the same kitchen, along with garlic buffalo wings that seem to have their own fan club.

Palatine, IL · 3d
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takingthekids.com

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Inside This Illinois Bin Store, Prices Drop Every Day Until The Shelves Get Restocked

Every bin in this store gets cheaper each day the doors open, and the bottom price eventually lands near pocket change. That’s the whole game, so you show up, dig, and decide how long you can stand to wait. The boxes come mostly from Amazon and Target truckloads. That...

Aurora, IL · 3d
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Fabio Viviani and Chef Gianni Gallucci to Open Italian Marketplace and Deli in South Barrington

Restaurateur Fabio Viviani is expanding his presence in the Barrington area through a new partnership with Chef Gianni Gallucci and the announcement of Primmamore Mercato, an Italian marketplace and deli expected to open in 2027. Located in the Arboretum of South Barrington, next door to the existing Giostra restaurant, Primmamore...

South Barrington, IL · 1d
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This No-Frills Illinois Restaurant Serves Made-From-Scratch Comfort Food That Would Make Grandma Jealous

Somewhere in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a little restaurant called Scratchboard Kitchen is quietly making food so good it feels almost unfair to the rest of the suburbs. If you’ve ever bitten into something and immediately thought, “Wait, who made this and why aren’t they famous yet?”, then you already understand exactly what this place is about.

Arlington Heights, IL · 6d

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Overpriced Shawarma in Buffalo Grove

When you move to a new neighborhood, one of the most exciting things is discovering the local restaurant scene. My wife and I recently relocated to Chicago’s northern suburbs, and we’ve been eager to explore the dining options around our new home.

Buffalo Grove, IL · 3d

illinoistimes.com

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Chicago suburbs vote overwhelmingly Democratic

You may recall that after the March primary I took a look at the results and made the obvious conclusion that the Chicago suburbs were trending ever harder toward the Democrats. “Legislative Republicans are right to be afraid of another suburban wipeout,” I concluded at the time. Turns out,...

Mchenry County, IL · 1d

everafterinthewoods.com

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This Illinois Chocolate Shop Turns Raw Cocoa Beans Into Truffles Inside An Old Elks Lodge With A Speakeasy Below

Cocoa beans get roasted, ground, and tempered right inside a former Elks Lodge. That alone made me stop scrolling. The chocolate here starts as a raw bean and ends as a truffle, all under one roof. The shop was reportedly the first small-batch bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Illinois. I love...

Woodstock, IL · 1d

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Kane County Board Designates Welsh Settlement House as Historic Landmark

The Kane County Board has approved landmark status for the Welsh Settlement House at 46W756 Jericho Road in Big Rock Township, adding the historic property to the Kane County Register of Historic Places. Built around the 1840s, the house is significant for its connection to Welsh immigrants who settled in...

Kane County, IL · 3d

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Merry & Bright returns in 2026 with a twist!

Merry & Bright, the AAPLD annual tree decorating contest, returns in 2026 with a twist! To continue our celebration of 50 years at Eastgate, this year's trees will be on display at the Eastgate Branch. Public voting begins December 16, 2026 and trees will be on display until January 6,...

Algonquin, IL · 2d

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Palatine Retires Rand Road TIF, Freeing Up $5 Million for Schools, Village

Arlington Toyota — Reported Business Tied To Corridor Redevelopment. Palatine council members voted to dissolve the Rand Road Corridor Tax Increment Financing District, a move that will redirect more than $5 million in property taxes to the levies of local taxing bodies once the district winds down at the end of 2026. The district helped reshape a stretch of Rand Road into a retail corridor anchored by Walmart, Target and Arlington Toyota, and its retirement closes out more than two decades of village-led redevelopment along that strip.

Palatine, IL · 3d

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Hobby rocket causes a commotion in McHenry County

Hobby rocket causes a commotion in McHenry County

Woodstock, IL · 3d

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Lakewood Trustee Reacts to Village President’s Apparent Blaming of New Administrator’s Resignation on Trustee “Micromanagement”

From second term Lakewood Village Trustee Tricia Babischkin in response to Village President David Stavropoulos‘ Facebook post:. “I think the President and I have very different views on what constitutes micromanagement. “I agree that elected officials should not be directing the day-to-day work of Village staff. “We have professional...

Village Of Lakewood, IL · 1d

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Trustees Questioning of Lakewood’s RedTail Golf Club Financing: “Financial Oversight Is Not Micromanagement”

Five of Lakewood’s Village Trustees have been seeking clarification about the financing of the village’s golf course clubhouse. Here is Trustee Jason McMahon’s reply to Village President David Stavropoulos:. RedTail Golf Course: Financial Oversight Is Not Micromanagement. Reviewing interfund borrowing and requesting financial records is not micromanagement.

Village Of Lakewood, IL · 1d

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A Third Trustee Comments on Lakewood Village President’s Accusation That Adminstrator Leaving Because of Micromanagement

There are six Lakewood Village Trustees, plus Village President David Stavropoulos. The Village President is blaming Trustee questioning of financial reporting for the Village’s RedTail Golf Club as the reason just hired Administrator Justyn Miller is quiting at the end of December. With the reaction of Trustee Lonnie Jeschke...

Village Of Lakewood, IL · 17h

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Discover Your Hometown, One Coffee Mug at a Time

If there’s one thing I love, it’s discovering local coffee shops (just take a look at my guide to coffee shops in Chicago’s northwest suburbs!). During our many coffee adventures, I’ve spotted these beautifully illustrated hometown mugs and have been secretly drooling over them ever since, especially the one featuring our hometown of Crystal Lake!

Crystal Lake, IL · 11h

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Michael Reese Site Developers Make $10 Billion Pitch For Bears Stadium

The Sun-Times reports that developers have made a $10 billion (with a B!) pitch with a plan to make the former Michael Reese Hospital site the next home of the Bears. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard the former Michael Reese Hospital site floated as an option. Back in 2024, it joined a long list of options that have been presented to the team in its search for a future home. The Bears have since dismissed it as an option, citing safety concerns about it being built over an active rail line and the lot size being too small for what the team was hoping to build. Still, there are folks who want to take one last stab at it. And frankly, I admire their gumption. More from the Sun-Times story , which includes an anecdote about a sweetener that Capri Investment Group could toss in that certainly grabbed my attention: To further lure the Bears, Capri and its investment partners said they were willing to purchase the team’s Arlington Heights property it’s “the key impediment to the team staying Downtown and fairly considering Bronzeville,” Primo said. “There should be absolutely no reasons why the Bears and the NFL

Chicago, IL · 2d