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Your car’s lost its pep? Pop open the hood, maybe a rat’s to blame.

A rat scampers across a grassy patch next to a paved lot at a shopping center in Niles, picks up a crab apple and carries the bitter little fruit under a parked car and upward — into the engine compartment. Soon, the rodent emerges empty-handed and repeats the drill...

Chicago, IL · 1d
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lakecountypartners.com

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Bath Concepts Celebrates New Libertyville Facility with Groundbreaking

Local leaders recently joined to celebrate Principle Construction’s groundbreaking for a new 611,146 sq. ft. manufacturing, warehouse and office facility for Bath Concepts Industries, LLC., a manufacturer of acrylic bathtubs and shower walls, at 1972 Rosenbach Parkway in Libertyville, Illinois. Bath Concepts currently has three facilities spread across Libertyville. The new facility will consolidate existing locations while providing ample room for growth on the 65-acre site, served by a dedicated private roadway. The master plan also paves the way for future expansion, including two additional buildings measuring 50,000 sq. ft. and 260,000 sq. ft.

Libertyville, IL · 1d
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northernpublicradio.org

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Midwest radio mainstay Brian Noonan to headline "Lucy's Comedy" at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake on Friday

Radio host, podcaster and comic Brian Noonan will headline "Lucy's Comedy" at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake on Friday night. Ahead of his show, I had a chance to chat with Noonan about his long career in radio, including stops at Midwest powerhouses WGN in Chicago and WTMJ in Milwaukee.

Crystal Lake, IL · 1d
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vhtsp.com

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Students, staff reflect on late start implementation

On the last Wednesday of each month, the first bell will ring at 10 a.m. instead of 8:45 a.m. The later start gives teachers a block of time to work together and focus on professional learning before students arrive. These consistent late starts were introduced this year as part of...

Vernon Hills, IL · 2d

Mass Market Retailers

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Online grocery sales rise 20.7% in third quarter

Brick Meets Click finds firm demand for food delivery.

Barrington, IL · 2d

Forest Park Review

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Forest Park resident completes internship for NASCAR simulation racing

Forest Park resident Adam Garza, a student at Triton College in River Grove, turned his passion for motorsport racing simulation into a recent internship representing esports and eNASCAR across the country. A lifelong NASCAR fan, Garza hopes to someday take his online racing to actual racetracks. Garza is a 21-year-old...

Forest Park, IL · 21h

chicagogolfreport.com

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2026 Willow Hill Lights

There is more than just golf at Willow Hill Golf Course. The annual drive-thru light show at Willow Hill Golf Course in Northbrook, IL, is back for the fifth magical year and there are additional new features that attendees won’t want to miss!. Take a journey through 2.5 miles...

Northbrook, IL · 1d

connectcre.com

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The Missner Group Begins Renovation of Northbrook Mercedes-Benz Dealership

The Missner Group has started construction on the interior renovation of Autohaus Automotive, Inc., a Mercedes-Benz dealership located in Northbrook, Illinois. The 19,550-square-foot renovation will modernize the dealership’s first-floor customer and employee spaces, including the showroom, customer lounge, vehicle delivery area, sales offices, service offices, and circulation corridors. Additional improvements include upgrades to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as the installation of new customer EV charging capabilities.

Northbrook, IL · 1d

chicagoconcertreviews.com

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From Netflix to Skokie’s North Shore Center with writer, speaker and satirist Fran Lebowitz

For nearly 50 years, writer, speaker and satirist Fran Lebowitz has applied her sardonic wit to a variety of subjects. Reaching the “New York Times” bestseller list with “Metropolitan Life” and “Social Studies” in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Lebowitz has more recently delivered her hilariously scathing critiques both on stage and on screen, appearing in seven episodes of the Martin Scorsese-directed conversational Netflix documentary series “Pretend It’s a City” in 2021.

Skokie, IL · 15h

coffeegeography.com

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Ashley Ann Turns Towns Into Coffee Mugs With Her Art

What began as a single Christmas gift in a remote fly-in community in northwestern Ontario has grown into a cross-border artistic practice celebrating the places people call home—and it is now spilling out of coffee shops and onto the walls of downtown Elgin, Illinois. Ashley Ann Klockenga, who works...

Elgin, IL · 2d

The Coconut Mama

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IKEA plans free Christmas events nationwide—and a 3-day Illinois holiday market

IKEA plans free Christmas activities at U.S. stores on Saturday, November 28, with cookie decorating, family crafts and holiday-hosting workshops among the attractions. For families already thinking about favorite Christmas…

Illinois · 1d

evanstonroundtable.com

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Evanston shelves empty as state THC drink ban takes effect

On Thursday, the shelves where THC drinks were sold at Binny’s Beverage Depot on Chicago Avenue were empty after customers bought up the remaining product in the days before a new state law took effect. The same was true at Lucky Platter’s pantry store. The law, known as...

Evanston, IL · 21h