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Summer concerts, events collide with cicada emergence in Chicago's suburbs
In the Chicago area, an historic emergence of cicadas is colliding with major events around the region, including in Downers Grove. The Tuesday night summer concert series was in full swing on Tuesday night, with Cadillac Groove thrilling fans in the suburban community, but even as cicadas tried to drown out the music with their own songs, the band continued to play.
Harvey mayor faces backlash • Charges filed in deadly suburban crash • Golf Mill redevelopment
TUESDAY NEWS FLASH - Tension in south suburban Harvey continues to grow as residents flocked to the streets for a peaceful protest on Monday. About 50 people marched from a nearby church to the town's municipal center prior to its monthly city council meeting. Two city council members say approximately...
Redevelopment plans for Niles’ Golf Mill Shopping Center advance; village, developer show united front
Plans for redeveloping Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles got a boost Monday night as the mall’s owners and Niles officials showed a united front in presenting plans for a future retail, residential and entertainment complex, saying demolition of the current indoor mall could start as early as next year. Top executives from Florida-based Sterling Organization, which bought Golf Mill in 2014, ...
Illinois plans to go carbon-free by 2050, yet some suburbs continue to depend on coal-fired power
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (CBS) -- Illinois plans to be running on 100% clean, carbon-free energy by 2050 – but some Chicago suburbs, among them Naperville and St. Charles, are considering increasing their commitments to coal-fired power. Some concerned residents have been complaining that burning coal obviously is not going to help Illinois with its clean energy goal. They want to see the state push for energy without a heavy carbon footprint. More than 12 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide are spewed from one Southern Illinois coal-fired power plant, the Prairie State Generating Station 36 miles southeast of...
Renderings revealed for proposed mixed-use development at Golf Mill Mall
Additional stores, restaurants, luxury apartments and a new water mill would be constructed at Golf Mill Mall in north suburban Niles under a proposed redevelopment project, according to the village's website. Renderings unveiled by the village, the mall's part owner - the Sterling Organization and OKW Architects, show the planned...
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