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Hop, hop, hooray! Sip your way through the suburbs at these fall beer fests

Hop, hop, hooray! Sip your way through the suburbs at these fall beer fests

Beer events are brewing up around the suburbs as we approach Oktoberfest. From traditional festivals to a beer 5K, there’s something happening most weekends for beer lovers over the next couple of months.

 
How $650,000 in stolen Nikes ended up in Des Plaines

How $650,000 in stolen Nikes ended up in Des Plaines

The Cook County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Unit tracked a truckload of stolen Nike shoes to a cargo facility in Des Plaines. Here’s how it got there.

 
‘Trust was horribly violated’: Victims speak out after chiropractor admits to recording patients

‘Trust was horribly violated’: Victims speak out after chiropractor admits to recording patients

A Batavia chiropractor accused of secretly recording at least 180 nude or partially clothed patients, including children, pleaded guilty Thursday to child sexual abuse material crimes.

 
Schmit: A fascinating prep football season heats up with the start of conference play

Schmit: A fascinating prep football season heats up with the start of conference play

Kevin Schmit takes a look at what’s already been a fascinating prep football season.

 
No decision yet on whether recall referendum questions will be on fall ballot in Aurora

No decision yet on whether recall referendum questions will be on fall ballot in Aurora

The Aurora electoral board has yet to reach a final decision on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot in Aurora.

 

Kane County records its first two cases of West Nile virus in 2026

The Kane County Health Department has reported the first two human cases of West Nile virus in Kane County for the 2026 mosquito season.

 
Barrington parents ask District 220 to reduce students’ screen time

Barrington parents ask District 220 to reduce students’ screen time

More than 1,200 parents, educators, and community members have signed a petition calling on Barrington Area Unit School District 220 to take meaningful action to address the use of technology in the district.

 
Girls flag football: Rolling Meadows battles through heat, two overtimes to get by Barrington

Girls flag football: Rolling Meadows battles through heat, two overtimes to get by Barrington

Rain fell at a Rolling Meadows flag football practice earlier this season. The Mustangs kept playing. “Let’s keep going,” coach Todd Schaap remembered his players telling...

 
Data center moratorium set to advance in Lake County

Data center moratorium set to advance in Lake County

Imposing a temporary moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County has reached the final step and is boosted with an enthusiastic recommendation to proceed.

 
Teamsters end 16-day strike against Cook County forest preserve

Teamsters end 16-day strike against Cook County forest preserve

A 16-day strike by more than 200 Forest Preserves of Cook County workers ended Wednesday, as members of Teamsters Local 700 voted to ratify a contract offer.

 
‘We believe she’s still there’: Family searches for Bartlett woman missing in devastating Nepal flood

‘We believe she’s still there’: Family searches for Bartlett woman missing in devastating Nepal flood

Family members have been in Kathmandu since Monday for just the start of their quest to find a Bartlett woman who went missing in last week’s massive flood in Nepal.

 
PADS of Elgin sets new course after federal funding loss, asks for continued community support

PADS of Elgin sets new course after federal funding loss, asks for continued community support

A year after tackling a budget crisis that threatened to shut its doors, PADS of Elgin is asking the community to continue supporting its mission and “build something stronger.”

 
Donated art now on display at East Dundee’s downtown Depot

Donated art now on display at East Dundee’s downtown Depot

MaryKay Harvey shares her love of art through her work on the East Dundee Arts Council. Now, she’s sharing one of her pieces with the community as well.

 

Officials: Scam targeting family members of people in Kane County jail

The Kane County state’s attorney’s office is warning the public about a reported scam that is targeting family members of people held in the Kane County jail.

 
Freshman phenom Lani Akenten powers up for Burlington Central, leaving Jacobs to ask, ‘How do we defend that?

Freshman phenom Lani Akenten powers up for Burlington Central, leaving Jacobs to ask, ‘How do we defend that?

Burlington Central’s Lani Akenten came into her freshman season with a pretty high pedigree, but you never really know how a younger player will adapt to the varsity leve...

 
Batavia club to host Viking lawn game state tournament

Batavia club to host Viking lawn game state tournament

The Energy City Kubb club is hosting a state championship Saturday for the Viking lawn game called kubb, and invites newcomers to learn how to play.

 
Ever-timely epic: Elgin’s Janus Theatre revives ‘An Iliad’

Ever-timely epic: Elgin’s Janus Theatre revives ‘An Iliad’

Ten years after Janus Theatre Company staged “An Iliad,” director Sean Hargadon revisits the play adapted from Homer’s epic poem, this time with an all-female cast.

 
The heat is on: Angry Chickz brings Nashville hot chicken to Aurora Friday with first Illinois location

The heat is on: Angry Chickz brings Nashville hot chicken to Aurora Friday with first Illinois location

Angry Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken concept from Los Angeles, is bringing the heat to Aurora with its first Illinois location.

 
Six stages of music and tales: Fox Valley’s folk fest celebrates its 50th year

Six stages of music and tales: Fox Valley’s folk fest celebrates its 50th year

The Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary Sept. 6-7 at Wheeler Park in Geneva, featuring over 20 national and international acts across six stages, including folk music performances, and storytelling sessions.

 
Italy concert tour uplifts St. Charles Singers before 42nd season

Italy concert tour uplifts St. Charles Singers before 42nd season

The St. Charles Singers recently returned from 12 days in Italy where they performed seven concerts in historic churches including St. Peter’s in the Vatican. On Oct. 3-4, the ensemble, led by founder Jeff Hunt, opens its 42nd year with the season’s theme, “North American Mosaic,” celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.

 

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