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Here's a rundown of the most challenging holes for the 120-player field at the USGA's new Open championship.

The Wauconda Area Library board will borrow up to $1.32 million to help fund the construction of a new staircase outside the building's front entrance and other improvements.

Durability and accessibility were at the root of a decision by St. Charles Unit District 303 officials to install a turf field at Thompson Middle School.

Geneva will give financial aid to a Dunkin' Donuts franchise to build on the site of a former gas station on East State Stree.

A proposal to demolish a former Macy's store to make room for a new Woodman's Food Market would provide a boost to Stratford Square Mall, Bloomingdale officials say.

Fremont Public Library brought the famous board game Candyland to life Monday in Mundelein.

Fermilab officials said no one was hurt after a leak in a sulfuric acid tank at the facility in Batavia Monday afternoon.

An Aurora man faces a felony reckless driving charge after police say he caused a crash in March that left both him and another man critically injured, officials said.

With the flash and bang of the Fourth of July barely behind us, Glendale Heights Fest will serve up another round of sky-high pyrotechnics this week. The five-day celebration, an annual village tradition since 1983, begins Wednesday with rides, music, games and a 9:30 p.m. fireworks show.

The developer behind a previously rejected hotel on the south side of Arlington Heights is bringing back another revised proposal in hopes of winning approval from the village board.