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With a deadline approaching to put a measure on November ballot, Elmhurst Unit District 205 officials will survey the community one more time before deciding whether to seek a property tax increase to pay for tens of millions of dollars in building improvements.

The man killed Saturday in a six-vehicle pileup in Elk Grove Village that injured 10 others has been identified as Giuseppe Gazzano, 44, of Bloomingdale.

Elgin Community College is launching two apprenticeship programs this fall in industrial maintenance and nursing assistance in partnership with local employers within its district.

Aurora police are asking for help identifying a man accused of stealing a gun from a convenience store employee Saturday night.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines will celebrate Independence Day and the 31st anniversary of the arrival of the statue from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico with an outdoor Mass at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Despite another day of sweltering heat, hundreds lined the streets of Mundelein to celebrate the town's international flavor at the annual Community Days parade.

Another afternoon of scorching temperatures, interrupted by late afternoon storms, couldn't keep a hearty crowd of funseekers from Palatine's Community Park on Sunday for the third day of Hometown Fest.

Families and their favorite pets took center stage Sunday as day three of Arlington Heights' Frontier Days festival featured its annual pet parade at Recreation Park.

The Buffalo Grove Police Department is joining with the fire department, Northwest Central Dispatch and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to celebrate "First Responders Day" from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 8.

One person is dead and several injured after a crash Saturday morning in Elk Grove Village.