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Following an earlier road resurfacing project along Arlington Heights Road in Elk Grove Village in 2013, the portion of the road south of Salt Creek is scheduled for upgrades next summer. The $5.5 million project will add left-turn lanes at about a half-dozen intersections.

Cook County | $5.5 million project adding turn lanes along Arlington Heights Road in Elk Grove

A long-awaited road project to add left-turn lanes to a large portion of Arlington Heights Road through Elk Grove Village has secured $5.5 million in county and local funds.
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, has been called off this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, church officials said Tuesday. Last year Sara Casillas, 13, of Des Plaines was among the thousands who took part in the celebration.

News | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines canceled due to pandemic

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the annual Catholic celebration that draws as many as a quarter of a million pilgrims to Des Plaines every December, has been canceled because of the ongoing pandemic, church leaders announced Tuesday.
Chevy of Naperville has donated a 2020 Corvette Stingray to be raffled off as a fundraiser for the Turning Pointe Autism Foundation. Tickets cost $100 each, and a winner will be selected at random Dec. 3.

News | Naperville autism foundation raffling off $79,790 Corvette

A tumultuous year has forced the Turning Pointe Autism Foundation to shift gears while navigating financial and operational implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofit leaders are now hoping a lavish but socially distanced fundraiser will help bridge funding gaps.
Holiday lights are contained to the corner window on a home Tuesday on Forest Avenue in Palatine.

News | How to enter our holiday lights contest starting Friday

It turns out isolation leads to illumination. Forced to stay home because of the worsening coronavirus pandemic, many suburbanites have put up their holiday lights a bit earlier than usual. Their efforts bring a welcome bit of cheer -- and could lead to some great prizes.
A “Freedom Corridor” honoring veterans along Route 31 is taking shape in St. Charles.
News | 'Freedom Corridor' honoring veterans taking shape in St. Charles
The St. Charles Veterans Center is in the process of creating a Freedom Corridor along Route 31 to honor veterans.
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depicts the coronavirus as viewed through a microscope.
Politics | COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 24
There have been 291,214 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43.2% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 5,174 deaths in the suburbs, which is 44.3% of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois.
Anthony Davis dunks against Miami’s during the NBA Finals last month. Could Davis, who will play for the Lakers again this year, be on the Bulls’ radar for next season?
Columns | Why the Bulls need to call Anthony Davis right now
The Bulls roster is essentially complete, but they should still take the time to dial up Chicago native Anthony Davis, who is an unrestricted free agent at the moment.
FoxFire Restaurant in Geneva with signs stating what it expects customers to do regarding COVID-19 precautions. The Geneva City Council has decided not to ticket people and businesses that don’t obey Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders.
News | Geneva won't issue tickets for disobeying Pritzker's COVID-19 orders
Geneva residents and businesses won't be punished by the city for disobeying Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 health orders.
Ryan Chiaverini
Columns | Feder: Ryan Chiaverini to fill in on WLS Radio morning show
Ryan Chiaverini, the amiable co-host of "Windy City Live," will give talk radio a whirl all next week on WLS 890-AM.
Five Fox Valley mayors participated in a video urging their residents to stay home and avoid gatherings this holiday season with COVID-19 cases surging locally and around the country.
News | 'We're in a crisis': Mayors make video urging residents to avoid holiday gatherings
The mayors of five Fox Valley towns teamed up to shoot a video urging their residents to avoid gatherings during the holiday season with COVID-19 cases surging locally.
Cutting your own Christmas tree mig be one of the few traditions remaining relatively unchanged this holiday season. Kai MacNicol of Elmhurst leads her children, Max, 6, Maya, 8, and Lilly, 9, (obscured by tree) to the car with their freshly cut tree Saturday at Abbey Farms in Aurora.
Entertainment | Where to cut your own Christmas tree in the suburbs
At least one holiday tradition can still be safely observed despite COVID-19: picking out the perfect Christmas tree for your home. Here's where you can cut your own in the suburbs.
The sign is displayed Monday at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street on Tuesday, as traders were encouraged by news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin, and that Biden had selected Janet Yellen, a widely respected former Federal Reserve chair, as treasury secretary.
Business | Dow goes over 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition
The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as investors were encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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