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Brandon Bowers, 14, of Buffalo Grove, washes his dad's car at his family's driveway.

Buffalo Grove teen diagnosed with POTS finds strength in washing cars

May 14, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

Having a passion for cars, 14-year-old Brandon Bowers, of Buffalo Grove, went down an entrepreneurial route this past summer like many teenagers and started traveling to different northwest suburbs to...

Officials at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency are preparing responses to the National Park Service, which sent back the agency's application to place the Long Grove bridge on the National Register of Historic Places.

Decision to place Long Grove bridge on national historic registry delayed

May 14, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

Officials at the National Park Service want some questions answered before they consider whether to place Long Grove's one-lane covered bridge on the National Register of Historic Places. The federal...

A crowd walks through a construction gate toward the back parking lot at Aptakisic Junior High School in Buffalo Grove to attend a groundbreaking ceremony. School officials are building a 14,000-square-foot wing to accommodate an anticipated spike in student enrollment.

$25 million expansion starts with groundbreaking ceremony at Aptakisic Junior High School

May 14, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

Craig Siepka is used to groundbreaking ceremonies, but he still couldn't contain his excitement as he walked past construction machinery at Aptakisic Junior High School before officials recently celebrated the...

Shout Out: Jim Silverstein, beer brewer and tasting judge from Buffalo Grove

May 14, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

A beer brewer who also judges others' craft-beer creations, Buffalo Grove resident Jim Silverstein usually only needs a sip or two to decipher where a brewer went wrong – including...

Buffalo Grove brothers charged after police seize marijuana, cocaine from home

May 14, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

Two brothers from Buffalo Grove face numerous drug charges after police searched their home Tuesday and seized more than 2 pounds of marijuana and cannabis wax, 1 gram of cocaine,...

Following other schools, Stevenson launches program to help students with depression

May 24, 2019 at 1:05 a.m.

Sarah Bowen, director of student services, and other administrators at Stevenson High School realize when teenagers enter adolescence, they encounter difficult challenges for the first time, including depression, which can...

Buffalo Grove rejects idea to place term limits on elected officials

May 14, 2019 at 8:42 a.m.

After recently toying with the idea of imposing term limits on elected officials, Buffalo Grove Village Board members ultimately decided a process already exists to limit a trustee's time in...

Unusual year in Lincolnshire nets village manager salary raise, bonus

May 24, 2019 at 1:05 a.m.

The top administrator in Lincolnshire recently received a salary raise and bonus nearly a year after village officials increased his annual salary by roughly $8,700. Lincolnshire Village Board members pointed...

Shout Out: Nandin Urantsetseg, 18-year-old manager of Joli Nails in Lincolnshire

May 14, 2019 at 8:42 a.m.

Although Nandin Urantsetseg plans to study business management later this spring, she already has started practicing it at one of the newest businesses in Lincolnshire. Urantsetseg, 18, of Buffalo Grove,...

Vernon Township officials started offering permits to Stevenson High School students for the parking lot at Peterson Park.

To ease congestion, Vernon Township incentivizes Stevenson students to avoid Metra lot

May 24, 2019 at 1:05 a.m.

When it comes to the work commute, officials at Vernon Township recently took new steps meant to prevent teenagers and parents from jousting over parking at the Metra Prairie View...

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