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The St. Charles Business Alliance has learned of events posted to Facebook and shared online that have incorrect info regarding the event.
Santa’s Village Magical Christmas Drive-Thru will open on November 28 and remain open through Dec. 30.
Authorities are continuing to search for answers into what led to the drowning death of Anna Schneider, 19, of Sleepy Hollow.
The village's Miracle on Main will run from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Old Town District in Algonquin.
The rankings were released by Energage on behalf of the Chicago Tribune earlier this month.
Meanwhile, two new businesses moved into the former Facial Bar location in downtown Crystal Lake.
Border Patrol agents first began using the Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago as a command center more than two months ago.
The search continue for Ruslan Furman, police said Monday.
Fire crews first responded to the fire at about 2:35 p.m. on Sunday in the 1100 block of South Crystal Lake Road.
The fire was reported in the 6300 block of West Rawson Bridge Road on Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.
A Huntley couple is free from jail following their arrest Friday, authorities said.
A sports utility vehicle driving on Route 14 Sunday evening collided with a SUV left unattended on the roadway, police said.
The barn fire happened early Saturday in the 4700 block of Lindwall Road near Harvard.
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
The search continues for Ruslan Furman, 51, of unincorporated Mundelein.
Owner Lynn Lourie officially closed Mum 117 at 37 N. Williams Street on October 10.
Darren Lucas, 59, died after being hit by a car near the intersection of 33rd Street and Sheridan Road in Zion on Nov. 3.
The robber is described as being a black man in his 40s. He held up the U.S. Bank on Smith Road on Saturday afternoon, police said.
The collision happened Thursday morning near Marengo.
Ruslan Furman, 51, of unincorporated Mundelein, has not been seen for more than a week, police said.
