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Chicago's Northwest Suburbs

Monday, September 28, 2026

Area 847 is a hometown paper for Chicago's northwest suburbs — Arlington Heights through Lake Zurich, plus Inverness, South Barrington, Long Grove, Deer Park, and Kildeer. Census numbers, village phones, Metra stops, the park-district calendar, and a desk of malls, churches, theaters, and the farm and rec stops people actually drive to.

847 Brightside

Something neighbors share — food drives, clinics, cleanups, free concerts, township tips. Each item links to the official page.

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This week

847 Brightside

Something neighbors share

Food drives, cleanups, free concerts, and township tips — each item links to the official page.

Events

This week’s calendar

Park-district concerts, library storytimes, and village festivals, filtered by town.

Dining

Rooms people book

An editorial roundup from OpenTable, TripAdvisor, and downtown associations.

Resources

Malls, stages, churches

Woodfield, the Arboretum, Deer Park Town Center, and Sunday hours where congregations publish them. Des Plaines Theatre stays on Attractions.

Nearby

Rosemont, North Shore, Fox River Grove

Allstate Arena, Rosemont Theatre, Zanies, Ravinia, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, and Avanté Banquets just west of Barrington Road — venue links only. Not Chicago proper.

Attractions

Farm, woods, and indoor play

Goebbert’s, Falcon Park, LEGOLAND, Andretti, the castle, Busse Woods, and the Des Plaines Theatre — hours from the operators, not a brochure.

Pickleball

Public courts, town by town

Park-district outdoor parks and indoor open-play — no private clubs. Court counts only when the operator publishes them.

Home SOS

Who to call at 11 p.m.

Village halls, police non-emergency, public works, Nicor, ComEd, and J.U.L.I.E.

The towns

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