All Stories from November 17, 2021 (Change date)
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Fireplace season: How to keep yours safe (hint: book chimney cleanings now in the suburbs)Nov 17, 2021 4:00 am - The first chill of autumn is the signal for many to stoke their fireplaces to ward off the cold. But the annual practice can lead to disaster for the unprepared. Built-u...
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KC and The Sunshine Band, Rick Springfield among acts on 2022 Elk Grove concert billNov 17, 2021 4:00 am - After a season that featured a record crowd for Mike Love and the Beach Boys, Elk Grove Village officials on Tuesday announced the 2022 lineup for the town's popular sum...
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14 robbers hit Louis Vuitton store at Oakbrook CenterNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - A band of robbers struck Wednesday at the Louis Vuitton store at Oakbrook Center mall. At 3:31 p.m., Oak Brook police responded to a report from mall security that seve...
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Koepke, Cieslinski power Vernon Hills past Elk GroveNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Vernon Hills junior center Grace Koepke watched nearly all of the condensed spring girls basketball season at her assigned seating position. She played just one game due...
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U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials sayNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandem...
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Washing and brainwashingNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Sen. Cruz thinks that Big Bird was brainwashing children when he comforted them in saying that he got the COVID shot and that it wasn't so bad after all. The senator is ...
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New mural honors health care workers at Central DuPage HospitalNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - A new mural unveiled at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital has layers of meaning. It's dedicated to "health care heroes" who've endured surge after surge of C...
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More tours of Schaumburg's Schweikher House around ThanksgivingNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Additional tours of Schaumburg's historic Schweikher House have been scheduled before and after Thanksgiving. The tours of the house designed by and resided in by Modern...
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Metra labor dispute boils over with strike rumblings, but agency says riders shouldn't worryNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Despite warnings by labor leaders that a strike by numerous Metra workers could be imminent, the commuter railroad said “no impact on service” is expected as negotiation...
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Police find baby in Libertyville hotel room with apparent overdose victimsNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Libertyville police are investigating the deaths of two people who were found in a hotel room with an infant over the weekend, police said Wednesday. At 11:08 a.m. Satu...