All Stories from December 29, 2023 (Change date)
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Will District 128 ask voters to fund capital projects? Officials are looking at referendumDec 29, 2023 9:49 am - Over the past several years, Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 has funded tens of millions of dollars in building-related projects at both high scho...
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Woman pleads guilty to robbing man lured via FacebookDec 29, 2023 9:42 am - A woman who lured a man to a robbery via Facebook has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Breanna Gardea, 23, pleaded guilty Dec. 14 to one count of aggravated robbe...
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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023Dec 29, 2023 9:32 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden...
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Park district ignores constituentsDec 29, 2023 9:00 am - Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil famously said, “All politics is local.” The more local the politics, the more influence voters should have on governmental bodies. ...
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Jogging carolersDec 29, 2023 8:56 am - I'm hoping to find out what group I witnessed singing and running along the Fox River about two weeks ago. I walk there almost every day in Geneva just north of Fabian Pa...
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Keep a leash on artificial intelligenceDec 29, 2023 8:51 am - AI has the power to do great good and bad for society. The challenge is to channel it
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What stores are open and closed for New Year’s Eve 2023? See hours for Walmart, Target, CVS and moreDec 29, 2023 8:39 am - It's just about time to celebrate New Year's Eve and say goodbye to 2023. Preparing for a midnight toast and more year-end festivities may require a run or two to the sto...
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Remains of missing woman found in forest preserve near Des PlainesDec 29, 2023 8:22 am - A missing St. Louis-area woman’s remains were found Thursday in a forest preserve just east of Des Plaines, nearly a week after her ex-boyfriend was charged with her murd...
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Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of raceDec 29, 2023 7:32 am - ALEXANDRIA, La. — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection ...
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The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxins lurked, documents showDec 29, 2023 7:29 am - WASHINGTON — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the ...