All Stories from April 16, 2024 (Change date)
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‘They just did things the right way’: Palatine honors Pirate basketball squadApr 16, 2024 6:26 pm - It was a historic year for the Palatine High School boys basketball team, which made it downstate for the first time in school history and returned with a 4th place troph...
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What the experts mock for the Bears at No. 9Apr 16, 2024 6:20 pm - What do the NFL Draft experts mock for the Bears with the No. 9 overall pick?
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Chicago Bronze handbell ensemble celebrating 25th anniversary with April 27 concert in West DundeeApr 16, 2024 6:15 pm - On Saturday, April 27, First Congregational Church of Dundee will host a handbell concert featuring the Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble in celebration of its 25t...
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East Dundee’s new parking deck will have space for shopsApr 16, 2024 5:26 pm - East Dundee is getting a new parking deck with space for retail on the main level. Construction on the new parking garage is expected to start in July. The two-level stru...
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:13 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...
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Wheaton/Glen Ellyn CROP Walk on May 5 will mark 40 yearsApr 16, 2024 4:43 pm - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn CROP Walk, on Sunday, May 5, will for the 40th year raise funds for and awareness of the ever-present food insecurity issues in DuPage County and arou...
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Lombard Historical Society to host ‘Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys’Apr 16, 2024 4:27 pm - The Lombard Historical Society will welcome Mike Matejka as he presents “Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys” on Thursday, May 2. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the...
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Oberweis Dairy laying off workers after filing for bankruptcyApr 16, 2024 4:25 pm - Oberweis Dairy plans to lay off 127 employees starting in June, the company informed the state in a WARN filing. The move comes just days after the North Aurora-based co...
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Democrats to meet May 11 to choose Gillespie’s successorApr 16, 2024 4:15 pm - Northwest suburban Democratic leaders will meet in Arlington Heights on May 11 to choose a successor for outgoing state Sen. Ann Gillespie. Gillespie, an Arlington Height...