All Stories from December 5, 2024 (Change date)
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Fire at Elgin homeless encampment spurs donation drives by local businessesDec 05, 2024 3:17 pm - A fire in a homeless encampment in Elgin Wednesday night remains under investigation Thursday and has sparked a wave of donations to those affected.
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Des Plaines man gets 16-year prison sentence for telemarketing scamDec 05, 2024 3:16 pm - A Des Plaines man who authorities called the ringleader of a multimillion dollar international telemarketing scam has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison.
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‘It really does make business sense’: Lake Zurich firm earns accolade for green practicesDec 05, 2024 2:35 pm - Alpha Tekniko, which designs and makes products for the health care industry, is the 2024 winner of Lake Zurich’s Green Business Award for integrating eco-friendly practices in daily operations.
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‘This should not have happened in the first place’: Student allowed to use accessible parking placard at high schoolDec 05, 2024 2:32 pm - The standoff between an Elgin family and Burlington-based Central Unit School District 301 over whether a student with an accessible parking placard can use it at his high school without a school parking pass is over.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets contract extension and raiseDec 05, 2024 2:09 pm - A decade at the helm of municipal government in Arlington Heights, Village Manager Randy Recklaus has inked a two-year contract extension that comes with a 6% raise and $10,000 performance bonus, the village board decided this week.
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Volo Museum debuts Homer Simpson’s car for 35th anniversary of iconic showDec 05, 2024 2:05 pm - The Volo Museum is unveiling a special Christmas display to celebrate the 35th anniversary of “The Simpsons.” This one-of-a-kind exhibit is a fan-recreated version of Homer Simpson’s iconic pink car, “The Junkola.”
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Former White Sox slugger and longtime analyst Bill Melton dies at 79Dec 05, 2024 1:52 pm - Bill Melton, a star slugger for the White Sox in the 1970s who later became a fixture on their broadcasts as a pregame and postgame TV analyst for more than two decades, has died. He was 79.
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Palatine Fire Department again keeping the wreath redDec 05, 2024 1:24 pm - The Palatine Fire Department is again participating in the annual Keep the Wreath Red holiday safety program.
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Hoffman Estates seeks host families for sister city visitorsDec 05, 2024 1:24 pm - The Sister Cities Commission of Hoffman Estates is seeking host families for two cultural exchanges next year, when they welcome guests from Angoulême, France.
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Cook County reaches greenhouse gas goal seven years earlyDec 05, 2024 1:24 pm - Cook County has reached its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in county-owned buildings by 45% seven years ahead of its initial timeline, officials announced.