All Stories from December 17, 2024 (Change date)
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Risé Jones remembered as Elgin’s ‘renaissance woman’Dec 17, 2024 9:14 am - Renaissance woman Risé Dawn Jones, 58, dies suddenly, a leaving a legacy of community leadership and youth arts programs in Elgin.
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Shepherd of the Prairie offers three candlelit Christmas Eve servicesDec 17, 2024 9:00 am - The Huntley church invites all to celebrate Jesus' birth across three Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24, featuring carols and candlelight.
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New superintendent named in Glenbard High School District 87Dec 17, 2024 8:56 am - The next superintendent of Glenbard High School District 87 will come from within its own principal ranks.
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Huntley church starts new Bible series Jan. 9Dec 17, 2024 8:30 am - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley is launching a new adult Bible study series on I Samuel, examining key biblical figures and God's mercy.
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Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting is a ‘combination of factors’Dec 17, 2024 7:55 am - The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a “combination of factors,” a police chief said Tuesday as he appealed to the public to share what they might know about the 15-year-old girl who attacked a study hall before shooting herself.
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Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy’s healthDec 17, 2024 7:44 am - Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season.
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Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differencesDec 17, 2024 7:41 am - Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be tough to tell from miles away. But there are clues.
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A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by UkraineDec 17, 2024 7:38 am - A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. A Ukrainian official said the service carried out the attack.
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‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Up in Smoke’ among movies entering the National Film RegistryDec 17, 2024 7:10 am - Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing,” along with another 1980s culture-changer, “Beverly Hills Cop,” are entering the Library of Congress’ registry.
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Five area girls basketball players to watch this seasonDec 17, 2024 6:00 am - Who are five area girls basketball players to watch this season?