All Stories from December 28, 2024 (Change date)
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Saving lives is the name of the game at Wolves blood driveDec 28, 2024 4:12 pm - Two hundred people participated in the Chicago Wolves blood drive Saturday, held in partnership with Vitalant across the street from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Blood...
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Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot downDec 28, 2024 4:12 pm - MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaija...
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Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travelDec 28, 2024 2:59 pm - Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are no...
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Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rain forest in 2024Dec 28, 2024 2:53 pm - BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rain forest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counter...
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Local P.E.O. chapter raises funds for women’s education through PuzzlepaloozaDec 28, 2024 2:06 pm - P.E.O. Chapter HN sponsors annual Puzzlepalooza fundraiser on Jan. 19, a 500-piece puzzle competition, to raise money for women's scholarships.
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Lisle honors resident for helping fellow veterans in need through renaming of his streetDec 28, 2024 2:05 pm - Lisle officials, first responders, friends and neighbors were on hand Saturday morning as the community gathered to see selfless veteran and volunteer Don Smith honored with the renaming of the block he’s lived on for 33 years.
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Geneva murder suspect makes first court appearanceDec 28, 2024 11:03 am - A Geneva man accused of murdering two people made his first appearance in court Saturday.
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It turns out the Bears are pretty much who we thought they wereDec 28, 2024 11:00 am - Apologies for my optimism, being on record for the Bears finishing 5-12. Oh, it is still possible I guess, given as how the playoff Packers have no good reason to win nex...
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County official charged with DUI will keep driver's license, judge rulesDec 28, 2024 10:30 am - Prosecutors argued Samantha Steele’s license should be revoked, but her lawyer convinced the judge to block the revocation, arguing she wasn’t properly warned before refusing to submit to DUI testing. Steele — a member of the county’s property-tax appeal panel — was arrested last month after crashing into parked cars.
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Jim O’Donnell: Like it or not, Chicago, here comes a menacing sports 2025Dec 28, 2024 10:00 am - FOR CHICAGO SPORTS FANS, the threat of a new calendar year is most ominous. Could the lords of the fractured urban rat race allow a one-time fast-forward to 2026? Just to...