All Stories from August 29, 2025 (Change date)
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Chicago man admits swindling woman in Algonquin in charity debit card scamAug 29, 2025 2:16 pm - A Chicago man admitted Thursday that he asked a woman outside an Algonquin store for a donation for “underprivileged children,” then increased her offering from $10 to $1,000.
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Multimillion-dollar deal to turn historic Des Plaines building into restaurant awaits key vote TuesdayAug 29, 2025 2:00 pm - A much-anticipated, multimillion-dollar deal to turn a historic, city-owned building in downtown Des Plaines into a restaurant should get the city council’s final approval Tuesday.
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Taylor Kitsch’s ‘The Terminal List’ character gets an origin story in ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’Aug 29, 2025 1:43 pm - Taylor Kitsch’s character ends up a villain in 2022’s Chris Pratt-led series, “The Terminal List,” and in a new series, viewers learn how he got that way. “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf,” now streaming on Prime Video, is set about five years before the original show.
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Former Elgin school board member running for state SenateAug 29, 2025 12:57 pm - A former Elgin Area Unit District U-46 board member who’s run for other offices through the years has launched a state Senate campaign.
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Elgin seeks seven residents for subcommittee responsible for MLK programmingAug 29, 2025 12:53 pm - Elgin is seeking seven residents to serve on its Martin Luther King Jr. subcommittee of the Human Relations Commission.
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Palatine Township invites nonprofits to apply for funding opportunitiesAug 29, 2025 11:44 am - Palatine Township will provide social service organizations the opportunity to apply for funding for programs that serve Township residents.
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Local fire departments team up to save lives; blood drive Sept. 12Aug 29, 2025 11:27 am - The Wilmette and Winnetka-Kenilworth Fire Departments are answering the call to serve the community by rolling up their sleeves. Together, they are hosting a community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, at 428 Green Bay Road, Winnetka.
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Free seminar on family conversations Sept. 4Aug 29, 2025 11:16 am - A group of leading Arlington Heights business professionals are a free Critical Conversations for Aging Parents seminar at 6 p.m. on Sept. 4 in conjunction with Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights. T
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Scenic overlook awaits on newly opened Ray Lake Trail sectionAug 29, 2025 10:34 am - A new 0.36-mile trail section is now open at Ray Lake Forest Preserve in Wauconda.
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Oakbrook Terrace apartment fire leaves two units uninhabitableAug 29, 2025 10:21 am - No injuries were reported in an early Friday morning apartment fire in Oakbrook Terrace that rendered two units uninhabitable.