All Stories from December 4, 2025 (Change date)
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Batavia resident swindled out of $648K in romance-crypto investor scamDec 04, 2025 11:07 am - A Batavia resident reported losing $648,000 in a Bitcoin investment to a person met through the dating app Bumble, according to Batavia police reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Elgin to hold second public meeting for Accessible Streets and Sidewalks planDec 04, 2025 11:06 am - Elgin will hold its second public meeting on the Accessible Streets and Sidewalks plan on Thursday, Dec. 11, as staff continues to gather community input on priority projects intended to improve accessibility throughout the city.
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A real dud: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ is a messy, unscary sequelDec 04, 2025 10:32 am - How do you top “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the video game movie adaptation about murderous anthropomorphic robots? If it’s a battle for insipid nonsense, the answer is blindingly clear: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.”
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178 single-family homes proposed in Crystal Lake where Amazon warehouse was plannedDec 04, 2025 10:27 am - Single-family homes could occupy an empty plot of land in Crystal Lake once set to be an Amazon warehouse.
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Wheaton to hold 2026 budget hearingDec 04, 2025 10:27 am - The Wheaton City Council will conduct a public hearing on the city’s proposed 2026 budget next week.
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After twisting in the winter wind, St. Francis earned this state titleDec 04, 2025 10:26 am - Even after notching an elusive victory in the semifinals, the true challenge of getting to the state title game was just beginning for St. Francis’ football team.
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Elmhurst native Schmidt helped lead Yale’s incredible playoff comebackDec 04, 2025 10:00 am - Yale trailed Youngstown State 42-14 in the third quarter last Saturday but rallied to win the FCS playoff game. Yale safety J.P. Schmidt from IC Catholic Prep described how it happened.
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Lake County girls basketball notes: Libertyville overcomes injuries to start strong; Mundelein, Wauconda win tourneysDec 04, 2025 9:55 am - When adversity tried to smack the Libertyville girls basketball team, the Wildcats smiled and showed its collective mouthguard. Despite a rash of season-ending injuries ...
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Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newbornsDec 04, 2025 9:11 am - A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.
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Arctic blast slams northern Illinois with dangerous wind chills, more snow chances aheadDec 04, 2025 8:50 am - Northern Illinois is locked in a brief but brutal blast of arctic air on Thursday, with temperatures plunging near zero in many areas and wind chills falling as low as 15 degrees below zero. The cold snap arrived behind a sharp cold front that moved through the region on Wednesday afternoon.