All Stories from December 15, 2025 (Change date)
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District 214 to spend $25 million on upgrades ahead of potential referendumDec 15, 2025 7:19 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 plans to spend $25 million on capital projects in 2026 -- including new basketball court scoreboards and building mechanicals -- as officials consider whether to ask voters to pay for bigger ticket items in the future.
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‘Medical care is a human right’: St. Charles clinics meet the needs of Kane County’s uninsuredDec 15, 2025 6:55 pm - For nearly 25 years, the Tri City Health Partnership in St. Charles has provided free medical and dental services for Kane County residents living at or below the poverty level.
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After dominating Cleveland, Bears move on to Packers rematchDec 15, 2025 6:24 pm - After dominating Cleveland on Sunday, the Bears turn their attention to the final three games of the regular season and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
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‘We finally got the ramp open’: Access from tollway to North Avenue a game changerDec 15, 2025 6:13 pm - New ramp should open Saturday and will accommodate about 5,700 vehicles with 30 cent tolls for cars.
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All aboard: Geneva preschool to host Jan. 15 open houseDec 15, 2025 6:07 pm - Friendship Station Preschool in Geneva invites families to attend the Jan. 15 open house to explore the school and its offerings. The preschool follows a philosophy of learning through play, with an emphasis on developing a positive self-image and enhancing literacy.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances during the 2025 season?Dec 15, 2025 5:43 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from the entire 2025 season.
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AP’s top albums of 2025: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Hayley Williams, Dijon, Addison Rae and moreDec 15, 2025 5:34 pm - And now, The Associated Press presents the 10 best albums of the year.
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Best bets: From Mannheim Steamroller to classical to rockabilly, holiday sounds fill the airDec 15, 2025 5:33 pm - Sounds of the season fill the air, including “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas” at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre, Chicago Sinfonietta in Naperville, rockabilly musician Zachary Stevenson in Schaumburg and jazz quartet The Tom-Toms in Arlington Heights.
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2 shot, 1 fatally, near Harvard; victim ID’d as Itasca womanDec 15, 2025 5:31 pm - The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has identified the person shot and killed near Harvard Saturday afternoon as an Itasca woman. The victim, Santina Perri, 65, is set fo...
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4 charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors sayDec 15, 2025 5:11 pm - Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple sites of two U.S. companies on New Year’s Eve in Southern California after arresting members of an extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group.