All Stories from December 17, 2025 (Change date)
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Fremont District 79 students shop for families in needDec 17, 2025 11:51 am - Students from the grades 1-2 and 3-4 multi-age classrooms at Fremont Elementary and Intermediate Schools participated in their annual tradition of shopping for local families in need at Target in Mundelein on Dec. 12.
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Palatine grandfather publishes children’s bookDec 17, 2025 11:48 am - Longtime Palatine resident Bill Pohlman has completed his new children’s book, “The Fox in the Yard,” inspired by the stories he used to tell his daughter at bedtime.
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Schaumburg to celebrate village’s 70th anniversary throughout 2026Dec 17, 2025 11:35 am - Though the village of Schaumburg’s 70th birthday will be on March 7, celebrations of this milestone are planned throughout the entirety of 2026.
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Why building owner is marketing former Uncle Julio’s space for office use in Vernon HillsDec 17, 2025 11:35 am - Vernon Hills officials agree the northwest corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Route 60 near Hawthorn mall is a valuable location in the retail-heavy village, but are split on whether medical offices are a good use for the site.
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Look for a Christmas miracleDec 17, 2025 11:28 am - Annettee Budzban says that miracles come in many forms.
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Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demandDec 17, 2025 11:15 am - Illinois is running out of power. That’s the word from state analysts trying to figure out whether there are enough sources of electricity to keep the lights on in the coming years.
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Mount Prospect says water solicitation not from villageDec 17, 2025 11:03 am - Mount Prospect officials issued a community notice this week regarding an email residents are receiving from "American Water Resources" regarding water line responsibility.
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Gurnee police to distribute Turkey Trot proceeds to charityDec 17, 2025 11:03 am - The Gurnee Police Department will host an event Monday to distribute proceeds from the 31st annual Jon Callaghan Memorial Turkey Trot.
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Book by Daily Herald’s Jim Slusher wins Chicago Writers Association awardDec 17, 2025 11:03 am - The Chicago Writers Association Wednesday named Jim Slusher’s collection of Daily Herald columns, “To Nudge the World,” as the Indie Nonfiction Book of the Year for 2025.
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Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidiesDec 17, 2025 11:02 am - Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.