All Stories from December 29, 2025 (Change date)
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Boys basketball: Hoffman Estates pulls away from Carmel, advances to title game at Maine EastDec 29, 2025 8:02 pm - Hoffman Estates coach Peter McBride was waiting for his team to explode. And when the did, the Hawks provided huge firepower. The Hawks scored the first 15 points of the ...
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From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impactDec 29, 2025 8:00 pm - The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal s...
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Boys basketball: Glenbard East gets balanced offensive effort to down Palatine in Tosh Classic quarterfinalsDec 29, 2025 7:51 pm - Glenbard East senior forward Jacob Marynowski was very selective with his jersey number. The 6-foot-3 Marynowski dons jersey number 15 — the same digits as Denver Nuggets...
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Prosecutors seek natural-life sentence in Elmhurst murder caseDec 29, 2025 7:50 pm - DuPage County prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for an Elmhurst man accused of murdering a woman in his garage, due to the brutality of the attack.
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‘You will be missed’: Retired Des Plaines police dog Bane has diedDec 29, 2025 7:34 pm - A retired Des Plaines police dog died Saturday, the department announced.
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Boys basketball: Benet opens Pontiac tournament with lopsided victoryDec 29, 2025 7:18 pm - Benet’s boys basketball team started the Pontiac Holiday Tournament with a 64-28 victory Monday against Plainfield North.
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Those we lost: Local leaders, former governors and a conservative activist among notable deaths of 2025Dec 29, 2025 6:56 pm - As we close out 2025, we remember those we lost this year in the suburbs.
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‘We’ve taken the training wheels off’: Despite defeat, Bears’ belief in Williams continues to growDec 29, 2025 5:58 pm - Sunday night’s 42-38 loss to the 49ers was a mixed bag for the Bears. Quarterback Caleb Williams proved that he can keep the Bears toe to toe with one of the best offenses in the NFL. But the Bears defense struggled to keep up and showed major issues a couple weeks before Chicago starts its playoff run.
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DuPage forest preserve board OKs $151 million budgetDec 29, 2025 5:43 pm - DuPage County forest preserve officials have adopted a $151 million budget that calls for new or continuing habitat restoration projects, improvements to one of the district’s historic properties and a golf course revamp.
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Development of Experior Logistics’ trucking headquarters in southwest Schaumburg delayedDec 29, 2025 5:41 pm - Experior Logistics’ plan for a new trucking headquarters on 55 acres in southwest Schaumburg is at a financial impasse, officials say, with the village’s June deadline looming for the completion of buildings that haven’t even been started yet.