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‘We really are changing lives’: Internship program helps students make post-high school plansJan 31, 2025 1:28 pm - Alignment Collaborative for Education helps high school students get paid internships to expose them to careers and help determine their plans after graduation. The program helped nearly 150 students in several school districts in 2024 and will add another 50 internships and another school district next year.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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Illinois Vintage Fair returns to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates this weekendJan 31, 2025 10:56 am - Illinois Vintage Fair returns to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates Feb. 1-2, featuring 100-plus vendors selling vintage fashion, collectibles, art and home goods.
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Elgin Area Chamber to honor businesses and volunteers at annual eventJan 30, 2025 8:55 pm - Elgin Area Chamber honors outstanding businesses and volunteers at annual meeting reception on Feb. 13, highlighting achievements and future plans.
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Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates Rotary Club sets Caribbean Classic fundraiser for March 8Jan 30, 2025 2:40 pm - The Rotary Club of Schaumburg - Hoffman Estates will hold its annual Caribbean Classic fundraiser Saturday, March 8 at the Meridian Banquet & Conference Center in Rolling Meadows.
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Cook County juvenile detention center given high marksJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Two state agencies with authority over Illinois juvenile detention center operations have given the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center exemplary reviews in separate reports issued in recent weeks, officials said.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor launches crackdown on illegally modified gunsJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Cook County prosecutors will seek detention for felony defendants accused of using an illegally modified gun and won’t plead their cases down to a lesser charge, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Thursday.
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Fire leaves South Elgin home uninhabitableJan 29, 2025 11:20 pm - A home in South Elgin was left uninhabitable Wednesday morning after a fire officials believe may have been sparked by a mini-fridge.
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Wheeling man charged in Elgin shooting, ordered detainedJan 29, 2025 11:12 pm - A Kane County judge on Wednesday ordered a Wheeling man detained after he was accused of a shooting Sunday afternoon in Elgin, officials said. When officers responded to ...
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Man killed in South Elgin Monday after SUV crashes into traffic signal poleJan 29, 2025 8:15 pm - South Elgin police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in which a man was killed when his SUV struck a traffic signal pole.