Kane County
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‘Giving Tree’ to spread holiday cheer in Roselle through gift donationsNov 10, 2025 8:14 pm - The Northwest DuPage American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1084 is hosting its annual "Giving Tree" program to provide holiday cheer to children, families, and veterans in the community. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 7.
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‘A good deal for everyone’: Solar farm transforms Waukegan Superfund siteNov 10, 2025 7:07 pm - A long vacant federal Superfund landfill site in Waukegan has been transformed with the promise of substantial electricity cost savings for low-to-moderate income residents.
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How a 101-year-old WWII veteran from Barrington Hills brought a daughter closer to her late fatherNov 10, 2025 6:44 pm - Kathy Rennie never got to meet her father, who perished in World War II. But through her discovery of a 101-year-old veteran from Barrington Hills — and their subsequent, blossoming friendship — she feels like she knows her dad a little bit.
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From continuing education to bestseller: Author Shelby Van Pelt’s journey to successNov 10, 2025 6:39 pm - Shelby Van Pelt developed early drafts of her novel “Remarkably Bright Creatures” in a College of DuPage continuing education writing workshop, highlighting the importance of being surrounded by a community of like-minded learners and the value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11?Nov 10, 2025 6:09 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 11.
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College of DuPage offers new Ecological Restoration certificateNov 10, 2025 4:01 pm - College of DuPage’s new Ecological Restoration certificate teaches students how to restore natural functions to disturbed ecosystems. It emphasizes restoration techniques, local natural history, ecological concepts, and natural resource management policy.
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Donate clothes, goods for needy families at South Barrington village hallNov 10, 2025 1:43 pm - South Barrington officials are collecting coats, boots, bedding, books and more for needy families.
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St. Charles bank robbed Saturday afternoonNov 10, 2025 1:42 pm - A US Bank branch was robbed Saturday afternoon in St. Charles.
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Debut novelist uses her cancer journey and love of fantasy fiction to inspire othersNov 10, 2025 1:38 pm - Colleen Ochab, of Roselle, was only 26 years old when she received some of the worst news any woman could get: she had breast cancer.
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Person airlifted after car crashes through guardrail, lands in steep embankment in HuntleyNov 10, 2025 1:37 pm - A driver was airlifted to a Rockford hospital Monday morning after his car went through a guardrail, rolled onto its side and came to rest down a steep embankment along a creek bed, Huntley officials said.