Kane County
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District 15 school board candidates say what drives them to run for electionMar 21, 2025 5:33 pm - Palatine Township District 15 hopefuls discuss their priorities in an endorsement interview with the Daily Herald editorial board.
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‘The creepier, the grosser, the better’: Morbid Mementos brings macabre oddities to ElginMar 21, 2025 5:22 pm - Morbid Mementos recently opened in downtown Elgin, offering oddities and curiosities, bone art, occult supplies and more.
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Bartlett Police Chief Pretkelis retires, revealed as department’s Facebook page ‘wizard’Mar 21, 2025 5:12 pm - Accepting both the credit and the blame for the humor of the Bartlett Police Department’s Facebook posts, Police Chief Geoffrey Pretkelis revealed himself as “the man behind the curtain” as he announced his retirement from his official position this week.
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Winning revival: Aurora’s Paramount delivers four-star ‘Spelling Bee’Mar 21, 2025 4:50 pm - On winter’s last raw and rainy night, Aurora’s Paramount Theatre delivered a breath of spring with its delightful revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a charming tuner about middle-school students vying for a chance to compete at The National Spelling Bee.
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Man gets 27 years in prison for sexual assault, abuse of childMar 21, 2025 4:42 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing an 11-year-old girl.
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Authorities: Man tried to run over pedestrians, flee policeMar 21, 2025 2:27 pm - Kane County sheriff’s deputies assisted Lombard police in stopping a driver who was suspected of attempting to run over three pedestrians and was trying to elude police, according to sheriff’s reports.
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‘We will rise’: Elgin church announces plans for worship following storm damageMar 21, 2025 1:15 pm - After a storm severely damaged its roof last week, First United Methodist Church in Elgin announced temporary worship and ministry plans Friday, including moving Sunday services to a recently closed west-side church.
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Elgin man charged with murder in ‘domestic-related’ stabbing deathMar 21, 2025 8:33 am - Elgin man charged with murder in stabbing death police are labeling “domestic-related.”
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Images show driver leaving car with weapon moments before he was shot and killed by policeMar 21, 2025 8:15 am - Aurora police released still images from officers’ body-worn cameras that show the moments before they opened fire on a 19-year-old driver who was exiting the vehicle with a weapon.
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A ‘Wild Mile’ in St. Charles? River Corridor Foundation floating a new idea for boardwalks, gardensMar 21, 2025 5:00 am - The River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles continues to look ahead, proposing a floating garden plan, near the Pottawatomie Park area.