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Time short for Schaumburg family’s quest to retain access to daughter’s medical marijuanaDec 31, 2025 3:57 pm - A Schaumburg family’s quest to change interstate commerce laws to retain access to their 19-year-old daughter’s medical marijuana patches is running out of time.
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American senator, dies at 92
Dec 31, 2025 3:44 pm - Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, who overcame a hardscrabble childhood to become the first Native American chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a leader of the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, died Dec. 30. He was 92.
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Roselle applies amusement tax to streaming servicesDec 31, 2025 3:41 pm - Roselle officials have increased the village’s amusement tax rate from 3% to 5% and agreed to apply it to streaming services as part of a "maintenance" budget for the new fiscal year.
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What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes
Dec 31, 2025 3:29 pm - More than a decade ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, sparking one of aviation’s most baffling mysteries.Despite years of multinational searches, investigators still do not know exactly what happened to the plane or its 239 passengers and crew.
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Washington Monument to be illuminated on New Year’s Eve to mark country’s 250th
Dec 31, 2025 3:17 pm - A gigantic birthday candle will be projected onto the Washington Monument this New Year’s Eve as fireworks dazzle the night sky, part of a six-day art installation to salute the country’s upcoming celebration of its 250th year.
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Former Hoffman Estates village trustee Cary Collins dies at 78Dec 31, 2025 1:48 pm - Former Hoffman Estates trustee and park district commissioner Cary Collins died the day after Christmas at the age of 78.
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Daytime star Susan Lucci appearing in Naperville Feb. 9Dec 31, 2025 12:01 pm - The queen of daytime television will be in Naperville in February to promote her new memoir, “La Lucci.” Anderson’s Bookshop will host a Q&A with the Emmy-award winning actress best known for her role as Erica Kane on “All My Children.”
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Photo Gallery: Daily Herald’s best drone photos of 2025Dec 31, 2025 5:00 am -
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Immigration battle, Kirk assassination among top stories of 2025Dec 30, 2025 11:05 pm - The reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, immigration enforcement efforts and the conclusion to a decades-old disappearance were among the top suburban stories of 2025.
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Trump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
Dec 30, 2025 7:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Deputy Sec...