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Video gambling coming to the Polar Dome at Santa’s VillageDec 30, 2025 5:44 pm - Video gaming is coming to the Polar Dome at Santa’s Village in East Dundee.
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Flames engulf pole barn near BurlingtonDec 30, 2025 5:24 pm - Fire investigators are working to identify the cause of a blaze Monday that fully engulfed a pole barn near Burlington.
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Cultural experience combines with balloon drop at kids’ early New Year’s Eve eventDec 30, 2025 5:20 pm - Children aged 10 and younger and their families enjoyed a start to the new year 36 hours early during an event Tuesday that added a cultural experience at the Ela Town Hall in Lake Zurich.
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Aurora police warn against firing guns for New Year’s celebrationDec 30, 2025 4:42 pm - Aurora police are warning residents against celebrating the arrival of 2026 by shooting guns in to the air.
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Man critically injured after being shot Monday in AuroraDec 30, 2025 4:41 pm - A man is in critical condition after being shot Monday night in Aurora.
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Closed Schaumburg YMCA relocating to former retail sitesDec 30, 2025 4:40 pm - After closing more than a year ago, Schaumburg’s 56-year-old YMCA branch is reopening soon after taking over two former retail sites in town.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson stresses New Year’s Eve curfew, hopes to avoid another ‘teen takeover’
Dec 30, 2025 4:29 pm - Resolving to avoid another violent holiday-season “teen takeover,” Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday stressed the city’s 10 p.m. curfew for young people who head downtown without adult supervision for the city’s nationally televised New Year’s Eve festivities.
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Winter theater forecast: New and new-to-Chicago plays heat up suburban, city stagesDec 30, 2025 4:05 pm - Chicago-area theater heats up this winter with world and regional premieres, revivals of classic plays and the return of the blockbuster tuner “Hamilton.”
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Rain could be an unwelcome entry at the Rose Parade on New Year's Day. Bundle up for NYC ball drop
Dec 30, 2025 3:16 pm - For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's Day event that attracts thousands of spectator...
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Midwest hit with more extreme cold after winter storm