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Foreigner, Air Supply highlight Elk Grove’s record $1.1 million summer concert lineupDec 17, 2025 4:15 pm - Elk Grove Village’s 16th summer concert series featuring Jake Owen, Fitz and the Tantrums, Foreigner, Smash Mouth and Air Supply will cost $1.1 million - the town’s priciest ever.
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Trump administration admits to targeting blue states for energy grant cuts
Dec 17, 2025 4:08 pm - The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally.
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Elgin woman sentenced to 20 years for starving a 7-year-oldDec 17, 2025 3:39 pm - Eulalia Vences, of Elgin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the starvation, torture and neglect of a child.
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Fire at Prospect Heights restaurant extinguished without injuries Wednesday morningDec 17, 2025 3:38 pm - Firefighters extinguished a fire at a restaurant in Prospect Heights within 10 minutes of arrival Wednesday morning, with all involved escaping injury.
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Behind the bench: State Supreme Court Justice teaches St. Charles students about the law, public service
Dec 17, 2025 3:32 pm - St. Patrick seventh-graders learned about the value of civic engagement and respectful discourse during a visit by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford and St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull. Rochford’s talk was designed to inspire students and provide insight into the workings of the state supreme court.
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Trump pays respects to 2 Iowa National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria as they return home
Dec 17, 2025 3:30 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, joining their grieving families as their remains were brought back to the country they served.
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Will speed humps, stop signs solve Mount Prospect neighborhood’s cut-through traffic problem?Dec 17, 2025 3:24 pm - Mount Prospect will place temporary speed humps and carry out other traffic calming measures in the Hatlen Heights neighborhood.
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2 dead after plane crashes at DuPage Airport in West ChicagoDec 17, 2025 2:39 pm - A plane crash at DuPage Airport in West Chicago left two people dead Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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Des Plaines Park District board gets a new memberDec 17, 2025 1:15 pm - The Des Plaines Park District board once again is at full strength.
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Veteran West Chicago alderman stepping downDec 17, 2025 1:15 pm - Spence Hallett, a West Chicago alderman since 2013, resigned his position in a city council meeting this week.