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Palatine Fire Explorers host fundraising brunch Jan. 11Dec 12, 2025 10:30 am - The Palatine Fire Department Explorers Program will host its Winter Brunch from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 11, at the American Legion Hall, 122 W. Palatine Road.
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Road crew worker seriously injured in crash near Long GroveDec 12, 2025 10:30 am - A member of a road construction crew collecting equipment along Old McHenry Road near Long Grove Thursday night suffered serious injuries when he was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck when it was struck by a vehicle.
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Letter writing campaign spreads pride and holiday cheerDec 12, 2025 10:00 am - The Pinta Pride Project held an event Thursday at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove, where people wrote letters sending holiday greetings to the LGBTQ community.
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How Wauconda High School students are helping local eatery redefine itselfDec 11, 2025 7:19 pm - The Side Lot restaurant won't be changing its name to The Chicken Coop but menu and programming tweaks based on ideas proposed by that winning team of Wauconda High School marketing students are in the works.
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First U.S. retail store for anime franchise Gundam opens Friday in RosemontDec 11, 2025 7:18 pm - The first official Gundam plastic model store in the United States opens Friday in Rosemont, catering to anime and toy fans alike.
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How a cellphone number led police to Elmhurst murder suspectDec 11, 2025 7:13 pm - A young woman goes missing in the dead of night, after an acquaintance gets a call from her and hears a struggle, then a hang-up. Less than a day later, Elmhurst police have a murder suspect in custody.
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A meeting meant to launch FEMA reforms is abruptly canceled
Dec 11, 2025 7:05 pm - A meeting by a council appointed by President Donald Trump that was meant to announce recommended reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency was abruptly canceled...
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Kristi Noem defends Trump’s immigration policies before departing early from hearing
Dec 11, 2025 6:59 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday morning was billed as a discussion about global threats the United States faces, but her role in the Trump administration’s immigration policies is in the spotlight.
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Catholic pilgrims gathering in Des Plaines for annual feastDec 11, 2025 5:56 pm - Catholic pilgrims have converged on the Maryville Academy campus in Des Plaines for a two-day religious gathering that commemorates reported visions of Jesus' mother, Mary, near Mexico City in 1531.
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Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill in Elburn to close this monthDec 11, 2025 4:26 pm - Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill has announced it will close later this month after 13 years in Elburn.