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The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and ‘The Last of Us’
Dec 06, 2025 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cro...
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Male juvenile shot in CarpentersvilleDec 06, 2025 4:37 pm - A male juvenile was shot in the leg Friday evening in Carpentersville and received non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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‘Global home furnishings retailer’ to fill last of three spaces at former Sears Grand at Gurnee MillsDec 06, 2025 1:56 pm - The last of three available spaces at the former Sears Grand store in Gurnee Mills will be built out for a “global home furnishings retailer” hinted as being Ikea’s new smaller store format.
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Chunk of ice from truck smashes through windshield of van near Marengo, injuring driver
Dec 06, 2025 1:15 pm - A van’s windshield was damaged and a driver hospitalized after a chunk of snow or ice fell onto the van’s windshield Friday near Marengo.
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Time for politicians to deal with property taxesDec 06, 2025 1:06 pm - Illinois businesses and homeowners have paid excessive property taxes far too long. Politicians recognize the problem, and shortly after Gov. JB Pritzker took office, he assembled a large legislative task force to analyze the situation and make recommendations. However, little has been accomplished since that time.
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Santa arrives to holiday tree lighting in grand styleDec 06, 2025 9:13 am - Santa arrived in grand style atop a fire department ladder truck to the delight of children and their parents during the Des Plaines holiday tree lighting event Friday at Metropolitan Square in downtown.
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Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence
Dec 06, 2025 4:00 am - In Illinois, officials at the State Board of Education hope to close the gap between mathematics and language proficiency among students through the development of a statewide, comprehensive “numeracy plan.”
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Two men charged in Lake County home burglariesDec 05, 2025 6:48 pm - Two men face felony burglary charges for their parts in a crime spree in late November and early December in unincorporated Lake County, Lincolnshire and Highland Park.
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Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
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St. Charles man gets 16 years in child porn plea dealDec 05, 2025 6:05 pm - A St. Charles man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on his second conviction for a child pornography crime.