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Person found dead in house fire Sunday in Crystal Lake
Mar 24, 2025 10:16 am - Firefighters responding to a house fire in Crystal Lake Sunday found a deceased person in the home, according to fire officials.
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in LibertyvilleMar 24, 2025 8:15 am - Libertyville police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday night.
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Geoffrey ‘Geoff’ Crego: 2025 candidate for Antioch Community High School District 117 boardMar 24, 2025 12:56 am - Geoffrey ‘Geoff’ Crego is one of eight candidates for four seats on the Antioch Community High School District 117 board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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One displaced by Schaumburg fireMar 23, 2025 10:02 pm - One resident was displaced by a fire in a four-unit building in Schaumburg Sunday afternoon.
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Lawsuit is long over, but Des Plaines clerk still upset about city’s relationship with credit unionMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Des Plaines City Clerk Jessica Mastalski settled her lawsuit against the city-connected credit union where she once worked and the city but once again is arguing issues at the core of the case — this time in the court of public opinion.
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GiGi’s Playhouse namesake to spread acceptance as character in popular children’s book seriesMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse has been spreading awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome for more than 20 years, but is about to embark on a new way of doing so with young readers through the popular Harry Moon book series.
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Taxes on haircuts and miles instead of gas? Amid transit crisis, new funding ideas spring upMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - The state could study instituting a mileage-based tax compared to the current one based on gallons of gas, under a proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia
Mar 23, 2025 5:15 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise...
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Judge turns away Prestige’s civil claims against Mount Prospect officialsMar 23, 2025 5:14 pm - A Cook County judge struck down Prestige Feed Products’ attempt to add new claims of civil rights violations against three Mount Prospect officials in the animal feed producer’s lawsuit against the village.
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Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar