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‘Our family tradition’: Vending machines at Aurora mall make giving as easy as buying a snackDec 18, 2025 11:11 am - The Light the World Giving Machines are back at the Fox Valley Mall for a third year. The vending-style machines allow people to donate to local and national charities.
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Discount tickets for Chicago Theatre Week on sale Jan. 6Dec 18, 2025 9:57 am - Tickets for Chicago Theatre Week 2026, running Feb. 5-15 at suburban and Chicago theaters, go on sale Jan. 6.
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Elgin Community College’s 22nd Math Integration Contest the largest yetDec 17, 2025 10:56 pm - Elgin Community College hosted its largest-ever Math Integration Contest on Dec. 5. For the first time, dual-credit students from local high schools joined ECC students in the competition
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Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Dec 17, 2025 10:15 pm - Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died. He was 91.
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Police: Former boyfriend charged in deadly Schaumburg stabbingDec 17, 2025 10:09 pm - A Niles man is set to appear in court Thursday on allegations he stabbed a former girlfriend to death Tuesday in Schaumburg.
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Senate hopefuls Kelly, Krishnamoorthi, Stratton target Trump, talk affordability at first debateDec 17, 2025 9:38 pm - About 1,000 people tuned into early virtual forum among Democratic candidates vying for outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat.
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
Dec 17, 2025 7:40 pm - The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and identifying autism early, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
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Trump taps Yale doctor who pushed unproven COVID treatment to lead US cancer effort
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau’s No 2 official
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Pride and joy of Northwest Indiana? Bears president floats move as deal for Arlington Park stallsDec 17, 2025 5:52 pm - Stymied by hopes of a property tax break and infrastructure dollars for a new stadium and entertainment complex in Arlington Heights, Chicago Bears officials Wednesday expanded their stadium search across state lines to Northwest Indiana.