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‘We’ve struggled for a couple years’: Rolling Meadows Hallmark store to close up shop after three decadesDec 04, 2024 6:55 pm - Joelle’s Hallmark — a staple in Rolling Meadows for nearly three decades — is closing at the end of the year, its owner announced.
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On the same page: Roselle library, village set in motion land swap planDec 04, 2024 6:32 pm - The Roselle Public Library District and the village are moving forward with a plan to swap properties now that voters have approved funding for a new library building on what is currently municipal-owned land.
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Illinois AG: Police ticketing at Palatine high schools violated law, unjustly applied to minority studentsDec 04, 2024 5:25 pm - The Illinois Attorney General’s office has completed a two-year study that concluded the prior use of police ticketing as a method of student discipline at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s two high schools in Palatine violated state law and was disproportionately used with minority students.
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A new Christmas classic? ‘House Without a Christmas Tree’ creators, actors hope new musical becomes a holiday stapleDec 04, 2024 5:05 pm - Griffin Theatre Company premieres a musical stage adaptation of the heartwarming, family-friendly, coming-of-age story “The House Without a Christmas Tree.”
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Tool Library of Lake County reopens at new location in MundeleinDec 04, 2024 4:17 pm - After more than four months in transition, a homegrown volunteer enterprise and resource for do-it-yourselfers has reopened with a new name and location in Mundelein.
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Police seek help finding man who injured woman at a Best BuyDec 04, 2024 2:52 pm - Downers Grove police are asking the public’s help to find a man suspected of passing fake money and injuring a customer at a Best Buy store.
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Hearing officer: Shodeen liable for fine for Geneva blacksmith shop’s condition
Dec 04, 2024 2:23 pm - A developer is officially on the hook for a $27,000 fine imposed by the city of Geneva for failure to make a circa 1843 former blacksmith shop “weather tight.”
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Wheeling’s proposed budget includes funds to finish flood-prevention projectDec 04, 2024 2:10 pm - Wheeling’s proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year includes cash for an already-underway flood-prevention project and erosion prevention in Buffalo Creek, among other projects.
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Whooping cough rises sharply in McHenry County
Dec 04, 2024 12:54 pm - Eleven cases of whooping cough were reported in November in McHenry County, according to a newly updated McHenry County Department of Health report.
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‘It’s the end of an era’: Billy’s Pancake House in Palatine closes doors after 5 decadesDec 04, 2024 12:46 pm - After five decades, Billy’s Pancake House, a Palatine mainstay, has closed its doors.