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Palatine passes local grocery tax, 2025 budgetDec 03, 2024 6:05 pm - Palatine is among the first communities to approve a local grocery tax, effective in 2026.
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Inflation, labor costs contribute to Christmas tree price increasesDec 03, 2024 6:03 pm - If you’re hoping to celebrate this Christmas with the sweet smell of pine and citrus, you may need to shell out some extra cash.
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Authorities: Man facing DUI charge in fatal crash was more than 4 times over legal limitDec 03, 2024 5:49 pm - A Chicago man accused in a fatal DUI Sunday in Villa Park had a blood alcohol content of .374% when he ran a red light and crashed his minivan into an SUV, killing a 69-year-old man, officials say.
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McLaughlin retains 52nd District House seat by 47 votes over challenger PetersonDec 03, 2024 5:44 pm - Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin of Barrington Hills has retained his 52nd District seat for a third term by a 47-vote margin, according to results certified by the Illinois State Board of Elections Monday.
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Round Lake Beach man faces drug charge after car chaseDec 03, 2024 4:13 pm - A Round Lake Beach man will be detained pretrial on charges he fled police while armed with a gun and possession of methamphetamine.
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Is Enron back? If it’s a joke, some former employees aren't laughing
Dec 03, 2024 4:02 pm - HOUSTON — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud a...
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Glendale Heights faces lawsuit over officer who killed wife, selfDec 03, 2024 3:13 pm - Glendale Heights and its police department are being sued over one of their police officers who shot and killed his wife last year before killing himself.
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Spotlight: Metropolis presents ‘Nat King Cole Christmas’Dec 03, 2024 10:41 am - On local stages this week, singer/storyteller John-Mark McGaha celebrates Nat King Cole at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and Steel Beam Theatre stages a modern “Christmas Carol.”
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Will County Board chooses new leadership at end of marathon meeting
Dec 03, 2024 10:24 am - Will County Board members spent fewer than four minutes choosing their new leadership but close to six hours debating proposed changes to their rules and procedures.
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Algonquin Portillo’s celebrating its first birthday Tuesday with $1 cake slicesDec 03, 2024 10:05 am - The Portillo’s restaurant in Algonquin is celebrating one year at their location at 1801 S. Randall Road Tuesday with $1 cake for guests.