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Wheeling man dead, two other drivers injured in multivehicle Round Lake crashJan 16, 2024 7:50 pm - A 47-year-old Wheeling man died following a three-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Round Lake. The Lake County coroner’s office reported Wojciech Jaworski died from...
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Wheeling deli offering Georgian fare to expand, add sit-down serviceJan 16, 2024 7:47 pm - Not even two years after opening, a Georgian deli in Wheeling soon will expand and offer sit-down, fine-dining service. Pirosmani Georgian Food Art, 849 W. Dundee Ro...
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Campaign to save Ingleside school hits $400,000 goalJan 16, 2024 6:32 pm - A fundraising drive launched by a former St. Bede School student to save the Ingleside parochial school has reached its $400,000 goal. Now the question is whether the su...
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EV battery not getting you as far? Here are some tips to keep your car charge goingJan 16, 2024 6:16 pm - In the 15 months since he bought his Tesla, Dan Holingsed has been able to get by with overnight charges in his garage. But with Tuesday’s frigid weather, Holingsed fou...
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Masking returns to area hospitals, health centers with rise in COVID-19 and other viruses, but requirements not universalJan 16, 2024 6:00 pm - A spike in COVID-19, flu and RSV cases is bringing back a familiar sight in regional hospitals and healthcare facilities — masks. But unlike universal masking policies du...
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Pritzker earmarks $17 million for municipalities helping asylum seekersJan 16, 2024 5:25 pm - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is planning to distribute $17 million to municipalities helping the state handle the influx of asylum seekers who are being sent here from Tex...
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‘A great chief’: Wheeling Fire Chief Mike McGreal retiresJan 16, 2024 3:42 pm - Wheeling Fire Chief Mike McGreal has retired after nearly four years in that post and nearly four decades in the fire service. “It was truly a privilege to serve Wheeling...
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Unlicensed dentist pleads guilty to wire fraudJan 16, 2024 3:02 pm - A former dentist has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for continuing to take people’s money and treat them after her license was revoked. Diane Meyer, 63, formerly of the 570...
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Downers Grove school districts plan to make ‘immediate impact’ with enhanced mental health services
Jan 16, 2024 2:19 pm - Community High School District 99 in Downers Grove and Downers Grove Grade School District 58 are among a few dozen institutions across the state set to receive grant fun...
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Banks prepare to take on the Biden administration over billions of dollars in overdraft fees
Jan 16, 2024 1:42 pm - NEW YORK — The squabble over billion of dollars in overdraft fees that Americans get charged every year is intensifying. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expe...