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Hoffman Estates hosts MLK celebration Jan. 20Jan 03, 2025 10:37 am - The Hoffman Estates Cultural Awareness Commission will hold its 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 20.
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Batavia names new police chiefJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - Batavia has named a new police chief to replace one who is retiring.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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Des Plaines’ newest snow plow gets a nameJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - Des Plaines’ newest snow plow has a pun-tastic name, officials have announced.
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WGN political analyst Paul Lisnek to speak in SchaumburgJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area, in partnership with 27 area libraries, will kick off the 2025 Civic Awareness Series at Schaumburg Township District Library with a thought-provoking program featuring WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
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Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearanceJan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
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2 dead and 18 injured in Southern California plane crash
Jan 02, 2025 10:22 pm - FULLERTON, Calif. — Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture manufacturing building in Southern C...
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Tesla fans say Cybertruck muffled Vegas blast. Not so fast, experts say.
Jan 02, 2025 8:29 pm - The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas — which was left burned out but largely intact — has invited a wave of onl...
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Geneva considering referendum to borrow $68 million for building workJan 02, 2025 6:51 pm - The Geneva City Council will discuss whether to have a referendum on the April 1 ballot on borrowing $68 million to replace the police and fire stations, and do other building work.
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West Chicago fire chief retires after 40-year careerJan 02, 2025 6:48 pm - Patrick Tanner, fire chief at the West Chicago Fire Protection District, will retire Jan. 10 after serving 40 years in West Chicago and Highland Park.