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Helping where they can: Elgin’s Centro de Informacion assists newcomersDec 01, 2024 9:00 pm - Help when you can. If Julia Perez’s family had a motto, that would be it. That family value led the bilingual Perez to volunteer at Elgin’s Centro de Informacion, where ...
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Lakeside legacy: Retired firefighter uncovers the hidden history of Diamond LakeDec 01, 2024 9:00 pm - A special exhibit of artifacts presents a visual record of more than 150 years of colorful history on Diamond Lake in Mundelein.
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Look: The holidays arrive in style in The Week in Pictures photo galleryDec 01, 2024 8:30 pm -
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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
Dec 01, 2024 7:16 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convi...
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Buffalo Grove to vote on infrastructure fee hikeDec 01, 2024 4:40 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees are expected to vote Monday on an increase to its fixed facilities fee
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The next school reform push in Illinois: Testing and accountability
Dec 01, 2024 3:28 pm - Education officials from five statewide organizations are pushing for fundamental changes in the way student achievement is measured each year and how schools are held accountable for meeting the state’s academic standards.
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Missing, endangered Lake County residents found safeDec 01, 2024 1:54 pm - Lake County sheriff’s deputies and other police officers rescued two missing and endangered residents in separate incidents over the weekend, authorities said.
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Batavia council may lower proposed tax hikeDec 01, 2024 12:02 pm - Batavia residents may see a smaller tax hike than originally planned, as city council members continue to debate whether to cover expenses by increasing taxes or by dipping into reserve funds.
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Police: Chainsaw-wielding man shot dead by officer at St. Charles assisted living homeDec 01, 2024 11:24 am - A man attacking residents of a St. Charles assisted living facility with a chainsaw was shot to death by police Sunday morning, authorities said.
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Kane County coroner looks back on 12 years of challenges, changesDec 01, 2024 8:47 am - As Kane County Coroner Rob Russell passes the baton to newly elected Monica Silva, he recalled that when he first took office 12 years ago, his tenure “started off tumultuous in the sense that the office was in chaos.”