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14-year sentence for man convicted in 2020 crash that killed Des Plaines fatherNov 18, 2024 7:32 pm - A Florida man convicted of driving drunk and causing a 2020 crash that killed a father of four from Des Plaines and seriously injured his 10-year-old son has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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Harley dealership in Rosemont entertainment district to make way for new restaurantNov 18, 2024 7:22 pm - Rosemont will buy a two-story brick building housing a Harley-Davidson dealership in the village entertainment district for $6 million, with plans to open a restaurant in its place by 2026.
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ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation
Nov 18, 2024 6:03 pm - Civil-liberties lawyers alarmed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch mass deportations of undocumented immigrants sued the federal government Monday for infor...
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Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies
Nov 18, 2024 5:55 pm - BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at ...
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Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Nov 18, 2024 5:47 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, telling lawm...
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Women on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites debate as Duckworth and others point to their service and sacrifice
Nov 18, 2024 5:31 pm - WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be a...
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McHenry High School offers new certified nursing assistant class to biomedical science programNov 18, 2024 5:30 pm - A new lab space and certified nursing assistant program opened with the new school year at McHenry Community High School, and teachers hope it will help students build strong foundations for any type of health care career.
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Mount Prospect tightens zoning rules around tobacco, vape shopsNov 18, 2024 5:25 pm - Mount Prospect has tightened its regulations for tobacco/vape shops
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Chicago, Broadway veteran delivers virtuoso turn in Writers’ ‘Every Brilliant Thing’Nov 18, 2024 5:15 pm - Jessie Fisher makes her Writers Theatre debut in “Every Brilliant Thing,” a moving, ultimately hopeful examination of the myriad reasons life is worth living.
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Another ambulance and more paramedics needed to handle increased calls in ElginNov 18, 2024 5:13 pm - With emergency calls rising and Elgin relying increasingly on mutual aid calls, Fire Chief Robb Cagann hopes the city will approve a sixth ambulance and nine new firefighters in the 2025 budget.