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Woman who trashed Island Lake PD apologizes, avoids felony convictionSep 06, 2024 5:15 am - A Schaumburg woman who trashed the Island Lake Police Department’s lobby this spring won’t be branded a felon, and for that she can at least partially thank her willingness to say “I’m sorry.”
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New middle school in Hoffman Estates a big step forward for District 15Sep 05, 2024 10:13 pm - Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 has officially moved forward.Improvements at all 12 buildings targeted by the successful $93 million Moving 15 Forward 2022 referendum are complete, on time and on budget.The district celebrated one of the projects, the building addition to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Hoffman Estates and its conversion to a middle school, with a ribbon cutting Thursday.
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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murderSep 05, 2024 9:11 pm - WINDER, Ga. — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school and wounding nine others was arrested Thursday and faces ch...
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Arlington Heights re-ups contract with lobbyists amid Bears stadium limboSep 05, 2024 8:30 pm - Arlington Heights officials have re-upped their contract with two lobbying firms for another year — to the tune of $120,000 — representing their interests in the stalled, yet ongoing, Bears stadium saga.
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AG’s office asks tollway for an explanation of closed sessionSep 05, 2024 8:29 pm - The AG’s Public Access Bureau says “further inquiry is warranted” into how an Illinois tollway board meeting was conducted and whether it was in violation of the Open Meetings Act.
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‘It’s very popular’: Elgin tours revisit Elgin National Watch Factory Historic District after 26 yearsSep 05, 2024 6:23 pm - Visitors can tour five homes in the Elgin National Watch Factory Historic District at the 42nd annual Historic Elgin House Tour, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8.
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Sep 05, 2024 6:12 pm - A lawyer for Donald Trump has clashed with the judge in the federal election interference prosecution of the former president after suggesting the government was rushing forward with an "illegitimate" indictment at the height of the White House campaign.
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Police deny Venezuela gang has taken over rundown apartment complex in Denver suburbSep 05, 2024 6:00 pm - AURORA, Colo. — Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora say a Venezuela street gang with a small presence in the city has not taken over a rundown apartment complex — yet t...
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The Week in Pictures is emotional viewingSep 05, 2024 5:19 pm -
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Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun convictionSep 05, 2024 5:01 pm - Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in a surprise move that spares President Joe Biden and his family another likely embarrassing and painful criminal trial of the president's son.