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Elgin man gets 22 years for gunrunningDec 19, 2025 5:45 pm - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Friday to gunrunning and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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‘It’s the unknown:’ Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern seek mega merger as suburbs consider consequencesDec 19, 2025 5:42 pm - A Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger promises transcontinental freight empire. But an early analysis shows an 8% freight spike in one village.
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US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
Dec 19, 2025 5:11 pm - The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week ago.
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Schaumburg launching Speaker’s Bureau program to keep residents in the knowDec 19, 2025 5:08 pm - The village of Schaumburg is launching its own Speaker’s Bureau, a new community engagement program designed to connect residents, businesses, schools and organizations with the professionals who serve them every day.
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Geneva to resume curbside leaf pickupDec 19, 2025 4:51 pm - The city of Geneva’s curbside leaf program will resume Dec. 29, weather permitting, for residents who did not receive their third and final pickup in the fall.
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Fenton High School District picks new superintendentDec 19, 2025 4:35 pm - Fenton High School District 100 has hired a new superintendent.
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‘I’m so thankful’: Salvation Army delivers gifts, food to needy suburban familiesDec 19, 2025 4:18 pm - Volunteers brought holiday cheer to more than 300 families Friday by distributing holiday gifts and food at the Salvation Army Community Center in Des Plaines.
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US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
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Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located
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Downers Grove woman helps form Operation Midway Bliss to assist those affected by ICE
Dec 19, 2025 2:45 pm - A duo that met through social media has joined up to support families that have been directly impacted by ICE raids in the Chicago area this holiday season.