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‘She was proud to wear the badge’: Stevenson High School grad and South Carolina sheriff’s deputy rememberedAug 05, 2026 3:24 pm - Funeral services were held Wednesday for Stevenson High School graduate Jillian Olson, a 29-year-old sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina who died during an underwater training session last week on Lake Murray.
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‘This is going to be fun’: Firms hired to restore historic Des Plaines buildingAug 05, 2026 3:02 pm - The exterior and interior restorations of a historic building in downtown Des Plaines will begin soon.
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US attorney’s office offers mea culpa in ‘Broadview Six’ case, says no further inquiry warranted
Aug 05, 2026 1:53 pm - Prosecutors for embattled Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros said in a court filing late Tuesday that while mistakes were made in the now-defunct “Broadview Six” case against immigration protesters, corrective measures have since been taken and there is no evidence of vindictive prosecution that would warrant further hearings or sanctions.
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Man sentenced to 22 years in pimping of teen girl
Aug 05, 2026 12:34 pm - A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his part in the sex trafficking of a teenage girl, according to Lake County authorities.
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Batavia woman makes neighborhood ‘stick library’ for dogs: ‘I think it brings joy to people’
Aug 05, 2026 11:47 am - Kathy Freedlund recently established a "stick library" for dogs outside of her Batavia house.
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Park Ridge passes mural program in split vote
Aug 05, 2026 11:37 am - The Park Ridge City Council narrowly approved a mural program that may see civic pride on display on public buildings around town.
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District 203 board member denied committee assignments for second year
Aug 05, 2026 11:35 am - A years-long spat over school board member Melissa Kelley Black’s refusal to review Naperville District 203’s bills and claims resurfaced this week when she was again denied committee assignments for failing to do the monthly oversight task.
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District 207 board tentatively approves $223.5M budget for new school yearAug 05, 2026 11:24 am - An artificial turf athletic field and security upgrades are among the big-ticket projects in District 207’s proposed $223.5 million budget.
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South Elgin man charged with felony hazing in Indiana University frat incident
Aug 05, 2026 9:01 am - A South Elgin man is one of seven Indiana University fraternity members facing felony charges related to an October hazing incident that resulted in two pledges being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
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Two people killed in fiery crash on I-88 near AuroraAug 05, 2026 7:54 am - Two people are dead after an early morning crash on Interstate 88 in Aurora.