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Back where it belongs: Family of suburban Pearl Harbor veteran receives his missing Purple HeartJul 05, 2024 10:48 pm - Last week, Jerome Even’s family received the Purple Heart the longtime Park Ridge resident and World War II veteran received after he was wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His family didn’t know it was missing.
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‘There’s a lot of NASCAR fans in the suburbs’: Brad Keselowski on growing the fan base ahead of Chicago street raceJul 05, 2024 7:07 pm - It’s an unconventional sports marketing sponsorship in an unconventional stock car race: Brad Keselowski will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford Mustang — complete wit...
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Mundelein festival temporarily evacuated Friday after suspicious package foundJul 05, 2024 4:38 pm - Mundelein police temporarily evacuated the village’s Community Days festival Friday morning to investigate a suspicious package a patron had reported.
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Geneva’s Viking ship gets VIP visitorJul 05, 2024 3:10 pm - Norway’s President of the Storting, or parliament, Masud Gharahkhani visited Geneva Friday as part of a tour of the Midwest. Gharahkhani, whose position is akin to the U.S. Speaker of the House, visited the Viking ship and library.
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John Stamos makes guest appearance with The Beach Boys in Elk Grove VillageJul 05, 2024 3:10 pm - Almost four decades to the day John Stamos first played with The Beach Boys during a Fourth of July concert at the Washington Monument, the actor and musician took the st...
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Summer internship shows high school students path to police, firefighter careersJul 05, 2024 1:27 pm - A new summer internship program last month let interested high school students experience what it’s like to be a police officer and firefighter as they contemplate those career paths.
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Firework debris causes early morning garage fire in PalatineJul 05, 2024 1:19 pm - Improper disposal of firework debris was determined to be the cause of a fire that Palatine firefighters contained to the attached garage of a townhouse early Friday morning.
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Why decorated heads are popping up across DuPage CountyJul 05, 2024 1:12 pm - “Olmec Trails: Culture and Legacy,” running through October, offers 33 painted reproductions of Olmec heads in DuPage County and beyond.
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Mundelein buying a new dump truck for $149,026Jul 05, 2024 1:11 pm - The Mundelein village board meets Monday to discuss and potentially approve purchasing a dump truck for the public works department. Manufactured by Monroe Truck Equipmen...
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Prosecutors: Hoffman Estates man attacked, kidnapped girlfriendJul 05, 2024 1:06 pm - A Hoffman Estates man is being held at the DuPage County jail after authorities say he beat his girlfriend, kidnapped her and threatened to sexually assault and kill her.