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Feds send ICE to O’Hare as spring break, TSA staffing shortages convergeMar 23, 2026 2:05 pm - ICE officers will not be screening passengers at O’Hare. Instead, they will be monitoring exit lanes, making announcements, helping manage lines, and other duties to let TSA staff focus on passenger and baggage screening, officials said.
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Addison man sentenced to 6½ years for COVID-era loan fraudMar 23, 2026 1:32 pm - An Addison man was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $3.3 million in COVID-era small business loans.
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Kane County expands public access to naloxone dispensers
Mar 23, 2026 1:18 pm - The Kane County Health Department partnered with healthcare providers, community organizations, libraries and government agencies over the past year to install publicly accessible naloxone dispensing boxes, making the life-saving medication easier for residents to obtain quickly and discreetly, officials announced in a news release.
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Buffalo Grove Rotary seeking Reid award nominationsMar 23, 2026 1:10 pm - The Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove is now seeking nominations for the 2025 Bill Reid Award, which recognizes long-term contributors whose efforts have enhanced and improved the Buffalo Grove community.
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Buffalo Grove public works staffer honoredMar 23, 2026 1:10 pm - Buffalo Grove Public Works Maintenance Superintendent Bryan Beitzel recently was honored with the Samuel A. Greely Award for Dedicated Public Service by the American Public Works Association Chicago Metro Chapter.
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Elgin woman charged with reckless homicide in death of St. Charles manMar 23, 2026 12:51 pm - A 22-year-old woman was arrested Saturday in connection with a car crash that killed a St. Charles man last year, according to court documents and jail records.
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Coroner: 4-year-old boy dead after Mundelein house fireMar 23, 2026 12:19 pm - A 4-year-old boy is dead following a house fire in Mundelein overnight, according to the Lake County coroner’s office.
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Kane County Fair offers 4-H scholarshipsMar 23, 2026 12:17 pm - The Kane County Fair board of directors in St. Charles is offering a maximum of 3 scholarships per year worth $5,000 each to current 4-H Club members who are high school seniors and planning on attending college.
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River Cities Rotary Club sets April 10 deadline for scholarship applicationsMar 23, 2026 10:39 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities is excited to announce applications are now open for the Brian B. Wegrzyn Scholarship Program.
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Libertyville seeks input to guide Riverside Park planMar 23, 2026 10:39 am - Libertyville is seeking input to develop a master plan that will guide design and potential grant applications for Riverside Park, 700 Riverside Drive.