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‘He will be missed beyond measure’: Al Llorens, statewide education union president, dead at 73Sep 26, 2025 2:51 pm - Albert J. “Al” Llorens, president of the Illinois Education Association, died Thursday, Sept. 25, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was 73.
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Schaumburg police and fire departments to host Public Safety Open House Oct. 11Sep 26, 2025 2:43 pm - The village of Schaumburg is inviting the public to attend its annual Public Safety Open House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Public Safety Campus, 950-1000 W. Schaumburg Road.
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Aurora police free kitten trapped behind ice machineSep 26, 2025 2:07 pm - A kitten needs a home after Aurora police rescued the little guy from behind an ice machine outside of a gas station on Hill Avenue.
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Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel’s show back on local TV stations, ending boycotts
Sep 26, 2025 1:38 pm - Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to its local TV stations on Friday, restoring the late-night talk show to the full slate of ABC affiliates across the U.S.
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Garbage truck goes over embankment, overturns, shutting down Cary Algonquin Road
Sep 26, 2025 11:59 am - The driver of a garbage truck was taken to an area hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening after the truck went over an embankment at a T intersection outside Cary Friday morning.
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Huntley replaces all known lead service lines, among 1st Illinois towns to meet federal mandate
Sep 26, 2025 11:59 am - Huntley has officially replaced all lead service lines the village was aware of that delivered water to residences, the village has announced.
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A ‘swell fellow’: Cantigny’s First Division Museum shows how Bob Hope brought laughter, home to WWII troopsSep 26, 2025 11:28 am - A traveling exhibit about Bob Hope has landed at the First Division Museum on the Cantigny campus in Wheaton. “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” shows the entertainer in a wartime, on-the-ground role.
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Holzlager brewery in Woodstock announces closing
Sep 26, 2025 10:56 am - Holzlager Brewing Company in Woodstock is closing its doors.The brewery, located at 150 S. Eastwood Drive-Route 47, said on social media it is planning to shut down in mid-October.
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‘It’s a black hole’: Broadview ICE facility sparks complaints of inhumane conditions
Sep 26, 2025 10:41 am - A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown, with growing accusations that the facility meant to process arrestees is a de facto detention center plagued by inhumane conditions.
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Vernon Hills girl’s fight with cancer inspires Lilley’s Beanies of Bravery
Sep 26, 2025 10:08 am - When 7-year-old Lilley Sloniker lost her hair during leukemia treatment, hats became her armor. Her goal is to collect 700 hats for children dealing with cancer during a fundraiser Sunday at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills.