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Two men held up at gunpoint in Downers Grove, police search for suspectApr 26, 2025 1:50 pm - Downers Grove police are seeking the public’s help in solving an armed robbery Friday evening. Offender fled on foot near 75th Street. Tips can be called in to (630) 434-5600.
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Longest-serving District 21 school board member defends DEI in farewell addressApr 26, 2025 1:27 pm - Phil Pritzker, the longest-serving school board member in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21’s history, defended diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools during his farewell remarks.
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New tree planted among Paulus Park’s ancient oaks for Arbor DayApr 26, 2025 1:23 pm - Planting an oak tree Saturday during an Arbor Day celebration at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich took on special significance in light of a microburst that felled or damaged 15 of the trees late last summer.
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What you need to know about the local grocery tax most suburbs are adoptingApr 26, 2025 1:15 pm - Four basic things to understand about the local grocery tax many suburbs are approving are how it came about, who’s in, who’s out, and to which products it really applies.
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Wheaton’s Touch-A-Truck event a thrill ride for kidsApr 26, 2025 1:08 pm - Liberty Drive in Wheaton was gridlocked with plenty of congestion Saturday during the Downtown Wheaton Association‘s Touch-A-Truck event Saturday.
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Small business advocates make their voices heard in SpringfieldApr 26, 2025 12:50 pm - Things were buzzing during our 2025 Advocacy Day in Springfield. Indeed, the hallways were packed as advocacy groups navigated their way into meeting rooms to press for ...
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Rivers tops area casinos in crime reports
Apr 26, 2025 12:30 pm - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines — the state’s busiest and most profitable casino — had the most reported crime of the eight casinos in Chicago and the suburbs, according to records from the government agency.
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‘This is your LAST WARNING’: Tollway texting you about unpaid fees? Don’t believe itApr 26, 2025 11:43 am - A cluster of scam texts went out to I-PASS customers Friday. Don’t click on suspicious links, authorities say.
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‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict Pope Francis’ deathApr 26, 2025 11:30 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines a recent social media post claiming the writers of the TV show “The Simpsons” previously knew Pope Francis was going to die. The pontiff died April 21 following a cerebral stroke.
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Family of carjacking suspect killed by Kane County sheriff’s police file wrongful death lawsuit