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Des Plaines District 62 budget up for review MondaySep 12, 2025 1:37 pm - The Des Plaines District 62 school board will hold a public hearing about the proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year Monday.
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Finn McCool’s Irish Pub now planned for vacant Wheeling Town Center spaceSep 12, 2025 12:54 pm - A Finn McCool’s Irish Sports Pub is coming to the Wheeling Town Center complex.
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ICE officer shoots, kills suspect who dragged officer with car near Chicago, says Homeland Security
Sep 12, 2025 12:40 pm - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in Franklin Park by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said.
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‘Absolutely one of a kind’: 1860 banner links Libertyville to Lincoln electionSep 12, 2025 11:51 am - A delicate maneuver has ensured Libertyville’s tie to a short-lived but influential political movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln president in 1860 will be preserved.
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Hoffman Estates to hold fire station open houses Oct. 4, 11Sep 12, 2025 10:38 am - The Hoffman Estates Fire Department is kicking off Fire Prevention Month by hosting a pair of fire station open houses in October.
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Island Lake day care settles lawsuit in toddler’s death
Sep 12, 2025 10:02 am - The family of a toddler who died after being found unresponsive at an Island Lake day care settled a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday for $1 million.
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Leaf-peeping along the Great River RoadSep 12, 2025 8:23 am - It happens every year as autumn approaches. When the weather begins to cool, I get a burning desire to travel to see fall foliage. Where to go for a quick trip? The Great River Road, or at least a piece of it in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
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West Dundee to cover cost to replace lead water service linesSep 12, 2025 8:17 am - West Dundee trustees are reversing course on a plan to have residents pay part of the costs to replace lead water service lines.
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Second person dies following Tuesday house fire in Wood DaleSep 12, 2025 7:57 am - A second person has died from injuries she suffered in a house fire Tuesday in Wood Dale.
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‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leadersSep 11, 2025 9:16 pm - Charlie Kirk, a Wheeling High graduate, had been involved in politics from a young age, volunteering for campaigns and founding Turning Point in 2012 while a teenager.