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‘We are in complicated times’: District 15 looking at next steps after gun found at Plum Grove Middle SchoolSep 10, 2025 11:13 pm - A day after a gun was discovered in a student’s backpack at Plum Grove Middle School in Rolling Meadows, the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board outlined the district’s next steps at Wednesday’s school board meeting.
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Authorities say a student is dead after shooting 2 peers and then himself at Colorado high school
Sep 10, 2025 10:27 pm - DENVER — A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was re...
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ECC Writers Center hosts Fall Reading Series with acclaimed writersSep 10, 2025 10:11 pm - Elgin Community College's Writers Center will host its Fall 2025 Reading Series featuring poet Diego Baez, novelist Gerardo Sámano Córdova, and essayist Rachel Cohen.
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Evans ousted by Beach in three-way race for Cook County chief judgeSep 10, 2025 8:13 pm - Eight-term Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans was ousted by Judge Charles Beach in a three-way race held Wednesday.
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Along for the Ride: Cook Co. invests more than $1.5M in suburban biking infrastructureSep 10, 2025 7:32 pm - Cook County has awarded grants totaling over $1.5 million for biking infrastructure projects in several suburbs and the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
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‘Might not be right for Rolling Meadows’: Council rejects plan to narrow Kirchoff RoadSep 10, 2025 6:49 pm - Rolling Meadows’ city council voted 4-3 against implementing a so-called “road diet” of a milelong stretch of Kirchoff Road that would have reduced the thoroughfare from five lanes to three.
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Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting
Sep 10, 2025 6:19 pm - WASHINGTON — The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah had particular resonance for public figures who have experienced political viol...
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Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was 'recklessness,' but she defends his abilities
Sep 10, 2025 6:14 pm - WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was “recklessness” for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another...
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Northwest Municipal Conference to host summit on e-bike and e-scooter policies Sept. 22Sep 10, 2025 5:27 pm - The Northwest Municipal Conference is organizing a summit aimed at providing greater clarity and coherence among its member suburbs’ e-bike and e-scooter regulations on Monday, Sept. 22.
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‘Much-needed relief’: Gurnee board approves 40-unit workforce housing planSep 10, 2025 5:26 pm - Opportunities for low- to moderate-income renters seeking a place in Gurnee will be expanding with approval this week of a 40-unit “workforce housing” apartment development.