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Des Plaines’ newest snow plow gets a nameJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - Des Plaines’ newest snow plow has a pun-tastic name, officials have announced.
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WGN political analyst Paul Lisnek to speak in SchaumburgJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area, in partnership with 27 area libraries, will kick off the 2025 Civic Awareness Series at Schaumburg Township District Library with a thought-provoking program featuring WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
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Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearanceJan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
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2 dead and 18 injured in Southern California plane crash
Jan 02, 2025 10:22 pm - FULLERTON, Calif. — Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a sprawling furniture manufacturing building in Southern C...
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Tesla fans say Cybertruck muffled Vegas blast. Not so fast, experts say.
Jan 02, 2025 8:29 pm - The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded Wednesday in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas — which was left burned out but largely intact — has invited a wave of onl...
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Geneva considering referendum to borrow $68 million for building workJan 02, 2025 6:51 pm - The Geneva City Council will discuss whether to have a referendum on the April 1 ballot on borrowing $68 million to replace the police and fire stations, and do other building work.
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West Chicago fire chief retires after 40-year careerJan 02, 2025 6:48 pm - Patrick Tanner, fire chief at the West Chicago Fire Protection District, will retire Jan. 10 after serving 40 years in West Chicago and Highland Park.
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‘Time for a change’: La Tasca Tapas in Arlington Heights to close, reopen as Greek restaurantJan 02, 2025 6:46 pm - La Tasca Tapas, a Spanish restaurant in downtown Arlington Heights, will close after 28 years on Feb. 28 and reopen as Paréa Greek Kitchen weeks later. The owners decided to change the concept due to declining business, especially after the pandemic, and to fill a void for Greek fine dining in the area.
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Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73
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What could this former train depot in Lake Zurich become? Owners seek community input envisioning potential usesJan 02, 2025 6:15 pm - The new owner of a former train depot in Lake Zurich is seeking community input for its future use.