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Schaumburg leaders preview design of next police station aimed to open in late 2028Jan 19, 2026 2:21 pm - Schaumburg trustees are reviewing designs for the village’s next police station, paving the way for approval of a more advanced final design plan this summer.
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Elgin’s crime rate down 8% in 2025, shots fired incidents reach historic lowJan 19, 2026 2:21 pm - Elgin recorded a drop in the overall crime rate and a record low number of shots fired incidents in 2025, according to the city’s recently released annual crime report.
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‘Somebody had to do it:’ Civil rights pioneer speaks about desegregating schoolJan 19, 2026 1:38 pm - Dorothy "Dot" Counts-Scoggins, an American civil rights pioneer who was one of the first black students admitted to an all-white school in North Carolina in 1957, was the special guest Monday at the DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.
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A ‘data center next to homes’? Naperville council weighs Karis developmentJan 19, 2026 1:17 pm - After months of highly charged debate, a data center proposal heads to the Naperville City Council Tuesday night. Along the way, the developer, Karis Critical, has revised the scale of its plan. But it’s no less controversial.
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Fare increases proposed for McHenry County rideshare, dial-a-ride services
Jan 19, 2026 12:25 pm - People who use McHenry County’s MCRide dial-a-ride service and MCRide Connect, a subsidized rideshare program launched in 2024, might be paying a little more for their rides in the next couple of months.
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‘Metamorphoses’ splashes onto York stage with classic tales and modern messagesJan 19, 2026 12:23 pm - York Drama’s production of "Metamorphoses" combines ancient Greek myths with modern themes of change, hope, and love, all performed in and around a large pool of water.
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Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies at age 93 in Rome
Jan 19, 2026 12:07 pm - ROME — Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly ...
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2 downtown McHenry businesses left uninhabitable by fire: ‘Very sad day in McHenry’
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The current US political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday
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Prince Harry says Daily Mail scoops made him ‘paranoid beyond belief’