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Round Lake man convicted of DUI in crash that killed 2 passengersJun 09, 2024 11:20 am - A 30-year-old Round Lake Beach man faces up to 28 years in prison after a jury convicted him last week of charges alleging he was driving drunk when he caused a 2020 crash that killed two of his passengers.
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Huntley police veteran takes over as department’s new chiefJun 09, 2024 11:01 am - Linda Hooten took over as Huntley’s new police chief Friday. She replaced Robert Porter, who retired.
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Suburban Skyview: Corn crib sits prominently on Elburn-area farmJun 09, 2024 7:30 am - Built by the DeKalb seed company, an oval-shaped, century-old concrete corn crib is a prominent structure on a farm southeast of Elburn that is being protected from development.
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Zombies: Ranks of world's most debt-hobbled companies are soaring, and not all will survive
Jun 09, 2024 6:00 am - They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival, barely able to pay even the interest on their loans and of...
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Good News Sunday: Cute, colorful bug sculptures on display in NapervilleJun 09, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about colorful bug statues in downtown Naperville, a Schaumburg fifth-grader who excelled at a national science competition, and a Wheeling woman credited with saving her neighbor’s life.
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Rushed pension reform will hurt businesses, residentsJun 09, 2024 5:39 am - Last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $53.1 billion budget, the state’s largest ever and $400 million higher than Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushed for in February. ...
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DCFS employees support AJ Freund caseworker after jailing: ‘People don’t understand the trauma we deal with’
Jun 08, 2024 3:11 pm - As a prosecutor addressed members of the media Thursday after the sentencing of 5-year-old AJ Freund’s former child protection investigator, employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services voiced their frustration.
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Come on and take a free ride as Pace turns 40Jun 08, 2024 1:20 pm - No cake, but free rides on Pace buses across the suburbs this weekend to celebrate the agency’s 40th birthday.
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Gunshot heard inside vehicle in one of two firearms investigations by Naperville policeJun 08, 2024 12:57 pm - Authorities filed charges in two separate Naperville firearms cases that included a gunshot heard in a vehicle.
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Illinois to consider the ‘Future of Gas’ in unprecedented regulatory proceedingJun 07, 2024 11:37 pm - Between electric vehicles and all-electric buildings, electrification has emerged as a leading tool in the fight against climate change. But if we start to plug everythin...