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‘A really special opportunity’: Kane County wildlife rehab groups seek volunteersAug 30, 2024 4:00 am - Places like Anderson Humane Wildlife Center in South Elgin, or rehabber Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education (KARE) for Wildlife in St. Charles can go only as far as volunteer help and donated supplies can take them.
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Barrington man gets 8 years for soliciting child sex abuse materialsAug 30, 2024 12:23 am - A Barrington man on Thursday pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced to eight years in prison, officials said.Anthony Demonte, 50, was arrested in June 2023 after an investigation conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
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Buffalo Grove Days kicks off with food and ridesAug 29, 2024 9:40 pm - The ribbon was cut to officially open the new band shell at the first night of the Buffalo Grove Days Thursday at Mike Rylko Community Park, 1000 N. Buffalo Grove Road, B...
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Mayoral candidates already making their pitch in Gurnee, Vernon HillsAug 29, 2024 8:19 pm - National politics may be the spotlight, but candidates for a pair of Lake County mayoral posts already are launching campaigns for April’s local elections.
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‘It’s an investment’: Why Kane County will provide housing for former inmatesAug 29, 2024 7:35 pm - The Kane County sheriff plans to offer transitional housing to help recently released inmates adjust to life on the outside. “It has been our biggest hurdle in ensuring successful re-entry in Kane County,” Sheriff Ron Hain says.
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Mount Prospect says Prestige fails odor testAug 29, 2024 6:19 pm - An attorney for Mount Prospect claims tests show Prestige Feed Products failed to reduce odors escaping the plant at 431 Lakeview Court after making recent modifications.
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50-year sentence in murder of 77-year-old Fox Lake manAug 29, 2024 6:19 pm - A Round Lake man was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for the 2022 slaying of a 77-year-old Fox Lake man in his home.
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Making the impossible happen: Longmeadow Parkway opens to trafficAug 29, 2024 3:53 pm - It took a collaboration of state, county and local agencies to complete the Longmeadow Parkway project. The northern Kane County Fox River bridge opened to traffic on Thursday.
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Time is right for ‘1776’: First-rate cast, savvy direction elevates Marriott revivalAug 29, 2024 3:45 pm - A racially diverse, vocally robust ensemble powers Marriott Theatre’s timely, entertaining revival of the musical “1776.”
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Replacement of broken water main at 143-unit condo building in Schaumburg continuingAug 29, 2024 3:33 pm - Replacement of a twice-ruptured water main at a 143-unit condominium building in Schaumburg is continuing as residents await restoration of the water supply necessary for them to move back in.