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Guests become contestants in immersive TV-style game show experience in Oak BrookDec 26, 2024 10:14 am - Guests can step into the role of game show contestants at Great Big Game Show's new Oak Brook location, competing in a variety of challenges on an immersive soundstage.
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Dead body found in wheel well of United plane from Chicago to Maui
Dec 26, 2024 7:34 am - Maui police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui, the airline and police department said in statements on Wednesday.
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Illinois State Police trooper is dead struck, killed on I-55
Dec 26, 2024 7:25 am - CHANNAHON — A 35-year old Illinois State Police trooper has died after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 55, the latest of more than two dozen roadside crashes invo...
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Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
Dec 25, 2024 7:38 pm - BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian...
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A baby froze to death overnight in Gaza as Israel and Hamas trade accusations of ceasefire delays
Dec 25, 2024 7:36 pm - JERUSALEM — A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month wa...
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Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82
Dec 25, 2024 7:10 pm - Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewa...
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Team from Huntley High hopes its NASA app has the right stuff
Dec 25, 2024 4:20 pm - Come spring, six Huntley High School students could be telling NASA officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston about the app they’ve built as part of the space agen...
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‘We felt like rock stars’: Christmas cheer greets naval recruits in Arlington HeightsDec 25, 2024 3:51 pm - Recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station took a break from boot camp Wednesday to celebrate an annual Christmas tradition in Arlington Heights.
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JOURNEYS clearing a pathway to hope for homeless people and those nearly homelessDec 25, 2024 1:59 pm - JOURNEYS | The Road Home, 1140 E. Northwest Highway, helps make the days and nights easier by providing shelter, counseling and housing.
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Batavia to double community surveillance measures despite privacy, cost concerns
Dec 25, 2024 1:59 pm - There will be more eyes in the sky in Batavia next year as the city plans to nearly double its current surveillance measures despite city council members voicing concerns about privacy and the cost.