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‘Busier and busier’: How the USPS makes billions of holiday deliveriesDec 05, 2024 6:43 pm - From toys, cards, letters to Santa and maybe even some furniture, veteran postal workers are ready for the holiday rush. Here’s how they pull it off.
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Bears would pay $3.6 million a year, under proposed Arlington Park property tax settlementDec 05, 2024 6:43 pm - The Chicago Bears would pay $3.6 million in property taxes a year at the sprawling Arlington Park property until construction begins on a stadium, under terms of a proposed agreement released Thursday by Arlington Heights officials.
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Naperville council candidate to stay on ballotDec 05, 2024 6:05 pm - Naperville City Council hopeful Nag Jaiswal will remain on the April 2025 election ballot after overcoming an objection to his nomination petition.
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Prospect Heights police chief retiring, deputy chief tapped to take top spotDec 05, 2024 4:28 pm - Prospect Heights Police William Caponigro, a 25-year member of the department, will retire in early spring and be succeeded by current Deputy Chief Milo Derman.
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Fire at Elgin homeless encampment spurs donation drives by local businessesDec 05, 2024 3:17 pm - A fire in a homeless encampment in Elgin Wednesday night remains under investigation Thursday and has sparked a wave of donations to those affected.
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Des Plaines man gets 16-year prison sentence for telemarketing scamDec 05, 2024 3:16 pm - A Des Plaines man who authorities called the ringleader of a multimillion dollar international telemarketing scam has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison.
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‘This should not have happened in the first place’: Student allowed to use accessible parking placard at high schoolDec 05, 2024 2:32 pm - The standoff between an Elgin family and Burlington-based Central Unit School District 301 over whether a student with an accessible parking placard can use it at his high school without a school parking pass is over.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets contract extension and raiseDec 05, 2024 2:09 pm - A decade at the helm of municipal government in Arlington Heights, Village Manager Randy Recklaus has inked a two-year contract extension that comes with a 6% raise and $10,000 performance bonus, the village board decided this week.
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Volo Museum debuts Homer Simpson’s car for 35th anniversary of iconic show
Dec 05, 2024 2:05 pm - The Volo Museum is unveiling a special Christmas display to celebrate the 35th anniversary of “The Simpsons.” This one-of-a-kind exhibit is a fan-recreated version of Homer Simpson’s iconic pink car, “The Junkola.”
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Palatine Fire Department again keeping the wreath redDec 05, 2024 1:24 pm - The Palatine Fire Department is again participating in the annual Keep the Wreath Red holiday safety program.