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Des Plaines moves to ban sale of unregulated hemp productsApr 15, 2024 8:39 pm - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday took a big step toward outlawing the local sale of potentially intoxicating products made from hemp or kratom plants. Without oppos...
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‘It’s terribly sad’: Two dead in Wheeling murder-suicideApr 12, 2024 7:09 am - A Wheeling couple with a history of domestic problems are dead in what authorities on Friday called a murder-suicide. The bodies of Marisa Dister, 46, and Russell O’Conno...
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Des Plaines woman loses $8,000 to man posing as federal agent, police sayApr 09, 2024 3:41 pm - A man posing as a federal agent scammed a Des Plaines woman out of $8,000 last week, police said. The impostor called the woman on April 5 and said he was with U.S. Custo...
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‘Well-known group’ to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say
Feb 09, 2024 6:36 am - A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and l...
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Sunday walk will help three Libertyville nonprofits provide shelter, food, mental health servicesOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Three Libertyville nonprofits are collaborating for the inaugural Neighbor to Neighbor 5K run and 3K fun walk Sunday to help those struggling with shelter, food or menta...
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Schaumburg library to mark 25th year in current home by opening time capsuleMay 12, 2023 6:00 am - "Titanic" was king of the box office and "Seinfeld" had just relinquished its rule of the TV airwaves when the Schaumburg Township District Library completed its new bui...
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Vintage clothing popup returns to downtown Elgin for the summerMay 10, 2023 11:00 pm - What's old is new again, again, as a vintage clothing popup opens up for a second summer stint in Elgin Saturday, May 13. Elgin Vintage will occupy the storefront that i...
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New keynote speaker named for Mount Prospect Memorial Day ceremonyMay 07, 2023 11:00 pm - Diane Carlson Evans, a former Army nurse who served in Vietnam and is founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, had agreed to be this year's keynote speaker at...
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Kerr makes huge splash with Barrington trusteesJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - Barrington village trustees honored Barrington High School swimmer Jenna Kerr this week for her efforts at the Illinois State Swim Championship, held in November at the ...
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Indian-American businesswoman appointed to succeed Kozak on Schaumburg village boardJan 10, 2023 10:00 pm - A bittersweet changing of the guard accompanied the Schaumburg village board's first meeting of 2023 this week. Cultural Commission member Esha Patel - a village residen...