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Dad left 5-year-old home alone in Des Plaines, police sayAug 29, 2025 5:08 pm - A Des Plaines resident was arrested Wednesday night after authorities discovered a 5-year-old child had been left home alone.
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Nominations sought for awards honoring those making a positive impact on ElginAug 29, 2025 4:21 pm - Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Elgin Image Awards, which honor volunteers, businesses and organizations that have made a positive impact in the community.
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Claire’s closing almost 300 stores nationwide, including five suburban locationsAug 29, 2025 4:18 pm - To the dismay of tweens and teens everywhere, Claire’s is closing 291 U.S. stores, including 16 in Illinois and several in the suburbs, according to the company’s bankruptcy court filing.
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General AssemblyAug 29, 2025 3:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month...
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Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000
Aug 29, 2025 3:53 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launched the start of a planned ...
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Two men facing charges in beating at Fox Lake businessAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - Two men authorities said were involved in the beating of a 33-year-old man Aug. 11 in Fox Lake are facing mob action and other charges.
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Lake in the Hills man accused of soliciting children on Snapchat
Aug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - A Lake in the Hills man is accused of using Snapchat to solicit sexually explicit videos from four children — ages 10 to 15 — and having inappropriate conversations with more than 100 children, according to prosecutors.
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Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higherAug 29, 2025 3:29 pm - The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose 2.9% from a year earlier, up from 2.8% in the previous month and the highest since February.
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European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war after Russian strike on Kyiv
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Chicago man admits swindling woman in Algonquin in charity debit card scam