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Here’s what’s changing for Elgin residents when the new garbage contract starts Jan. 2Dec 17, 2024 4:45 pm - Elgin residents will have a new waste and recycling hauler starting Jan. 2. Most services will stay the same and single family and townhouse residents will pay a flat rate.
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Holiday tuner alternatives: Music Theater Works’ ‘Legally Blonde’ and BET’s ‘Hitt Records’Dec 17, 2024 4:41 pm - If you’ve had enough of holiday tuners, check out Music Theater Works’ “Legally Blonde” revival or Black Ensemble Theater’s new jukebox musical “Hitt Records.”
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Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’
Dec 17, 2024 3:58 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school appears to be a “combination of factors,” a police ...
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Deer Park considering grocery taxDec 17, 2024 3:39 pm - Deer Park could be the next suburb to approve a 1% tax on grocery-store purchases.
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Electoral board removes two filed Streamwood trustee candidates from ballotDec 17, 2024 3:37 pm - The Streamwood electoral board has removed two challengers from the village trustee race based on objections to their nominating petitions, making the April 1 election for that office uncontested for the time being.
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Register for jigsaw puzzle contest at Des Plaines libraryDec 17, 2024 3:33 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library will host a jigsaw puzzle tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25.
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Palatine man ordered held on charges in connection with carjackingDec 17, 2024 3:30 pm - A Palatine man accused of possessing a stolen motor vehicle and then fleeing from Naperville police while armed was ordered held in jail pending trial by a DuPage County judge.
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FTC issues rules requiring hotels, ticket sellers to reveal ‘junk fees’
Dec 17, 2024 3:09 pm - The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued long-awaited rules requiring companies to display the full price of a hotel room, concert ticket or sporting event up front...
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Man sentenced to 12 years for fatal DUI crash on I-55Dec 17, 2024 3:03 pm - A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a DUI crash where, with cocaine and speed in his system, he tried to pass on a shoulder and hit a car.
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IBM to build new quantum computer in state-backed technology park
Dec 17, 2024 2:40 pm - IBM, the tech giant known for revolutionizing computing over the past 70 years, is setting up shop on Chicago’s South Side to develop what could be the field’s next big l...