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Carpentersville man accused of making video of sexual assault of childMay 02, 2025 1:56 pm - A Carpentersville man has been charged with making child sexual abuse materials by assaulting a child while she was asleep.
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Maryland Zoo’s ‘surprise’ baby giraffe gets a name
May 02, 2025 1:51 pm - A baby giraffe whose birth in March came as a surprise at the Maryland Zoo this week received a name — Titali, which means “butterfly” in the Bulu language spoken in sout...
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Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I opposition
May 02, 2025 12:35 pm - A proposed Illinois public university funding formula aims to distribute $1.7B over 10-15 years based on need, but the U of I system objects as it would get only 28% of new funding.
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Authorities: Woman seriously injured neighbor in unprovoked attackMay 02, 2025 11:52 am - A 53-year-old woman from an unincorporated area near Lake Villa was taken into custody Thursday after her neighbor was found beaten and seriously injured in an unprovoked attack, authorities said.
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Juvenile charged after firing gun during fight near Rolling Meadows HighMay 02, 2025 11:04 am - A juvenile is facing weapons and battery charges after police say they fired a weapon during a fight near Rolling Meadows High School Wednesday.
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‘Groundhog Day’ inn gets another role, this time in upcoming Christmas movie shot in Woodstock
May 02, 2025 10:29 am - Although the Easter Bunny just visited McHenry County, the Cherry Tree Inn in Woodstock recently was decorated for Christmas. The Cherry Tree Inn played host to filming for another holiday movie during the week of April 21.
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A joyful noise: Young suburban cancer survivor’s story inspires new musicMay 02, 2025 10:13 am - Two years ago, Kamila Santiago got terrifying news: The Lake in the Hills girl, then 10, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a malignant bone tumor on her left leg. Last year, the now 12-year-old wrote about her experience in cooperation with Sing Me a Story.
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Six hospitalized in Hampshire following two carbon monoxide scares this week
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‘I know I have hope’: Community rallies behind U-46 teacher in urgent need of a kidneyMay 02, 2025 7:59 am - To her students at Timber Trails Elementary School in Hoffman Estates, Katie Pappas is more than a health teacher.
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Digital skills software available at no cost to Lake County nonprofits and other organizationsMay 02, 2025 7:21 am - Lake County is distributing 29 licenses for digital skills software at no cost through Northstar Digital Literacy, a Literacy Minnesota program, to nonprofit, educational and government organizations that engage in skill-building programs with residents who meet specific criteria.