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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:13 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...
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Oberweis Dairy laying off workers after filing for bankruptcyApr 16, 2024 4:25 pm - Oberweis Dairy plans to lay off 127 employees starting in June, the company informed the state in a WARN filing. The move comes just days after the North Aurora-based co...
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Democrats to meet May 11 to choose Gillespie’s successorApr 16, 2024 4:15 pm - Northwest suburban Democratic leaders will meet in Arlington Heights on May 11 to choose a successor for outgoing state Sen. Ann Gillespie. Gillespie, an Arlington Height...
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United Airlines reports $124 million loss in a quarter marred by grounding of some Boeing planes
Apr 16, 2024 3:23 pm - United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $124 million in the first quarter, which it blamed on a three-week grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 9s after a panel blew off an ...
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Woman wins $1 million on scratch-off ticket bought in AuroraApr 16, 2024 3:15 pm - A woman won $1 million on a $50 scratch-off ticket she bought at the Thornton’s gasoline station at 2800 Ogden Ave. in Aurora, the Illinois Lottery announced Tuesday. The...
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Illinois among 15 states tapped to help enforce airline consumer laws
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Demolition of downtown Fox River Grove block to start this month
Apr 16, 2024 1:30 pm - A full block of empty buildings in downtown Fox River Grove will be demolished and turned into a grassy lot by the summer. All of the buildings along a stretch of Route 1...
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Better Business Bureau warns against prom-related scamsApr 16, 2024 12:55 pm - Prom, one of the biggest nights of the year for high school students, is just around the corner. From clothing to transportation to hair and makeup, the perfect prom nigh...
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Learn about artificial intelligence at free Maine Twp. programApr 16, 2024 12:23 pm - Maine Township officials will host a free program about the impacts of artificial intelligence April 24. The event, organized with the Niles-Mane Library District, will r...