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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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‘Nothing else like it in the area’: How local film buff got involved with, now leads AfterImage Film Festival in St. CharlesApr 12, 2024 4:30 am - Andrew Carlin of St. Charles shares how he got involved with – and now leads -- the AfterImage Film Festival in St. Charles, which opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, April 14.
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Police: Palatine man accused of child porn possessionApr 11, 2024 8:51 pm - A Palatine man is facing child pornography charges after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, officials said. Alfonso Benitez-Hernandez, 37,...
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Robotic range equipment coming to Countryside, ThunderHawk golf courses in Lake CountyApr 11, 2024 7:40 pm - Robotic range mowers and ball pickers will improve operations, officials say The Lake County Forest Preserve District is going robotic to mow grass and pick up balls...
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Drowning in IRS minutia despite so-called ‘easier’ taxes? Here are some tipsApr 11, 2024 7:22 pm - Given that Congress simplified income taxes in 2018, why do basics, such as claiming a child tax credit, open up a rabbit hole of schedules and work sheets? “I always chu...
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Schools’ tax attorney to Bears: Dismiss your appealApr 11, 2024 7:11 pm - The attorney for three Arlington Heights-area school districts called on the Bears to drop their Arlington Park property tax appeal, which could refund the NFL club $7.2 ...
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Senior follies: Police say high school ‘Assassins’ game is dangerousApr 11, 2024 5:42 pm - A group of masked men entered a Gurnee restaurant Tuesday morning, armed with what appeared to be handguns and seeking several people. But before they could find their ta...
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Person critically hurt in Woodridge house fireApr 11, 2024 5:33 pm - A fire in a Woodridge house left one person in critical condition earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. Firefighters found the person near the front door of the r...
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U-46 considering publishing house property for new elementary schoolApr 11, 2024 5:19 pm - A well-known Elgin publishing house could become the site for Elgin Area School District U-46’s newest elementary school. School officials Monday outlined plans to purcha...
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Man gets 20 years for sexually abusing childApr 11, 2024 4:50 pm - A Woodstock man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing a child. In November, a Kane County jury found Steven T. Grimmitt, 57, of the...