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Des Plaines actor’s ‘full circle moment’ comes with lead role in Porchlight’s ‘Anything Goes’Jan 04, 2024 10:05 am - “Anything Goes,” Cole Porter’s 1934 tuner about the romantic shenanigans unfolding on an ocean liner bound from New York to London, has a special place in Luke Nowakowski...
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Opioid death rates remain at record levels while homicides declineJan 04, 2024 9:30 am - Fatal opioid overdoses in Cook County in 2023 nearly matched the record-breaking levels in 2022, but homicides fell by 14% since 2022, according to preliminary data relea...
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‘We're open to creative suggestions’: Wauconda looking for new use for original village hallJan 04, 2024 9:19 am - The original Wauconda village hall is prominently located downtown and has views and access to Bangs Lake. But the two-story structure built in 1907 requires more work th...
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Round Lake Area library to seek voter permission to borrow $36.4 millionJan 04, 2024 8:09 am - The Round Lake Area Public Library District will be asking voters for permission to borrow about $36.4 million to build a new library to replace the current facility at 9...
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Warrenville, Pingree Grove among Midwestern towns that will be counted again like it’s 2020Jan 04, 2024 5:30 am - Four years after the last census, almost a dozen small communities in the Midwest — including Warrenville and Pingree Grove — are going to be counted again in hopes of mo...
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Buffalo Grove police promote trio of commandersJan 03, 2024 8:53 pm - The new year brought changes within Buffalo Grove’s police ranks, as three former lieutenants were sworn in Tuesday as commanders. The promotions come after a wave of ret...
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With buses coming to suburbs and Chicago, state launching intake center for migrantsJan 03, 2024 8:21 pm - Illinois will launch an intake center in Chicago for migrants being transported here from Texas, state officials announced Wednesday. The facility will be within Chicago...
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Streamwood man charged with fighting and biting woman at Bartlett restaurantJan 03, 2024 8:12 pm - A Streamwood man faces charges of aggravated battery, assault and driving under the influence of alcohol after police say he bit a woman at a Bartlett restaurant Monday. ...
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How you can recycle unwanted Christmas lightsJan 03, 2024 8:06 pm - Are your Christmas lights more tangled that Rapunzel’s blond locks on a bad hair day? Are you tired of searching for the burned-out bulb that left a strand on your tree d...
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Following ethics probe of predecessor, District 214 hires new operations directorJan 03, 2024 7:47 pm - After an ethics scandal and administrative turnover at the central office, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has a new director of operations who will be tasked...