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Schaumburg eyes $10.5 million purchase of county facility to transform village gatewayDec 13, 2024 4:03 pm - Schaumburg officials are hoping to purchase a Cook County maintenance building at the southeast corner of Algonquin and Meacham roads to spur redevelopment there.
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Donations pour in to ‘save lives,’ fund winter shelter for DuPage County’s homelessDec 13, 2024 3:25 pm - DuPagePads has a street outreach team to check on people experiencing homelessness and help get them into a safe place to stay. Usually, there are around 20 to 25 people ...
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South Barrington police officer lauded for lifesaving effortsDec 13, 2024 3:00 pm - A South Barrington police officer has been publicly lauded for helping rescue someone who’d stopped breathing.
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More apartments, stores could be coming to downtown Des PlainesDec 13, 2024 2:21 pm - Months after it first was proposed, a plan for a seven-story apartment building with ground-floor retail spaces in downtown Des Plaines will be reviewed by the city council Monday.
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Barrington man indicted on charge of first-degree murder in estranged girlfriend’s deathDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment of a Barrington man who they say beat his estranged girlfriend, a Vernon Hill endocrinologist, with a baseball bat last month before shooting her in the stomach. William R. Zientek is charged with first-degree murder. He’ll be arraigned on Jan. 9.
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Des Plaines fire may have been arson, police sayDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - A Thursday night fire on the 400 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines may have been deliberately set, police said.
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Prospect Heights postpones decision on backyard chicken regulationsDec 13, 2024 1:32 pm - The Prospect Heights City Council has postponed a decision expected this week on the community’s first regulations on the keeping of backyard chickens and other fowl to a future date.
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West Chicago police officer promoted to sergeantDec 13, 2024 1:22 pm - Jonathan Jones, a lifelong West Chicago resident, reached a milestone with the West Chicago Police Department. The officer was promoted to sergeant on Dec. 3.
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St. Charles man admits to sexually soliciting boy, 13; faces prisonDec 13, 2024 12:52 pm - A St. Charles man has pleaded guilty to grooming and soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy. He could be sentenced to prison and must register as a sex offender.
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It’s a wonderful site — Christmas movies find ideal backdrop in the suburbsDec 13, 2024 12:51 pm - Suburban towns are popular backdrops for holiday films, with movies such as “Home Alone,” “Christmas on the Ranch,” and “Once Upon a Christmas Wish” filming scenes at iconic local spots.