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18-year-old motorcyclist killed in Mount Prospect crashJun 04, 2024 7:55 am - An 18-year-old Mundelein man was killed Tuesday morning in a crash involving the motorcycle he was driving and two pickup trucks on a stretch of Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect.
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How Mexico, bastion of machismo, got a female president before the U.S.
Jun 04, 2024 7:11 am - Mexico is famous for its macho culture. Women here didn’t win the right to vote for president until 1953 — three decades after their U.S. counterparts. As recently as nin...
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Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversiesJun 03, 2024 9:10 pm - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he'd tried to cover up origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No injuries reported after fire at Grayslake warehouseJun 03, 2024 8:54 pm - Employees at a Grayslake warehouse were safely evacuated after a fire started there Monday afternoon, officials said. Grayslake Fire District responded to TVH Parts Compa...
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Wheeling woman honored for saving neighbor’s lifeJun 03, 2024 8:41 pm - A Wheeling woman who helped rescue a neighbor experiencing a cardiac emergency was publicly honored Monday night.
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Officials: Unknown substance prompts hazmat response at Elgin Police DepartmentJun 03, 2024 8:31 pm - The Elgin Fire Department was called to investigate an unknown substance that was brought to the Elgin Police Department Monday evening, officials said. At 5:15 p.m., the...
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Identities of three people killed in DuPage crashes releasedJun 03, 2024 8:16 pm - The identities of three people killed in two crashes in DuPage County last week have been released.
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Lake County forest preserves wants to borrow $155 million for habitat restoration, land acquisitionJun 03, 2024 8:13 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District plans to ask voters for approval to borrow $155 million for a variety of purposes
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Barrington appoints new director of cultural affairsJun 03, 2024 7:50 pm - Barrington has hired Brian Coyle as its new director of cultural affairs, a role that includes overseeing programming at Barrington’s White House and other cultural event...
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‘Change agent’: Former Mount Prospect fire chief was an innovatorJun 03, 2024 7:45 pm - Lawrence Pairitz was a TV repairman when he joined Mount Prospect’s volunteer fire department in 1958. Twelve years later, and at just 35 years old, Pairitz would be leading the department as its chief.