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New commanding officers gearing up for first Christmas season with Elgin Salvation ArmyNov 19, 2025 4:13 pm - It’s the most wonderful and busiest time of year for the Salvation Army Elgin Corps as it prepares to help approximately 500 families in need during the holidays while focusing on its biggest fundraiser, with the annual Red Kettle campaign.
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Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine’s Ternopil as Zelenskyy meets Erdogan in Turkey
Nov 19, 2025 3:53 pm - A large Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine's western city of Ternopil killed at least 25 people, including three children, authorities said Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to Turkey in search of diplomatic support for his fight against Russia’s invasion.
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Israel’s military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people
Nov 19, 2025 3:50 pm - The Israeli military carried out barrages of airstrikes in southern Lebanon Wednesday on what it said were Hezbollah sites, including weapons storage facilities, after a drone strike earlier in the day killed one person and wounded several others, including students on a bus.
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Alleged neo-Nazi pleads guilty over plot to poison children with candy
Nov 19, 2025 3:33 pm - The alleged leader of a violent white supremacist group pleaded guilty to soliciting hate crimes, federal prosecutors said, after he was accused of urging another individual to poison Jewish children and dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to children of racial minority groups in New York during the holidays.
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Elk Grove Village mayor announces prostate cancer diagnosisNov 19, 2025 3:11 pm - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson announced he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next month to remove it.
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State’s attorney seeks new information in death of Sleepy Hollow woman, 19, reclassified as homicide
Nov 19, 2025 2:13 pm - Sixteen years after the questionable death of a Sleepy Hollow teen — whose death certificate was changed from undetermined in 2009 to homicide in 2022 following an exhumation — authorities encourage anyone with information to contact them.
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New hurdle in Comey case as Trump’s Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process
Nov 19, 2025 1:30 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey hit another hurdle Wednesday as the Justice Department acknowledged a possible lapse in how the case ...
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Wheeling officials to host charity breakfast to help local familiesNov 19, 2025 1:22 pm - Wheeling trustees will host a charity pancake breakfast Saturday, benefiting families that have lost federal food assistance benefits.
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Demolition set for former Bolger Farm near WheatonNov 19, 2025 12:45 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County plans to tear down the equestrian facilities at a former horse boarding center near Wheaton. The conservation agency paid $12 million for the property and will return it to open space.
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Schaumburg, Bartlett to see changes to holiday tree-lighting traditions this yearNov 19, 2025 12:25 pm - Though virtually all Northwest suburbs will soon be welcoming residents back for their annual holiday traditions, Schaumburg and Bartlett are among those who’ll see special and deliberate changes to their tree-lighting ceremonies this year.