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Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in split verdict at #MeToo sex crimes retrial
Jun 11, 2025 4:34 pm - NEW YORK — Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors were as ye...
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Land donation will ensure age-old bur oak will be protected in perpetuityJun 11, 2025 4:31 pm - The Lake County forest preserve system again will be expanding with three acquisitions including a gift being made to protect an irreplaceable part of the landscape thought to have begun its life before the American Revolution.
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New era, old name? Debate grows over honoring former mayor at new Schaumburg village hall as construction nearsJun 11, 2025 4:21 pm - While the family of Schaumburg’s influential early mayor Bob Atcher believes the next village hall should continue to be named in his honor, current Mayor Tom Dailly doesn’t see that as a foregone conclusion.
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For a couple of years, Beach Boy Brian Wilson called St. Charles homeJun 11, 2025 3:25 pm - Legendary Beach Boys leader and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Brian Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82, spent some time in Illinois, living in a five-bedroom St. Charles home with a custom-built basement recording studio.
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Indian Prairie District 204 picks firm for superintendent’s searchJun 11, 2025 1:29 pm - The Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board hopes to have a new superintendent starting July 1, 2026.
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A colorful creation in paper and glue earns Ivy Hall student art honorsJun 11, 2025 12:59 pm - A student at a Buffalo Grove elementary school has burst onto the world art scene, winning a prestigious weekly competition.
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Carol Stream apartment proposal draws initial thumbs-downJun 11, 2025 12:30 pm - An advisory panel in Carol Stream is recommending the village board reject a plan to build a 20-unit apartment development along Gary Avenue.
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Brinks truck ignites in Woodman’s parking lot, money unharmedJun 11, 2025 9:45 am - An armored vehicle carrying currency caught fire in the parking lot at Woodman’s in Buffalo Grove Tuesday afternoon.
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New Illinois laws aim to make streets safer for bikers, pedestriansJun 11, 2025 9:02 am - Several new Illinois bills improve biking and pedestrian safety, including requirements for e-bike battery safety standards and fatal crash studies to protect vulnerable road users.
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Crystal Lake man pleads guilty to secretly filming child in bathroom
Jun 11, 2025 8:53 am - A Crystal Lake man who was accused of secretly filming a girl in the bathroom of her home entered a guilty plea in the case Tuesday.