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Elmhurst Hospital plans $100M project focused on cancer center, observation beds, more ORsJan 03, 2025 5:39 pm - Elmhurst Hospital envisions an expansion of its cancer center, along with more operating rooms and a 16-bed observation unit as part of a $100.8 million project.
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New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
Jan 03, 2025 5:19 pm - NEW ORLEANS — The man killed by New Orleans police after ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and re...
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Schaumburg awaiting formal plans for housing on Loeber propertyJan 03, 2025 5:05 pm - Schaumburg officials are anticipating the submittal this month of a revised formal proposal by developer Nitti Group LLC for exclusively owner-occupied housing units on the 33-acre Loeber Farm property adjacent to Rolling Meadows.
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Biden blocks $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel
Jan 03, 2025 4:39 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlie...
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Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wake-up for country’s ills
Jan 03, 2025 4:30 pm - A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left notes saying the New Year’...
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A hot dog, laser-eyed cardinals or Lincoln riding a woolly mammoth: Meet the rejected Illinois flag redesignsJan 03, 2025 3:08 pm - The Illinois state flag redesign options rejected by the Illinois Flag Commission show a wide variety ranging from quirky to comical.
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Mayor considering candidates to replace Schaumburg’s senior trusteeJan 03, 2025 2:08 pm - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly has begun 2025 with the challenge of replacing 33-year village trustee George Dunham with an appointee.
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After surviving cicadas, mites and earwigs, what insects could generate buzz in 2025?Jan 03, 2025 1:55 pm - What types of insects could emerge in 2025 to bug us like the cicadas, itch mites, earwigs and Asian lady beetles did in 2024?
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Des Plaines teen threatened school, police sayJan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.
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A horrifying accident has Hawaii officials pleading for an end to amateur fireworks shows
Jan 03, 2025 1:09 pm - In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks.