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Find out if you have unclaimed property or cash during event Aug. 19 in South ElginAug 12, 2025 12:50 pm - State Sen. Don DeWitte is partnering with the Illinois Treasurer’s office on Tuesday, Aug. 19 for an unclaimed property event at the Gail Borden Library’s South Elgin branch.
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Immigration and due process panel to be held Aug. 26 in ElginAug 12, 2025 12:49 pm - A panel discussion on U.S. immigration law, enforcement practices and their impact on Illinois communities will be held Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Gail Borden Public Library.
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Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
Aug 12, 2025 11:49 am - The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into a locked safe to get his father's weapons and wanted to send a message against COVID-19 vaccines, authorities said Tuesday.
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Waukegan finalist for Netherlands-based solar panel maker’s U.S. headquartersAug 12, 2025 11:30 am - A remediated Superfund site on the Waukegan lakefront is a finalist for the proposed U.S. headquarters and solar panel manufacturing facilities of a Netherlands-based company.
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South Barrington police to target impaired drivingAug 12, 2025 11:30 am - South Barrington police this week will launch a focused effort to stop drunken drivers and ticket drivers not wearing seatbelts.
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Woman killed in Hawthorn Woods crash identifiedAug 12, 2025 10:49 am - Authorities on Tuesday identified a 28-year-old Round Lake Beach woman as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Hawthorn Woods.
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Traffic safety checkpoint set for Aug. 22 in Elk Grove VillageAug 12, 2025 10:31 am - Cook County sheriff’s deputies will team with police in Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect to conduct a traffic safety checkpoint Friday, Aug. 22.
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Road closure in Palatine extended to Sept. 2Aug 12, 2025 10:31 am - The closure of Wilke Road in Palatine - also known as West Route 53 Frontage Road - has been extended until Sept. 2, as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's ongoing improvements of Route 53.
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New $185 million Hollywood Casino Joliet opens, seen as regional destination point
Aug 12, 2025 10:31 am - The new Hollywood Casino Joliet opened Monday with fanfare that included a traditional Chinese lion dance and an announcement that the casino has become an official sponsor of the Chicago Bears.
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Sonny Acres to build special event space, The Barn on NorthAug 12, 2025 10:30 am - Sonny Acres, the farm and family entertainment complex in West Chicago, is building a 7,000-square-foot building, The Barn on North, to host special events.