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‘Something spectacular’: Towns to go all out on July 4 for America’s 250th yearJun 06, 2026 12:00 pm - America’s 250th birthday has suburbs unfurling all things red, white and blue. New downtown murals will be unveiled and time capsules filled. Some towns are shelling out more for their fireworks, and proudly so.
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Carpentersville police fatally shoot armed suspect; two people woundedJun 06, 2026 11:46 am - A gunman shot two people in Carpentersville about midnight Friday before being killed by police, authorities said.
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Video gambling revenue collections continue to grow for local governmentsJun 06, 2026 11:30 am - Municipalities and counties that allow video gambling saw their collective share of revenue generated by the devices grow by more than $7.6 million in 2025.
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Man charged with murder in beating death outside Aurora churchJun 05, 2026 8:08 pm - An Aurora man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of another man outside an Aurora church.
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Schaumburg man accused of longtime girlfriend’s murderJun 05, 2026 7:14 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced a murder indictment against a Schaumburg man charged in the assault and strangling death of his longtime girlfriend.
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50 years later, contents of a bicentennial time capsule are revealed at Elgin High SchoolJun 05, 2026 6:59 pm - A bicentennial time capsule built and filled by Elgin High School students in 1976 was opened Friday.
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Crowds gather for three-day Greek Festival at St. Sophia Church in ElginJun 05, 2026 6:03 pm - Humid, rainy weather did not keep the crowds away from the 46th annual St. Sophia Greek Fest Friday in Elgin.
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State suing Aurora apartment building owner for improper asbestos removalJun 05, 2026 5:59 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has obtained a court order to get the owner of an Aurora apartment building to properly clean up asbestos on the property.
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Woodridge man accused of sexually abusing teenagerJun 05, 2026 5:58 pm - A Woodridge man is being detained pretrial on charges he sexually abused a 15-year-old boy he met on Snapchat.
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Photo Gallery: Images from the boys state volleyball quarterfinalsJun 05, 2026 5:51 pm - Images from the IHSA boys state volleyball quarterfinals at Bolingbrook High School on Friday, June 5, 2026. ...