Articles filed under Counties
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Kane County coroner, Batavia police seek public’s help solving 45-year-old mysteryDec 26, 2023 3:25 pm - In 1978, a couple remodeling a Batavia home made a shocking discovery. As the wife tore out a plaster wall with a claw hammer, a bone fell out. When Batavia police invest...
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Carpentersville wins first place in best water in Kane County contestDec 26, 2023 11:57 am - The bar was full, Rod Stewart’s voice was booming “Maggie May” from speakers the size of Yugos, people were piling up food from a buffet and three judges sat in front of ...
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Man accused of murdering half-brother on Christmas DayDec 26, 2023 11:25 am - A man has been charged with shooting his half-brother to death on Christmas Day in a home near Naperville. Kendall Yarborough, 28, of the 1700 block of Nantucket Court in...
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2023 brought sad farewells, stunning closures and school controversies to the suburbsDec 26, 2023 9:54 am - In 2023, scores of teens mourned classmates killed in horrific car crashes. Some iconic suburban buildings met the wrecking ball. And controversies swirled around the eli...
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Seigle Foundation awards grants to housing-related charitiesDec 25, 2023 12:35 pm - The Seigle Foundation has announced nearly $200,000 in grants to local housing-related charities. Grants were awarded to the Community Crisis Center, Marklund Children’s...
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Prosecutors: Man killed over dispute about pizza and bar tabDec 23, 2023 12:08 pm - Pre-trial release was denied Saturday for an Aurora man accused of shooting another man after a dispute over pizza and a bar tab at a Wheaton bar. Michael Freund, 49, of...
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Man charged with 1st-degree murder after shooting at barDec 23, 2023 5:30 am - A 49-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of shooting a man after a dispute at a Wheaton-area business. Michael Freund, of the 3200 block of Br...
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Person killed in shooting at bar near WheatonDec 22, 2023 4:56 pm - A person was shot and killed Friday morning at Rosie O’Reilly’s Irish Pub and Grub in an unincorporated area near Wheaton. The DuPage County sheriff’s office responded at...
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Why forest preserves are conducting more controlled burnsDec 22, 2023 8:52 am - With no snow in the forecast, controlled burns at local forest preserves have continued
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.