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Age well with Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall PreventionDec 18, 2025 11:25 pm - Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention will be offered in early January at the Alexian Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Center in Elk Grove Village and the Medinah Park District.
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St. Charles dad and daughter named to NIU Engineering Hall of Fame’s inaugural classDec 18, 2025 11:16 pm - Promod Vohra, the first graduate student in NIU's College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, and his daughter Divya Behl were inducted into CEET's inaugural Hall of Fame, recognizing their shared history and contributions to the college.
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‘Illinois cannot afford to lose this’: Local leaders hope to keep Bears in stateDec 18, 2025 7:45 pm - Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia urged Springfield legislators to support the Bears’ request for a property tax break and public infrastructure funding, arguing that losing the team would be a “dark day” for Illinois.
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Seigle Foundation grants $30,000 to Elgin PADS to support critical homeless servicesDec 18, 2025 7:38 pm - The Seigle Foundation awarded a $30,000 grant to PADS of Elgin to support general operating expenses for the organization's year-round shelter and outreach services.
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Elgin council meeting paused twice following interruptions from residents frustrated with federal immigration enforcement tacticsDec 18, 2025 6:27 pm - Growing public frustration regarding immigration enforcement activities in Elgin erupted during Wednesday’s city council meeting, with shouts and chants from the audience that resulted in the chamber being cleared twice.
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Reimagining Chase Plaza: Developer outlines plans for Buffalo Grove shopping centerDec 18, 2025 5:49 pm - Plans for Buffalo Grove’s Chase Plaza revealed this week call for a complete overhaul of the moribund shopping center that was left with a gaping hole after the exit of a Dominick’s grocery store more than a decade ago.
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Last-minute shopping? Visit Lake County’s largest vendor fairDec 18, 2025 3:57 pm - Santa’s Winter Wonderland Market, Lake County’s largest holiday vendor fair, will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at The Ten Hotel, 6161 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee.
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Geneva panel again rejects request to demolish historic blacksmith shopDec 18, 2025 3:52 pm - The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied a third request Tuesday from developer Shodeen to demolish a circa-1840 former blacksmith shop after a 90-minute public hearing.
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Jeeps on the Run generates nearly $200,000 in toys, cash for Toys for Tots campaignsDec 18, 2025 2:26 pm - The Jeeps on the Run crowd delivered once again this year, with an estimated $130,000 worth of toys and $60,000 in cash collected for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots programs in Lake and McHenry counties.
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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders man charged in Schaumburg slaying detainedDec 18, 2025 1:35 pm - A Cook County judge detained the Niles man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend on Dec. 16 in a Schaumburg parking lot.