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Homeless man charged with stealing from same Bartlett store three timesJan 10, 2025 3:24 pm - A homeless man was charged with three counts of retail theft Thursday after being accused of stealing from the same Bartlett business three times late last year.
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Arlington Heights woman jailed after attempting to flee from police in DuPage CountyJan 10, 2025 2:59 pm - An Arlington Heights woman is being held in the DuPage County jail while she awaits a trial on felony charges of attempting to flee from police.
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Palatine man gets 6 years in prison for 2023 DUI crash that killed teacherJan 10, 2025 2:02 pm - The Palatine man who fatally struck a Wauconda High School teacher head-on in 2023, pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI in exchange for a six-year sentence.
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Two charged after sheriff’s dog sniffs out drugs during traffic stopJan 10, 2025 11:44 am - Two people are facing felony drug charges after a Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine sniffed out more than half of kilogram of cocaine during a recent traffic stop.
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‘She just went above and beyond’: Nurse honored as Downers Grove hospital's top caregiverJan 10, 2025 11:16 am - Meghan Schick, who focuses on caring for open-heart surgery patients on the critical care unit at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, earned the hospital’s 2024 Nurse of the Year award.
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‘Underperforming’ Kohl’s store in Carpentersville to closeJan 10, 2025 9:33 am - A Kohl’s store on the Carpentersville side of the otherwise-shuttered Spring Hill Mall will close by April.
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Remembering Frank Johnson: Longtime Geneva fire chief oversaw major transitions in departmentJan 10, 2025 6:00 am - Frank Johnson, Geneva's fire chief from 1980-1996, oversaw the department's transition from a volunteer force to a professional one with paid staff and new stations.
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Rip-off recap: These were the top 10 scams of 2024Jan 10, 2025 5:15 am - Online shopping scams topped the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois' annual list of most frequently reported rip-offs for the fifth consecutive year, followed by phishing and employment scams.
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Two Waukegan Public Works employees injured while trimming treesJan 09, 2025 11:17 pm - Two Waukegan Public Works employees were injured in an electrocution accident Thursday morning, officials said. Firefighters were called to the scene at Pershing and Gree...
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Glenview woman hospitalized after being hit by car in NorthfieldJan 09, 2025 11:02 pm - A woman walking her dog in Northfield Thursday morning suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a car, officials said.