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50 years of IHSA playoff football: Stevenson’s 2014 roller coaster ride to its first titleNov 15, 2024 6:00 am - Celebrating 50 years of IHSA playoff football: How Stevenson survived a season-long roller coaster ride to win its first state title.
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Record-setting quest: St. Charles man aims to climb the stairs of world’s tallest structure while juggling a soccer ballNov 15, 2024 5:30 am - Freestyle soccer player Abraham Muñoz of St. Charles has many Guinness records and is hoping to set a couple more before retiring. Next summer he wants to juggle a soccer ball while climbing the stairs at Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in Dubai.
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Helping mentally ill young adults: Parents are not powerlessNov 15, 2024 2:06 am - Some parents may find their young adult child has changed and can’t cope with life as they once did. But rather than let a child in the midst of a mental health crisis retreat, parents must take action, no matter how frightening or difficult it may seem.
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Mother, son sentenced for Naperville robbery, murderNov 14, 2024 9:24 pm - A mother and son have been sentenced to prison on charges they robbed and murdered a Naperville man and hid his body in a trash container for six months.
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Des Plaines firefighters to be honored for aiding hurricane victimsNov 14, 2024 9:18 pm - Two Des Plaines firefighters will be publicly lauded for their efforts in the hurricane-ravaged Southeast following two recent storms.
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Elgin police investigating man’s death after fightNov 14, 2024 8:13 pm - Elgin police are investigating a man’s death after they responded to the report of a fight at a residence Wednesday night.
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Neighbors in Need: Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation begin annual fundraising campaignNov 14, 2024 6:19 pm - The Daily Herald and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation are kicking off the annual Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign to assist charities that help suburban residents.
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Kirk Road closed for rail crossing workNov 14, 2024 5:55 pm - Part of Kirk Road in Batavia will be closed from Friday morning through Monday afternoon for repairs to a railroad crossing.
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Palatine police involved in two burglary investigationsNov 14, 2024 5:45 pm - Palatine police had to place Fremd High School on a “soft” lockdown Wednesday evening while they assisted a regional task force with a burglary investigation, authorities said.
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Schaumburg’s annual tree lighting ceremony set for Nov. 29Nov 14, 2024 5:19 pm - The village of Schaumburg’s annual tree lighting ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 29 in the Jack Siegel Memorial Plaza between village hall and the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts at 101 Schaumburg Court.