Articles filed under Communities
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After surviving cicadas, mites and earwigs, what insects could generate buzz in 2025?Jan 03, 2025 1:55 pm - What types of insects could emerge in 2025 to bug us like the cicadas, itch mites, earwigs and Asian lady beetles did in 2024?
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Supportive living facility proposed for vacant land in Des PlainesJan 03, 2025 12:38 pm - Plans for a new supportive living facility in Des Plaines will be unveiled publicly Tuesday night.
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Deputy cleared of wrongdoing in death of man in car chase near Maple ParkJan 03, 2025 11:41 am - A Kane County deputy has been cleared of wrongdoing in a man’s death during a car chase near Maple Park.
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Hoffman Estates hosts MLK celebration Jan. 20Jan 03, 2025 10:37 am - The Hoffman Estates Cultural Awareness Commission will hold its 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 20.
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Batavia names new police chiefJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - Batavia has named a new police chief to replace one who is retiring.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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Des Plaines’ newest snow plow gets a nameJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - Des Plaines’ newest snow plow has a pun-tastic name, officials have announced.
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WGN political analyst Paul Lisnek to speak in SchaumburgJan 03, 2025 10:36 am - The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area, in partnership with 27 area libraries, will kick off the 2025 Civic Awareness Series at Schaumburg Township District Library with a thought-provoking program featuring WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
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Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearanceJan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
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Talk of the towns in 2024: A look back at some top local stories in Kane CountyJan 03, 2025 6:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun takes a look back at the people, organizations and places that were featured in his “Talk of the Town” column in 2024.