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Letter writing campaign spreads pride and holiday cheerDec 12, 2025 10:00 am - The Pinta Pride Project held an event Thursday at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove, where people wrote letters sending holiday greetings to the LGBTQ community.
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How Wauconda High School students are helping local eatery redefine itselfDec 11, 2025 7:19 pm - The Side Lot restaurant won't be changing its name to The Chicken Coop but menu and programming tweaks based on ideas proposed by that winning team of Wauconda High School marketing students are in the works.
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First U.S. retail store for anime franchise Gundam opens Friday in RosemontDec 11, 2025 7:18 pm - The first official Gundam plastic model store in the United States opens Friday in Rosemont, catering to anime and toy fans alike.
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How a cellphone number led police to Elmhurst murder suspectDec 11, 2025 7:13 pm - A young woman goes missing in the dead of night, after an acquaintance gets a call from her and hears a struggle, then a hang-up. Less than a day later, Elmhurst police have a murder suspect in custody.
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Catholic pilgrims gathering in Des Plaines for annual feastDec 11, 2025 5:56 pm - Catholic pilgrims have converged on the Maryville Academy campus in Des Plaines for a two-day religious gathering that commemorates reported visions of Jesus' mother, Mary, near Mexico City in 1531.
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Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill in Elburn to close this monthDec 11, 2025 4:26 pm - Eddie Gaedel Pub & Grill has announced it will close later this month after 13 years in Elburn.
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New entertainment venue brings social gaming adventure to Randhurst VillageDec 11, 2025 4:20 pm - Mount Prospect officials celebrated the opening this week of a new entertainment concept at Randhurst Village.
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Des Plaines man loses $1,500 in sale gone wrongDec 11, 2025 4:09 pm - A Des Plaines man sent a stranger $1,500 for vehicle parts but didn’t get everything he ordered, police said Thursday.
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Man guilty in 2021 shooting at indoor amusement parkDec 11, 2025 4:08 pm - A man who shot a person a a birthday party at an indoor amusement park in Villa Park has been found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm.
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‘He doesn’t deserve to be treated like a criminal’: Effort underway on behalf of man detained by ICE in Elgin SaturdayDec 11, 2025 3:37 pm - An effort is being made to clear allegations against a Venezuelan man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Elgin Saturday.