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Elgin launches new webpage to keep residents informed on ‘Tent City,’ homelessness initiativesJan 14, 2025 11:32 am - Elgin has launched a "Homelessness Response" webpage with a donation portal, volunteer opportunities and Tent City updates as they work to relocate residents of the homeless encampment after recent fires.
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Prosecutor: Geneva murder victim was stabbed 37 timesJan 14, 2025 11:31 am - A boy killed in December along with his mother in their Geneva home suffered 37 stab wounds, including several that penetrated his skull and one that severed his spinal cord, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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Caregiver pleads guilty to sexually assaulting disabled woman, causing pregnancyJan 14, 2025 11:08 am - A caregiver who impregnated a resident of a home for people with profound disabilities has pleaded guilty.
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New contract pending for North Barrington administratorJan 14, 2025 10:37 am - The North Barrington village board could approve a new contract with Village Administrator John Lobaito when it meets Wednesday night.
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Spotlight: BrightSide Theatre presents concert version of ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ tunerJan 14, 2025 10:35 am - BrightSide Theatre presents a concert version of the musical “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Northlight stages a two-hander about Asian immigrants titled “The Heart Sellers,” and Writers Theatre presents “Frida ... A Self Portrait.”
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Mount Prospect chamber’s suit against management firm pits mayoral hopefuls of neighboring townsJan 14, 2025 5:57 am - The Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce has terminated its four-year relationship with an Arlington Heights-based chamber management firm and is now suing the company.
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Side Street Studio Arts hosts multidisciplinary artist Ramona Rotten for interactive poetry workshop and Winter Fringe Festival performanceJan 13, 2025 11:36 pm - Ramona Rotten, the 2025 Going Dutch artist-in-residence, will lead a Blackout Poetry Workshop and perform at the annual Winter Mini Fringe Festival at Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin.
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‘It is a milestone’: Sale near for final piece Libertyville Sports Complex siteJan 13, 2025 9:12 pm - The last of five parcels that constituted the former Libertyville Sports Complex is being sold. Libertyville officials are expected Tuesday to approve the sale of 2.77 acres at the northeast corner of Route 45 and Peterson Road for just under $1 million.
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Algonquin student choking in lunchroom saved by teacher’s quick responseJan 13, 2025 9:11 pm - A quick-thinking teacher was honored recently for saving the life of a choking student in Algonquin by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
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Paul Saletnik, who helped save historic Des Plaines Theatre, dies at 74Jan 13, 2025 9:09 pm - A funeral Mass will be said Wednesday for a Des Plaines’ planning and zoning board member and community volunteer who worked to save the historic Des Plaines Theatre.