Articles filed under Communities
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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How ACE Awards honor students who’ve overcome challengesMay 16, 2025 5:00 am - Not every student-honors event takes your emotions on a rollercoaster ride, but the ACE Awards breakfast last week hosted by the Tri-Cities Exchange Club did just that.
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Memorial service in Elgin honors police officers lost in the line of dutyMay 15, 2025 6:20 pm - Elgin police and community members gathered Thursday to honor officers who died in the line of duty in the past year and express gratitude for those serving every day.
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Long Grove planning chair replaced in wake of QuikTrip voteMay 15, 2025 4:39 pm - Long Grove Village President Bill Jacob has replaced Helen Wilson, the chair of the village’s plan commission and zoning board of appeals.
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Carol Stream senior living community becomes ‘Mary Land’ to salute 50-year employeeMay 15, 2025 4:38 pm - Carol Stream resident Mary Anselmo is celebrating her 50 years as property manager at Colony Park, a senior living community in Carol Stream.
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Hoffman Estates legislator Crespo ousted from Democratic caucus, loses committee chairMay 15, 2025 3:26 pm - House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch made the extraordinary move of removing suburban state Rep. Fred Crespo as appropriations committee chair on Wednesday with two weeks left in the legislative session.
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Bird-friendly rules extended to new residential construction in unincorporated Lake CountyMay 15, 2025 2:59 pm - Lake County has extended requirements for bird-friendly design to include new residential construction.
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Following $5.9M renovation, new Batavia community center expected to open this fallMay 15, 2025 1:22 pm - Batavia Park District residents will have a slew of new programming and a new indoor recreational facility at their disposal by the end of the year, as construction is well underway on the Patrick J. Callahan Community Center.
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Driver injured, charged with DUI after crashing into Des Plaines homeMay 15, 2025 1:20 pm - A 55-year-old Park Ridge man faces multiple charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a Des Plaines home Wednesday while driving intoxicated.
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2 North Aurora men plead guilty to child porn chargesMay 15, 2025 12:30 pm - Two North Aurora men have pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse materials.