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Fire at Prospect Heights restaurant extinguished without injuries Wednesday morningDec 17, 2025 3:38 pm - Firefighters extinguished a fire at a restaurant in Prospect Heights within 10 minutes of arrival Wednesday morning, with all involved escaping injury.
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Behind the bench: State Supreme Court Justice teaches St. Charles students about the law, public serviceDec 17, 2025 3:32 pm - St. Patrick seventh-graders learned about the value of civic engagement and respectful discourse during a visit by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford and St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull. Rochford’s talk was designed to inspire students and provide insight into the workings of the state supreme court.
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Will speed humps, stop signs solve Mount Prospect neighborhood’s cut-through traffic problem?Dec 17, 2025 3:24 pm - Mount Prospect will place temporary speed humps and carry out other traffic calming measures in the Hatlen Heights neighborhood.
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2 dead after plane crashes at DuPage Airport in West ChicagoDec 17, 2025 2:39 pm - A plane crash at DuPage Airport in West Chicago left two people dead Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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Lake Zurich ‘Shop with a Cop’Dec 17, 2025 2:38 pm - On Dec. 10, the Lake Zurich Police Department held its 10th annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event. Children from the Lake Zurich area were treated to a pizza party at the Lake Zurich police station before riding in a police squad car to the Lake Zurich Walmart store.
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Cold weather forces cancellation of bike camping outing at Deer GroveDec 17, 2025 1:52 pm - Arguing with Mother Nature can be a losing proposition, and, minimally, a high risk. So concluded Out Our Front Door, a Chicago-based bike camping organization that canceled its Dec. 13-14 biking/camping plans in Cook County’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve due to single-digit temperatures.
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Veteran West Chicago alderman stepping downDec 17, 2025 1:15 pm - Spence Hallett, a West Chicago alderman since 2013, resigned his position in a city council meeting this week.
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Glendale Heights police bodycam videos show rescue of 3 people from icy pond after crashDec 17, 2025 1:11 pm - Bodycam footage released Wednesday by the Glendale Heights police department reveals the stressful moments of the rescue of three people from a vehicle submerged in an icy pond Sunday.
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How Christmas traditions help spark holiday spiritDec 17, 2025 12:39 pm - It has seemed a little tougher to muster up the holiday spirit this year. Reflecting on Christmas traditions and seasonal events may help to get us in the right frame of mind.
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Palatine grandfather publishes children’s bookDec 17, 2025 11:48 am - Longtime Palatine resident Bill Pohlman has completed his new children’s book, “The Fox in the Yard,” inspired by the stories he used to tell his daughter at bedtime.