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Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Downers GroveMay 10, 2024 6:54 am - A 65-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Downers Grove Thursday night on the 600 block of Ogden Avenue. Police said the woman, whose name has not yet bee...
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Stories of Local Impact: Wintrust Corporation — Giving back and helping local economies thriveMay 10, 2024 5:53 am - Leaders & Legacies, a partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation, continues with a story of a bank with heart, making a difference in its communities.
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Why suburban police, lawmakers want to make fleeing from cops a felonyMay 10, 2024 5:15 am - In his more than two decades as a law enforcement officer, Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres has witnessed plenty of reckless behavior and dangerous driving on suburban...
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‘We were all united’: How St. Charles-area home front, victory gardens supported war front in WWIIMay 10, 2024 4:00 am - Author/historian Jerome O’Connor’s “Chicago and the Home Front in WWII” presentation detailed the efforts of some notable Fox Valley residents, including victory garden champions Lester and Dellora Norris.
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Libertyville man accused of stabbing an elderly man in Chicago faces multiple felony chargesMay 09, 2024 8:36 pm - A Libertyville man wanted on a charge of attempted murder in the stabbing of an elderly man on a public bus in Chicago recently was taken into custody by a fugitive task ...
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The force was with them during Arlington Heights school’s annual WalkathonMay 09, 2024 8:35 pm - Students, teachers and staff from Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights paraded through the school neighborhood Thursday to raise money for Make-A-Wish. It marked...
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Will downtown Mount Prospect crosswalk solve traffic confusion?May 09, 2024 8:34 pm - Pedestrians crossing Main Street at Busse Avenue in downtown Mount Prospect soon could have a safer passage, as village trustees approved plans for a new crosswalk there....
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Four hospitalized after five-vehicle crash in PalatineMay 09, 2024 6:26 pm - A five-vehicle pileup in Palatine sent four people to hospitals with nonlife-threatening injuries Thursday, police said. The crash occurred at about 10:52 a.m. along Nort...
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A Pint for Kim: Saving lives and honoring a Naperville momMay 09, 2024 4:31 pm - As Kimberley Benedyk Sanford lived her final days in 2020 with cancer, her sisters — Kristyn Benedyk and Kathleen Fuglsang — organized the “A Pint for Kim” blood drive. The fifth annual blood drive will be held Saturday at Naperville North High School.
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Unearthly dramedy premiering at BTE needs some tweakingMay 09, 2024 3:37 pm - “Into the Earth With You,” Brian Watkins’ supernatural-tinged family dramedy premiering at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, needs a few revisions.