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Man shot twice in leg in Fox Lake; person of interest in custodyOct 10, 2025 3:45 pm - A 30-year-old Round Lake Heights man is in stable condition after being shot twice in the leg Thursday in Fox Lake.
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Different motivations: Why runners are competing in the Chicago MarathonOct 10, 2025 3:43 pm - Area runners bring their own backgrounds and reasons for why they’re running in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Here is a look at the stories behind a few of them.
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Christ the Lord Lutheran Church donates $28K to PADS of ElginOct 10, 2025 3:37 pm - Christ the Lord Lutheran Church presented a $28,879.28 donation to PADS of Elgin on Sunday, Oct. 5.
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Wheeling woman critically injured after being struck by car in Buffalo GroveOct 10, 2025 3:10 pm - An 80-year-old Wheeling woman was critically injured when she was struck by a vehicle late Friday morning near the intersection of Dundee Road and Lake Boulevard in Buffalo Grove.
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Truck trailer stolen in Des Plaines, police sayOct 10, 2025 1:19 pm - A white freight trailer was stolen while parked in a lot on the 2300 block of South Wolf Road in Des Plaines.
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Illinois establishes Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools programOct 10, 2025 1:18 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the state education board joined school leaders, teachers, and students Friday to launch the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools program and celebrate the 2025 recipients of the discontinued National Blue Ribbon School Award.
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Elgin receives $3 million grant to help hire nine new firefightersOct 10, 2025 1:01 pm - A $3 million federal grant will help Elgin offset the cost of hiring nine new firefighters to man a sixth ambulance for the city.
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Des Plaines man scammed out of $500, police sayOct 10, 2025 12:16 pm - An 81-year-old Des Plaines man was scammed out of approximately $500 by someone who called him Oct. 7 posing as a bank employee.
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$20 scratcher purchased in Elgin wins lottery player $2MOct 10, 2025 12:04 pm - A $20 scratch-off lottery ticket purchased in Elgin paid off to the tune of $2 million for one lucky lottery player.
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Oct 10, 2025 9:46 am - A free guided bird watch and walk around Butler Lake in Libertyville in search of fall migratory birds will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.