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Speeding could be factor in Palatine pickup truck crash, police saySep 20, 2025 7:36 pm - Palatine police are examining evidence in a high-impact crash involving a 21-year-old man Saturday.
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Honoring ‘Tio Beto’: Elgin street named for Korean War soldier missing for yearsSep 20, 2025 6:30 pm - “Every time I leave my house or open the window I can see his name,” family member says of new street name for Korean War corporal.
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Walking in his father’s bootsteps: Son retraces dad’s World War II journey across EuropeSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Wayne resident Tom Breen recently retraced the route his father Vernon took during his World War II combat tour through Europe.
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Schools, advocates work to reassure parents, students amid growing fears over ICE raidsSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Students’ fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting parents and loved ones have suburban and state education officials concerned about the potential for disruption and a rise in truancy.
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‘It’s a beautiful thing’: Cordogan’s Pianoland marks 75 years of sharing music with othersSep 20, 2025 1:45 pm - A Geneva piano store is approaching the 75th anniversary of its opening back in 1950 on Oct. 22. Cordogan’s Pianoland, at 33W441 Route 38, is a family business passed down through generations. Gus Cordogan founded the shop and owned it until 1989 when two of his children, John and Dianthe, took over.
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Arlington Heights celebrates German heritage with food, dances and craftsSep 20, 2025 1:14 pm - Community members celebrated Arlington Heights’ German heritage Saturday with food, traditional Bavarian performances, dance, and live music from Die Kellerknaben during Oktoberfest at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum.
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Ingleside driver gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed Elmhurst woman near McHenrySep 20, 2025 12:44 pm - An Ingleside woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the fatal head-on crash that she caused while authorities said she was under the influence of marijuana.
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The EEOC has changed its rules on DEI. Here’s what employers need to knowSep 20, 2025 12:43 pm - This past March the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, following a previously issued executive order by the Trump administration on “illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity,” issued new guidelines for employers regarding their diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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The Biz Week That Was: A new vision for Hawthorn mall, maternity ward closing, and Bears stadium updatesSep 20, 2025 12:34 pm - ‘A substantially improved plan’: Second phase of Hawthorn mall transformation officially approved in Vernon Hills Changes allowing for what is described as an import...
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