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Carol Stream man pleads guilty to setting fire to his homeJul 09, 2026 7:05 pm - A Carol Stream man who set his and his estranged wife’s house on fire last year has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Grayslake man gets life sentence for 2022 slayingJul 09, 2026 6:27 pm - Jesus Vargas, a Grayslake man found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a Round Lake Beach man in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday.
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Anderson Humane takes in 6 dogs after tornado destroys downstate shelterJul 09, 2026 4:10 pm - Six dogs living in a downstate shelter destroyed by a tornado have been taken in by Anderson Humane in South Elgin.
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Swim into summer at these 10 suburban beachesJul 09, 2026 3:29 pm - Soak up the sun at one of these 10 suburban beaches featuring activities such as swimming, paddleboarding, sand volleyball, water features, slides, picnicking and more.
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Defendant in fatal Mundelein shooting to remain in jailJul 09, 2026 3:25 pm - The 21-year-old South Holland man charged with Monday’s fatal shooting in Mundelein will remain in the Lake County jail while his case is pending.
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‘Larger than life’: New sculpture installed in Mundelein’s Courtland CommonsJul 09, 2026 2:50 pm - A large, interactive sculpture of an upturned hand has been installed in a Mundelein park.
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South Barrington police release data from road safety crackdownJul 09, 2026 2:49 pm - South Barrington police arrested three people and ticketed dozens of others during an Independence Day safey campaign that ran June 19 through July 6.
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Geneva to host meeting on ADA accessibility planJul 09, 2026 2:49 pm - The city of Geneva will host an event on July 29 to share its Americans with Disabilities Act transition plan and a resource fair.
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‘You saved him’: Police commander back on the job thanks to his teenage son’s heroicsJul 09, 2026 1:03 pm - Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Sam Mollenhauer is back on the job this week, almost three months after suffering near-fatal cardiac arrest. He can thank his teenage son and an unlikely confluence of events for that.
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Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion reopens after $70 million gut renovationJul 09, 2026 12:07 pm - Brant Taylor walked onto the stage of the Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion to rehearse for the first time since a $70 million gut renovation and noticed a huge difference. “I found that in the previous iteration of the shell, I was having to wear protective earplugs quite a lot,” the cellist said. “There was a desire to make the stage clearer and a bit softer for us.”