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‘The hope is in the kids’: Elgin temple prepares for new year by teaching kids how to make challahSep 21, 2025 12:47 pm - Meticulously rolling, twisting and weaving the dough, about 20 young bakers prepared for the Jewish new year by making sweet round challah bread Sunday during Torah school at Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin.
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Windy City Bulls announce promotional schedule for 2025-26 season at Now ArenaSep 21, 2025 10:57 am - The Windy City Bulls, the Hoffman Estates-based NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, has released its 2025-26 promotional schedule.
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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.