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Crystal Lake police officer reprimanded after losing personal rifleJan 06, 2026 11:24 am - A Crystal Lake police officer was given a written reprimand after he lost a personal rifle that authorities said was recovered by a convicted felon.
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Best Bets: Elvis tribute artists honor The King, ESO performs Disney’s ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ scoreJan 06, 2026 8:40 am - Suburban venues honor Elvis Presley, British-Asian comedian Paul Chowdhry makes his U.S. debut, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and Point2PointProductions deliver a concert-style performance of Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and more.
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‘Too many positives’: Despite residents’ concerns, Costco plan moving forward in Des PlainesJan 05, 2026 8:50 pm - Plans for a Costco Business Center and a Costco-branded gas station on Des Plaines’ southeast side got a tentative go-ahead from the city council Monday.
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‘Ready to go’: Ambitious Lakewood Forest Preserve improvements entering home stretchJan 05, 2026 7:43 pm - The transformation of the core area of Lake County’s largest forest preserve is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the year.
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Student records from closed Arlington, Forest View high schools to be digitized, then shredJan 05, 2026 7:42 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is digitizing and shredding old student records from two closed high schools, Arlington and Forest View.
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Man found dead near Metra tracks in Libertyville identifiedJan 05, 2026 7:14 pm - A person found dead Friday near the Metra tracks in Libertyville has been identified as a 30-year-old Mundelein man.
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New Wheaton budget includes debt for fire, police station projectsJan 05, 2026 6:31 pm - Under Wheaton’s newly approved 2026 budget, the city will borrow money to fund a police station remodel and the complete replacement of a fire station.
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St. Francis president to retire; search underway for new leaderJan 05, 2026 4:07 pm - St. Francis High School President Phil Kerr has announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2025-26 school year. A search for a new president is under way.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital heart patient unfurls Bear Down flag at Chicago Bears gameJan 05, 2026 3:56 pm - Diana Esposito, a 72-year-old heart patient from Elgin, was recognized as the Chicago Bears' special guest during the Bear Down Flag Ceremony Jan. 4, marking her recovery from a successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure at Advocate Sherman Hospital.
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Mount Prospect police ready to welcome back traffic unit after 15 yearsJan 05, 2026 3:40 pm - After a 15-year absence, the Mount Prospect police department will reinstate its traffic enforcement unit this year.