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Des Plaines man accused of sending child sex abuse materials via social media appJan 30, 2026 8:50 am - A 37-year-old Des Plaines man was charged after a Cook County sheriff’s office investigation found he had shared child sex abuse materials through a social media app.
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5 hurt in hazmat incident at swim school in Park RidgeJan 30, 2026 8:12 am - Five people were hurt by a chemical mixture at a swim school in Park Ridge Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials.
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‘Profoundly hurtful’: GOP office in Arlington Heights vandalized with swastikas and fecesJan 29, 2026 5:48 pm - Video surveillance shows a man and a woman vandalizing the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights, drawing swastikas and profanities on windows and throwing feces near the entrance.
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Police officer gets 12 years on child pornography convictionJan 29, 2026 4:40 pm - A former Elgin police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
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New superintendent named in Bloomingdale District 13Jan 29, 2026 4:39 pm - Bloomingdale Elementary District 13 will have a new superintendent for the first time in 14 years.
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No injuries in Naperville house fire that caused $100K damageJan 29, 2026 4:11 pm - No one was injured Thursday in a fire that caused over $100,000 damage to a house in Naperville.
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St. Charles’ Fox Haven Square aims to be entertainment destination for east sideJan 29, 2026 3:12 pm - With the grand opening scheduled for this spring, the $22 million Fox Haven Square development in St. Charles is quickly transforming from long-imagined to fully realized.
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‘Finally getting rid of an eyesore’: Former Super Kmart in Round Lake Beach to be demolished, replaced by Target storeJan 29, 2026 3:02 pm - Target Stores has purchased and plans to demolish the long-vacant former Super Kmart in the Rollins Crossing shopping center in Round Lake Beach and build a new facility.
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Vuori store to replace Eddie Bauer in downtown Naperville; Steakhouse taking over Catch 35Jan 29, 2026 12:53 pm - A “very strong brand” — Vuori — is slated to replace Eddie Bauer in downtown Naperville, property owner Steve Rubin said.
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Man accused of killing Downers Grove woman hospitalizedJan 29, 2026 12:24 pm - The man accused of killing a pregnant Downers Grove man has been hospitalized, with what DuPage jail authorities said appear to be self-inflicted injuries.