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Workers picket Nestle plant in Schaumburg, call for boycott of DiGiorno Pizza productsMar 21, 2025 1:50 pm - Approximately 200 self-described longtime Latino workers at the Nestle-owned Nation Pizza and Foods facility in Schaumburg picketed Friday morning for what they called a racially-motivated effort to trim that workforce through the use of a new eligibility requirement.
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‘We will rise’: Elgin church announces plans for worship following storm damageMar 21, 2025 1:15 pm - After a storm severely damaged its roof last week, First United Methodist Church in Elgin announced temporary worship and ministry plans Friday, including moving Sunday services to a recently closed west-side church.
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Glen Ellyn candidates to square off Saturday in League of Women Voters forumsMar 21, 2025 11:10 am - The Glen Ellyn chapter of the League of Women Voters will hold forums Saturday featuring school board, village board and township candidates in the April election.
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Man convicted of attempted murder for shooting stranger in the face in West ChicagoMar 21, 2025 11:02 am - A man who shot a stranger in the face in West Chicago has been found guilty of attempted murder.
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Elgin man charged with murder in ‘domestic-related’ stabbing deathMar 21, 2025 8:33 am - Elgin man charged with murder in stabbing death police are labeling “domestic-related.”
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Images show driver leaving car with weapon moments before he was shot and killed by policeMar 21, 2025 8:15 am - Aurora police released still images from officers’ body-worn cameras that show the moments before they opened fire on a 19-year-old driver who was exiting the vehicle with a weapon.
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‘Turn that weapon into a paperweight’: Can a suburban tech company’s drone stop mass shootings?Mar 21, 2025 5:30 am - If the answer to a bad guy with a gun isn’t a good guy with a gun, how about a good guy with a drone that disables the gun? That’s the idea behind the Close Quarter Drone, the brainchild of a pair of suburban business owners who say their high-tech device could end a mass shooting long before law enforcement has a chance to respond.
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A ‘Wild Mile’ in St. Charles? River Corridor Foundation floating a new idea for boardwalks, gardensMar 21, 2025 5:00 am - The River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles continues to look ahead, proposing a floating garden plan, near the Pottawatomie Park area.
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Complacency marks incumbent mayorMar 21, 2025 4:00 am - The March 12 Mount Prospect mayoral debate highlighted a stark contrast between the two candidates. Paul Hoefert boasted about his 40 years on the village board, yet his ...
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Trustees show great leadershipMar 21, 2025 4:00 am - As we approach the upcoming village election, I want to express my strong support for the election of incumbent Trustees Joanne Johnson, Les Ottenheimer and Denice Bocek....