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‘Heavy and heartbreaking’: Highland Park survivors testify as sentencing beginsApr 23, 2025 3:47 pm - The man who admitted to killing seven people and wounding dozens more at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade was a no-show Wednesday for the start of his sentencing hearing.
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Missing Aurora man’s body found in Fox River in OswegoApr 23, 2025 3:29 pm - An Aurora man who was reported missing Sunday has been identified as the person found dead Monday in the Fox River in Oswego.
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Vehicle hits building in West Chicago, causing fireApr 23, 2025 3:29 pm - A vehicle hit a building in West Chicago early Wednesday afternoon, causing a fire. No one was injured.
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Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshedApr 23, 2025 3:28 pm - Survivors recounted the horror a gunman caused when he fired dozens of bullets at a 2022 Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, detailing during a sentencing hearing for the man on Wednesday how they fled the route, hid inside businesses or treated the wounded packed into an emergency room.
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Police: Niles man groped teenage girls in Park RidgeApr 23, 2025 3:20 pm - Park Ridge police have arrested a Niles man they say groped several teenage girls near downtown last summer.
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Long Grove Craft Beer Fest names breweriesApr 23, 2025 2:51 pm - The much-anticipated Long Grove Craft Beer Fest returns on April 26, bringing the best of Chicagoland’s vibrant craft beer scene to one of the region’s most scenic and historic villages.
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Wesley UMC hosts artist’s tribute to his disabled daughterApr 23, 2025 1:57 pm - Aurora artist Tim Lowly leads a free concert on April 25, featuring his Baby Mountain Quartet performing his works, in conjunction with his 'Temma' art exhibition currently at Aurora University.
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Spring is in bloom as Midwest Tulip Fest opens in Maple ParkApr 23, 2025 12:54 pm - Over 700,000 tulips of 30 different varieties will be on display across eight acres at Kuipers Family Farm for Midwest Tulip Fest, which opened Wednesday.
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Identity of 72-year-old Gurnee woman who died in home fire has been releasedApr 23, 2025 12:44 pm - A 72-year-old woman who died in a fire at her home April 15 in Gurnee was identified Wednesday by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as Joann Yamamoto.
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Nothing But Treble to perform ‘Songs of Earth and Spirit’Apr 23, 2025 12:42 pm - The Elgin area women's choir Nothing But Treble will present the musical concert “Songs of the Earth and Spirit” on Saturday, April 26, in Elgin. They also will offer a tribute to Risé Jones, co-founder of youth arts group Hamilton Wings