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‘Horses can really teach a lot’: Benedictine to launch animal-assisted therapy courseDec 01, 2025 6:48 pm - A series of therapy horse visits on the campus of Benedictine University has helped inspire a new course. “I want students to understand our responsibility and our connection to these animals,” said Dianne Moran, who will teach the class next semester.
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Four charged with felony thefts from DuPage storesDec 01, 2025 6:31 pm - Four people are facing felony charges, accused of stealing items from three DuPage County stores over the weekend.
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Mount Prospect looking at ways to slow traffic through Hatlen Heights neighborhoodDec 01, 2025 6:12 pm - Mount Prospect trustees on Tuesday will consider recommendations to reduce speeding and cut-through traffic in the Hatlen Heights subdivision.
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High school hoops rivals team up in Palatine to battle brain cancerDec 01, 2025 6:11 pm - The court at Palatine High School will host the home team against its crosstown rivals from Fremd High School on Dec. 19, but both squads will be playing for the same cause: raising funds and awareness for families battling brain cancer.
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Could goats be forest preserve district’s secret weapon against invasive plants?Dec 01, 2025 5:57 pm - Four-legged reinforcements may be enlisted to help battle invasive buckthorn in Lake County forest preserves.
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Two dogs and a cat rescued from house fire in Huntley MondayDec 01, 2025 2:58 pm - Nobody was injured and three pets were rescued from a house fire in Huntley Monday.
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Prosecutors: Schaumburg man beat father to death with sledgehammerDec 01, 2025 2:47 pm - A 28-year-old man accused of beating his father to death with a sledgehammer Saturday morning in the family’s home was ordered Monday to remain in custody while awaiting trial.
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Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus present Do It Yourself ‘Messiah’ and Carol Sing-AlongDec 01, 2025 1:37 pm - The Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus will present the 2025 Joseph A. Favero Memorial Do It Yourself “Messiah” and Carol Sing-Along from 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Orlin Trapp Auditorium, 2325 Brookside Ave., on Waukegan High School's Brookside Campus.
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Fire + Wine to open in St. Charles in JanuaryDec 01, 2025 1:23 pm - With wood-fired gourmet pizzas, sharable Italian-style tapas plates, and plentiful pastas, Fire + Wine looks to bring an upscale-casual atmosphere to St. Charles.
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St. Charles’ latest housing development moves toward completion, with many of its 50 homes already soldDec 01, 2025 1:23 pm - The Munhall Glen subdivision in St. Charles, with 50 homes on 15 acres, took another step toward completion.