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Schaumburg eyes $10.5 million purchase of county facility to transform village gatewayDec 13, 2024 4:03 pm - Schaumburg officials are hoping to purchase a Cook County maintenance building at the southeast corner of Algonquin and Meacham roads to spur redevelopment there.
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Donations pour in to ‘save lives,’ fund winter shelter for DuPage County’s homelessDec 13, 2024 3:25 pm - DuPagePads has a street outreach team to check on people experiencing homelessness and help get them into a safe place to stay. Usually, there are around 20 to 25 people ...
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BBQ’d Productions marks 10 years of red envelope campaignDec 13, 2024 3:12 pm - Dining in this month at any of Kris Schoenberger’s restaurants will prove to be a golden experience for some lucky participants in his red envelope campaign.
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South Barrington police officer lauded for lifesaving effortsDec 13, 2024 3:00 pm - A South Barrington police officer has been publicly lauded for helping rescue someone who’d stopped breathing.
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More apartments, stores could be coming to downtown Des PlainesDec 13, 2024 2:21 pm - Months after it first was proposed, a plan for a seven-story apartment building with ground-floor retail spaces in downtown Des Plaines will be reviewed by the city council Monday.
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Libertyville announces business excellence honoreesDec 13, 2024 2:16 pm - In recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the Libertyville community and economy, 15 businesses were recognized by the Economic Development Commission at the second annual Business Excellence Breakfast held Nov. 20.
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Container Store prepares to file for bankruptcy in coming weeksDec 13, 2024 2:12 pm - The Container Store Group Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the coming weeks following mounting losses and escalating liquidity woes, according to people with knowledge of the plans.
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AMVETS Post 66 hosts Toys for Tots eventDec 13, 2024 2:01 pm - Knights of Columbus Regina Council 4837 - Wheeling/Buffalo Grove, in cooperation with the Phillip Carpenter AMVETS Post 66, held their Annual Toys for Tots Party at the Post in Wheeling on Dec. 6.
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Barrington man indicted on charge of first-degree murder in estranged girlfriend’s deathDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment of a Barrington man who they say beat his estranged girlfriend, a Vernon Hill endocrinologist, with a baseball bat last month before shooting her in the stomach. William R. Zientek is charged with first-degree murder. He’ll be arraigned on Jan. 9.
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Des Plaines fire may have been arson, police sayDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - A Thursday night fire on the 400 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines may have been deliberately set, police said.