Articles filed under Communities
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Barrington-based group walks the walk in fostering adoption solutionsNov 29, 2024 10:31 am - As thousands of children in Illinois await adoption, one Barrington nonprofit is doing its part to find them permanent homes. Let It Be Us operates out of a small office, but it has big goals as it seeks to match children and teens with loving families.
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Libertyville High grad making good on a sweet dreamNov 29, 2024 10:30 am - While many spend a lifetime figuring out what they want to be when they grow up, Shane Wimmer knew from an early age that he wanted to make a career out of creating sweet treats.
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Chicago woman denied pretrial release following Oak Brook crashNov 28, 2024 4:16 pm - A Chicago woman remains in the DuPage County jail after authorities say she caused a crash in Oak Brook Wednesday while trying to evade police. DuPage County Judge Maure...
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‘Family for a day’: Groups host Navy recruits for ThanksgivingNov 28, 2024 4:07 pm - For a day, members of Villa Park’s VFW Post 2801 adopted about 50 naval recruits and hosted a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings — including “real” coffee, phones ...
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Carol Stream tree lighting set for Dec. 6Nov 28, 2024 2:16 pm - Carol Stream’s tree lighting will be Dec. 6 at Town Center.
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Libertyville takes ‘great step’ toward replacing outdated police facilitiesNov 28, 2024 1:11 pm - Two key actions this week serve as table setters for a new police facility in Libertyville.
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Police investigating fatal Carol Stream crash involving pedestrianNov 28, 2024 11:42 am - Carol Stream police are investigating a fatal traffic crash on Tuesday involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near the intersection of Gary Avenue and Stark Drive. About 6:...
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4 years and thousands of pounds of food later, Algonquin boy is determined to do even more for local pantryNov 28, 2024 11:17 am - Four years ago, Leo Bonilla, a student at Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin, saw a TV news report of people waiting in long lines for food during the COVID-19 pandemic. He took his change jar of $22 and raised $100 for his school food pantry. Now in his fifth year of fundraising, Leo has collected thousands of dollars and pounds of food for the District 300 Food Pantry.
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Lake Zurich to host public hearing on $91.2 million budgetNov 28, 2024 10:42 am - Lake Zurich will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2025 municipal budget at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, during its regular village board meeting. Residents can express op...
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Day care center planned for Naperville office complexNov 28, 2024 10:41 am - A developer has plans to bring a day care center to a Naperville office campus.