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Final labor and delivery shift at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora full of bittersweet emotionsOct 09, 2026 12:06 pm - A “bittersweet” celebration took place early Thursday morning in Aurora, when the nurses who served in Mercy Medical Center’s labor and delivery department finished one last shift together. The Aurora hospital shut down the department, citing financial hardships.
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Once exhausted by short walks, Grayslake woman ready to tackle second marathonOct 09, 2026 12:06 pm - Grayslake resident Candice McLaws will be among the expected 55,000 runners Sunday in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and hopes to improve on her second-to-last-place 2025 finish. But that’s not the point.
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Curbside leaf collection to begin in Des PlainesOct 09, 2026 11:48 am - Curbside leaf collection in Des Plaines will begin Oct. 19.
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Authorities renew plea for info on ‘somber anniversary’ of Downers Grove teen’s unsolved murderOct 09, 2026 11:38 am - Fifty years have gone by, but Will County authorities are hoping somebody may have information that can solve the murder of a young Downers Grove woman.
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The Biz Week That Was: Competing marijuana dispensaries, gambling tax revenues rising and hospital delivery department closingOct 09, 2026 11:29 am - Bartlett approves gas station with marijuana dispensary, coffee shop as additional tenants at former CVS Despite concerns from neighboring businesses about increased...
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Lake Park Film Appreciation Society event to showcase two German-themed classicsOct 09, 2026 10:50 am - On Oct. 14, the Lake Park High School Film Appreciation Society and Lake Park German Exchange Program will host a German-themed double feature in the West Campus auditorium in Roselle, featuring “Run Lola Run” and “The Third Man.”
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‘The show is about the people’: After 42 years, Pinball Expo is still going strongOct 09, 2026 10:05 am - A supposedly one-and-done Pinball Expo back in 1985 is on its way to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel this week to mark its 42nd year.
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‘We’re not a boutique store’: MOM’s Organic Market opening first Illinois store in Mount ProspectOct 09, 2026 9:54 am - Mount Prospect will be the launching pad for MOM’s Organic Market’s expansion into the Chicago area.
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Oh, my gourd! Suburban pumpkin patches, fall fests offer autumn adventuresOct 09, 2026 9:46 am - Suburban farms have rolled out a leaf-covered carpet for autumn with their fall festivals and pumpkin patches in full swing.
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Man stashed two guns outside casino, Des Plaines police sayOct 09, 2026 7:57 am - A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday after stashing two stolen handguns outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police announced.