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School worker gets 8 years for sexually assaulting studentJun 12, 2024 4:03 pm - A former hall monitor at Tefft Middle School in Streamwood has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a student.
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Caregiver transitions to medical career path at CLCJun 12, 2024 3:54 pm - As important as education is to Amber Pratt, going to college right after high school wasn’t a feasible option for her. Not only was she her dad’s official full-time caregiver, but six days after graduation, she gave birth to her first son.
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Finding a sense of unity at memorial honoring sacrificeJun 12, 2024 2:35 pm - The haunting beauty of the Lion of Lucerne drew me again and again in the middle of the day to the garden-like setting in the middle of the city.
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Crystal Lake barber marks 65 years at downtown shop: ‘Where strangers turn into friends’Jun 12, 2024 2:32 pm - Some things never change at Joe’s Barber Shop in downtown Crystal Lake. A basket of candy sits next to the cash register, pop hits from the 1960s play over the speakers,...
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Save-A-Pet’s 7th annual Furry Friends 5K and Six-Legged Fun Walk coming June 22Jun 12, 2024 1:59 pm - Save-A-Pet is hosting their seventh annual Furry Friends 5k and Six-Legged Fun Walk on Saturday, June 22, at the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville.
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Interfaith flapjacks and worship: Aurora area clergy band together for Pride DayJun 12, 2024 1:25 pm - Seven clergy from Aurora, Oswego, Batavia and Geneva joined in celebrating Aurora’s Pride Day on Sunday, June 9, with a pancake breakfast and interfaith worship.
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Jun 12, 2024 1:08 pm - In celebration of the Palatine American Legion’s centennial year, Legion Post 690 is hosting a free Youth and Family Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 22, at Towne Square and at the American Legion, both located on Greeley Street and Palatine Road in downtown Palatine.
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Carl Woerner, Island Lake water tower star maker, tornado survivor, dies at 89Jun 12, 2024 12:59 pm - For nearly 60 years and thanks to a group of village business owners, Island Lake has lit the star on top of its water tower each November. This week, the star again is l...
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Motorcyclist dies from injuries in May 23 crash in GurneeJun 12, 2024 12:51 pm - Round Lake Beach motorcyclist dies of injuries from May 23 crash in Gurnee
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Pickleball comes to Carol Stream’s Armstrong ParkJun 12, 2024 12:46 pm - Carol Stream debuts first public outdoor pickleball courts at Armstrong Park.