Articles filed under Communities
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt familyApr 16, 2024 5:13 pm - Jeff Engelhardt has lived two lives. The first ended 15 years ago when he lost his father, younger sister and maternal grandmother to an unprovoked attack by his older s...
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Wheaton/Glen Ellyn CROP Walk on May 5 will mark 40 yearsApr 16, 2024 4:43 pm - Wheaton/Glen Ellyn CROP Walk, on Sunday, May 5, will for the 40th year raise funds for and awareness of the ever-present food insecurity issues in DuPage County and arou...
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Lombard Historical Society to host ‘Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys’Apr 16, 2024 4:27 pm - The Lombard Historical Society will welcome Mike Matejka as he presents “Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys” on Thursday, May 2. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the...
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Oberweis Dairy laying off workers after filing for bankruptcyApr 16, 2024 4:25 pm - Oberweis Dairy plans to lay off 127 employees starting in June, the company informed the state in a WARN filing. The move comes just days after the North Aurora-based co...
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Democrats to meet May 11 to choose Gillespie’s successorApr 16, 2024 4:15 pm - Northwest suburban Democratic leaders will meet in Arlington Heights on May 11 to choose a successor for outgoing state Sen. Ann Gillespie. Gillespie, an Arlington Height...
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Woman wins $1 million on scratch-off ticket bought in AuroraApr 16, 2024 3:15 pm - A woman won $1 million on a $50 scratch-off ticket she bought at the Thornton’s gasoline station at 2800 Ogden Ave. in Aurora, the Illinois Lottery announced Tuesday. The...
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Demolition of downtown Fox River Grove block to start this monthApr 16, 2024 1:30 pm - A full block of empty buildings in downtown Fox River Grove will be demolished and turned into a grassy lot by the summer. All of the buildings along a stretch of Route 1...
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Looking for a great opportunity to make an ‘Earth Week’ difference?Apr 16, 2024 1:27 pm - The Northwest Council of the Sierra Club, in partnership with the Prospect Heights Natural Resource Commission (PH-NRC), Commonwealth Edison, Prospect Heights Park Distri...
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‘We don’t cut any corners’: Zengeler Cleaners’ upgrades to Libertyville facility part of companywide refreshApr 16, 2024 12:48 pm - In early May, work to refresh the exterior of a vintage building in Libertyville is expected to get underway, an initiative of a business that has followed a simple philo...