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Illinois establishes Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools programOct 10, 2025 1:18 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the state education board joined school leaders, teachers, and students Friday to launch the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools program and celebrate the 2025 recipients of the discontinued National Blue Ribbon School Award.
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Elgin receives $3 million grant to help hire nine new firefightersOct 10, 2025 1:01 pm - A $3 million federal grant will help Elgin offset the cost of hiring nine new firefighters to man a sixth ambulance for the city.
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Des Plaines man scammed out of $500, police sayOct 10, 2025 12:16 pm - An 81-year-old Des Plaines man was scammed out of approximately $500 by someone who called him Oct. 7 posing as a bank employee.
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$20 scratcher purchased in Elgin wins lottery player $2MOct 10, 2025 12:04 pm - A $20 scratch-off lottery ticket purchased in Elgin paid off to the tune of $2 million for one lucky lottery player.
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Oct 10, 2025 9:46 am - A free guided bird watch and walk around Butler Lake in Libertyville in search of fall migratory birds will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.
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Lake Zurich hosting inaugural Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade & ExpoOct 10, 2025 9:44 am - Dog lovers and their pets are invited to celebrate Halloween with costumes, treats and fun at Lake Zurich’s inaugural Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade & Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Staples Park, 510 Red Bridge Road.
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Judge’s reference to other cases in verdict gets murder conviction thrown outOct 09, 2025 7:28 pm - When finding an Aurora man guilty of killing his girlfriend five years ago, a Kane County judge cited knowledge he’d gained from watching similar cases. That was “clear and obvious error,” a state appeals court ruled this week in tossing out the conviction and ordering a new trial.
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Program providing food to children gets big boost with $250K check from AbbottOct 09, 2025 5:20 pm - Volunteers stuffed backpacks with food Thursday for the BackPack Program, which aims to help children with food insecurity, at the Northern Illinois Food Bank facility in Lake Forest. The program also received a $250,000 grant from Abbott.
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Bicyclist who was seriously injured near Cary did not stop before entering intersection, police sayOct 09, 2025 5:14 pm - Officials say the bicyclist who was critically injured in a crash involving a car Tuesday afternoon near Cary did not stop or yield before entering the roadway.
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Andy’s Frozen Custard slated to open in Bloomingdale next yearOct 09, 2025 4:19 pm - An Andy’s Frozen Custard plans to open on Lake Street in Bloomingdale, the village has announced amid peak pumpkin pie concrete season.