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West Chicago Jewel-Osco sells $350,000 winning lottery ticketFeb 03, 2026 12:47 pm - A quick stop in West Chicago proved lucky for a pair of co-workers after a lottery ticket one of them purchased won a $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot.
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Dining out: Heart-shaped pizzas, Galentine’s Day and Lake County Flavor FestFeb 03, 2026 12:21 pm - Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and heart-shaped pizzas are already available at some restaurants. And don’t miss out on Galentine’s Day specials and the monthlong Lake County Flavor Fest.
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New police chief takes over in WheelingFeb 03, 2026 10:32 am - The Wheeling Police Department’s new chief was sworn in Monday.
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Winter is pruning season: How to trim overgrown woody shrubsFeb 03, 2026 10:18 am - The winter dormant season is a great time to prune trees and shrubs.
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Man found dead in creek near West DundeeFeb 03, 2026 9:14 am - Authorities are trying to identify a man’s remains and determine how he ended up dead in a creek near West Dundee.
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Ninja course and more planned as part of $2.1 million in Grosse Pointe Park improvementsFeb 02, 2026 8:24 pm - A multifaceted $2.1 million improvement project at the heavily used Grosse Pointe Park in Vernon Hills is set to begin.
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Man killed, woman injured in Grayslake crashFeb 02, 2026 7:38 pm - A man is dead and a woman is injured after a crash Monday afternoon in Grayslake
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West Chicago teens on ICE watch in Minneapolis: ‘This is nothing like Chicago. This is so much worse.’Feb 02, 2026 7:20 pm - Ben and Sam Luhmann, teenage brothers from West Chicago, have been documenting the actions of federal immigration agents during raids in Minneapolis, recording footage of agents in physical confrontations with civilians.
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Police: Suspect in December robbery arrested in PalatineFeb 02, 2026 7:15 pm - The suspect in a December armed robbery has been arrested by officers from the Palatine Police Department, officials announced Monday.
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Three injured in ‘random acts of violence’ in GurneeFeb 02, 2026 7:04 pm - Three people were injured, one seriously, in what police described as connected random acts of violence Monday morning in Gurnee.