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After no-confidence vote from officers, Wheeling police chief to step downMar 19, 2025 4:20 pm - Embattled Wheeling Police Chief Jamie Dunne will retire this summer after nine years leading the department, the village announced Wednesday.
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Committed to her craft: West Dundee actress at home on city, suburban stagesMar 19, 2025 3:13 pm - Andrea Uppling is one dedicated actor. For proof, there’s the lengthy commute from her West Dundee home to Chicago’s Windy City Playhouse, where she stars in Invictus Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
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‘A very big ‘wow’ moment’: Billy Bricks celebrates 20 years of wood-fired, brick-oven pizza in the suburbsMar 19, 2025 2:08 pm - Most people come home from a vacation with souvenirs. The founder and namesake of Billy Bricks, Bill Wilson, came home from a trip 20 years ago with a taste for wood-fired pizza. When he couldn’t find any brick-oven pizzerias in the Chicago area, he decided to open his own.
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Bill banning cellphone use during class time clears Senate committeeMar 19, 2025 1:48 pm - Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee Tuesday and could soon be considered by the full Senate.
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Aurora police kill man after chaseMar 19, 2025 1:27 pm - A man was killed by police early Wednesday in Aurora after a chase that started when a police officer was injured in Geneva.
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‘I can’t wait’: Des Plaines City Council approves incentives, development deal for new downtown restaurantMar 19, 2025 1:16 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week enthusiastically approved a multimillion-dollar economic incentive and development agreement that will bring a new restaurant to the downtown district.
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‘The most welcoming post’: Mount Prospect VFW post to celebrate 100 years of serviceMar 19, 2025 12:25 pm - When Veterans of Foreign Wars Prospect Post 1337 in Mount Prospect was chartered in 1925, the village wasn’t even a decade old. The post will celebrate its centennial Saturday, April 5.
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Naperville family trio to perform Music with a Mission concertMar 19, 2025 12:19 pm - Christopher, Valerie, and Hannah Lorimer will perform a variety of music at a Music with a Mission concert on March 23 to benefit the Musicians Fund.
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Resident injured escaping house fire in Fox LakeMar 19, 2025 12:05 pm - A resident who uses a wheelchair was injured in late Tuesday night house fire in Fox Lake.
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Man dies from injuries suffered in crash last month in GenevaMar 19, 2025 11:51 am - A 77-year-old St. Charles man has died from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle crash last month in Geneva.