Articles filed under Communities
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Rental communities earn high marks with back-to-school conveniencesOct 18, 2024 11:36 am - Proximity to good schools has long been a top consideration for house hunters. Nationally, homes near top schools cost nearly 80% more on average, according to a recent ...
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Worker injured at tollway building in Gurnee after being run over by mini-dozerOct 18, 2024 11:21 am - A construction worker contracted to do work at an Illinois Tollway Authority building in Gurnee was injured Friday morning after a coworker ran over him with a “skid steer.”
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Disruptions over war in Gaza prompt early end to Casten town hallOct 18, 2024 11:21 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove ended a scheduled suburban town hall shortly after it started Thursday night because of disruptions by protesters angry about the war in Gaza.
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Palatine police officers, firefighters welcome back boy who is now cancer freeOct 18, 2024 11:08 am - The last time Angel Becerra visited the Palatine police department, he was undergoing chemotherapy treatment. He returned recently, cancer free.
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Naperville woman charged in crash that killed motorcycle passenger in AuroraOct 18, 2024 11:08 am - A Naperville woman is facing criminal charges in connection with a crash earlier this year in Aurora that killed a motorcycle passenger.
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Fire leaves Mettawa home uninhabitableOct 18, 2024 8:51 am - A house fire in Mettawa late Thursday morning resulted in no injuries, but did leave the home uninhabitable, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District officials said.
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$9.2 million lottery ticket ‘accidentally’ bought at Addison grocery storeOct 18, 2024 8:42 am - An unnamed Illinois Lottery player won a $9.2 million jackpot recently after the lottery machine at an Addison grocery store wouldn’t let him purchase the lottery ticket he wanted.
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Rolling Meadows seal — once subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case — to be replacedOct 18, 2024 6:35 am - The Rolling Meadows city seal — famously the subject of a lawsuit by atheist Rob Sherman that led to its alteration — is set to become a relic of the past.
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‘Made our state a better and safer place’: Injured state trooper from Lemont awarded medal of honorOct 18, 2024 5:15 am - llinois State Trooper Brian Frank of Lemont received the state’s highest law enforcement honor this week for the courage he’s shown since suffering catastrophic injuries in a 2021 crash that have kept him off duty. "Amidst all the heartache, he deserves to be celebrated for surviving another year against all odds, for the sacrifice he made, risking and ultimately giving his life, to protect others," said his wife, Lauren.
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Building, and rebuilding bridges: Crossing the Fox River was no easy task for early residentsOct 18, 2024 4:00 am - We take bridges for granted when stuck in downtown traffic while crossing the Fox River, but these structures were not easy to build and were a source of much stress, concern and brainpower.