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Spreading love in her memory: Palatine, Fremd game to feature fundraiser for foundationDec 05, 2024 6:00 am - Friday’s girls and boys basketball doubleheader between Palatine and host Fremd will feature a fundraiser for the Kendall Nicole Eich Foundation, named after the 2003 Palatine graduate who died in 2021 from brain cancer.
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None hurt in fire at Elgin homeless encampmentDec 04, 2024 9:41 pm - No injuries were reported after flames engulfed a homeless encampment in Elgin Wednesday afternoon, Fire Chief Robert Cagann said. But the fire disrupted Metra service and traffic for several hours.
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Bensenville president could make $135,000 a year if village changes form of governmentDec 04, 2024 9:28 pm - Bensenville voters will be asked to decide if the village should change its form of government and have the village president take on a full-time role with a higher salary.
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Indoor entertainment venue Sky Zone opening in Schaumburg; Arlington Heights site plannedDec 04, 2024 7:00 pm - Sky Zone, an expanding chain of indoor entertainment venues, will open its ninth Chicago-area location Friday at the former Buy Buy Baby store in Schaumburg with another expected in Arlington Heights next year.
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Mount Prospect candidate removed from ballot, leaving board race uncontestedDec 04, 2024 6:58 pm - An electoral board ruled Mount Prospect trustee candidate Jeannie Lee-Macatangay off the ballot in the April election because her election petitions were not properly bound.
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‘We’ve struggled for a couple years’: Rolling Meadows Hallmark store to close up shop after three decadesDec 04, 2024 6:55 pm - Joelle’s Hallmark — a staple in Rolling Meadows for nearly three decades — is closing at the end of the year, its owner announced.
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On the same page: Roselle library, village set in motion land swap planDec 04, 2024 6:32 pm - The Roselle Public Library District and the village are moving forward with a plan to swap properties now that voters have approved funding for a new library building on what is currently municipal-owned land.
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Illinois AG: Police ticketing at Palatine high schools violated law, unjustly applied to minority studentsDec 04, 2024 5:25 pm - The Illinois Attorney General’s office has completed a two-year study that concluded the prior use of police ticketing as a method of student discipline at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s two high schools in Palatine violated state law and was disproportionately used with minority students.
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A new Christmas classic? ‘House Without a Christmas Tree’ creators, actors hope new musical becomes a holiday stapleDec 04, 2024 5:05 pm - Griffin Theatre Company premieres a musical stage adaptation of the heartwarming, family-friendly, coming-of-age story “The House Without a Christmas Tree.”
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GreenMan Theatre to hold auditions for annual murder mysteryDec 04, 2024 4:37 pm - Thespians who are just dying to play a role in a murder mystery comedy are invited to audition for GreenMan Theatre Troupe’s “The Ghost with the Most … Murders!”