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Randall Road construction begins this week. Here’s what you should knowMar 03, 2025 10:11 am - Construction to widen Randall Road to three lanes from McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake to Polaris Drive/Acorn Lane in Lake in the Hills is about to begin. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘Important step toward justice’: Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guiltyMar 03, 2025 10:05 am - Just minutes before his trial was to begin Monday, the Highwood man accused of fatally shooting seven spectators and injuring 48 others during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade pleaded guilty and now faces life in prison.
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Reflecting history: County board considering update to DuPage Heritage GalleryMar 02, 2025 8:00 pm - DuPage County officials plan to update a history exhibit in a hallway at the county government administration building in Wheaton. They plan is to seek input from the community on the people, places, and stories that should be featured in the revamped DuPage Heritage Gallery.
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‘Hope and healing’: Kane County Child Advocacy Center enlists therapy dog to comfort young victimsMar 01, 2025 1:04 pm - Kane County children who are victims of crime may find some comfort in the child advocacy center’s newly sworn-in four-legged member.
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Oak Forest man charged in October death of co-worker at Gurnee facilityFeb 28, 2025 5:16 pm - An Oak Forest Man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence in the death of a Chicago man who was run over by a piece of equipment in October while working as a private contractor at an Illinois tollway facility in Gurnee.
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Jury finds Plainfield landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boyFeb 28, 2025 1:42 pm - A Will County jury found a landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that killed a 6-year-old.
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Darby Hills chosen — again — to succeed Dan McConchie in state SenateFeb 28, 2025 1:39 pm - For the second time in a month, Barrington Hills Trustee Darby Hills has been named the new state senator for the 26th District.
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Lakemoor man pleads guilty in fatal DUI crash as family of victim shares griefFeb 28, 2025 1:27 pm - The victim of a fatal DUI crash was “an extraordinary person,” a family member said in court Thursday during the sentencing of the Lakemoor man who pleaded guilty in the death.
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4 men face human trafficking charges after police operationFeb 28, 2025 12:45 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.