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Why Illinois' electors say vote for Biden was more than symbolic
Dec 15, 2020 5:00 AM - Casting Electoral College votes for president in Illinois -- mostly a symbolic gesture -- typically garners little notice, if any. Yet, for state electors -- selected from each congressional district by the political party whose candidate was victorious -- this year's vote was historic for a few reasons, they said. -
Constable: Pandemic brings us 'Honey, I shrunk the Holiday Housewalk'
Dec 13, 2020 1:59 PM - When the pandemic canceled the Mount Prospect Historical Society's 33rd Annual Holiday Housewalk, the group scaled back big time by using a tiny camera to give patrons unique views in a housewalk through six vintage dollhouses.
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Mother, son hurt in Ingleside fire improving
Dec 13, 2020 10:55 AM - The conditions of a woman and her teenage son, injured in the Ingleside house fire Thursday night that killed two young girls, have improved. -
How some of suburbs' oldest cemeteries are seeing a renewal
Dec 12, 2020 4:12 PM - Be it a renewed sense of place, the popularity of genealogical research at sites like findagrave.com or even cemetery walks, some of the suburbs' oldest cemeteries are benefiting from extra attention these days. "It is becoming apparent to so many that this history will be lost if something isn't done to preserve it," said Helen Wildermuth of Stonehugger Cemetery Restoration Inc. -
'It's just a heart-wrenching tragedy': 2 girls killed, 4 people injured in Ingleside fire
Dec 11, 2020 9:32 PM - Despite firefighters' rescue attempts, two girls were killed in a house fire late Thursday in Ingleside, and four others in the family were hurt. Firefighters repeatedly tried to reach 8-year-old Elizabeth Evans and 5-year-old Autumn Evans inside the burning house on North Hunt Avenue, but crews couldn't get to them. -
Palatine veteran gets a 'miracle' home makeover from suburban nonprofit
Dec 11, 2020 5:30 AM - Veteran Jerome Sneed was nearly speechless when walked into his newly furnished apartment in Palatine, courtesy of the nonprofit Home 2 Home Project. "You guys are miracle workers," he said. -
Suspect in 1999 Des Plaines slaying captured in Mexico, extradited to U.S.
Dec 10, 2020 3:45 PM - Following a lengthy international manhunt, the man suspected of murdering a Des Plaines woman 21 years ago has been arrested and returned to the U.S., police announced Thursday. -
You might be able to see the northern lights tonight
Dec 10, 2020 10:26 AM - Some parts of the suburbs might be able to see the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, tonight if the skies cooperate. -
Man, woman found fatally shot in Beach Park garage
Dec 9, 2020 2:05 PM - A man and a woman were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Beach Park garage Tuesday night, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. -
Daily Herald Business Ledger webinar: Panelists optimistic, but there's much to do in 2021
Dec 11, 2020 12:52 PM - There's reason for optimism about the Illinois economy in 2021, but there's also a lot of work to do.
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