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R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan
Jun 14, 2024 2:23 pm - NEW YORK — A comet must have landed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before it would take “a comet” to ...
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After 6 years, Lake County sheriff’s marine unit resumes patrols on Lake MichiganJun 14, 2024 10:04 pm - The marine unit has been unable to patrol the more than 900 square miles of Lake Michigan in its jurisdiction because it didn’t have a boat that could safely operate on Lake Michigan.
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Man pleads guilty to setting fire at ex-roommates’ homeJun 14, 2024 10:08 pm - An Aurora man who set a fire at his former roommates’ home because he was upset with them has pleaded guilty to residential arson.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed nearly a year after DuPage County mass shootingJun 14, 2024 10:02 pm - The fiancee of a man who was shot to death last year in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook is suing two stores in the strip mall where the mass shooting happened.
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Life drawing class June 22 at Des Plaines libraryJun 14, 2024 12:21 pm - Learn to draw the human body in a life drawing class June 22 at the Des Plaines Public Library. The free class is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to noon in the Commons are...
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Authorities: Naperville woman used her children to steal items from JCPenney storeJun 14, 2024 10:08 pm - A Naperville woman has been accused of using her children to help her steal 212 items from the JCPenney store at Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard.
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Elburn veteran reflects on World War II service as 100th birthday approachesJun 14, 2024 11:05 am - As he nears his 100th birthday, World War II veteran Jack Richtman of Elburn looks back on his life and his service in the Army’s 71st Infantry Division.
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Roselle OKs backyard chickensJun 14, 2024 10:05 pm - The village of Roselle will let residents keep up to five egg-laying hens in their backyards.
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Why Glen Ellyn police chief says Jimmy Buffett saved his lifeJun 13, 2024 4:55 pm - The late Jimmy Buffett is best remembered for tropical rock hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” but Glen Ellyn Police Chief Philip Norton fondly recalls the singer for more personal reasons. “Jimmy Buffett saved my life,” Norton told his village board last month.
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Board honors U-46’s music education program; district recognized with national honor for six years in a rowJun 13, 2024 10:48 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 board recently honored the district’s music education program and music educators after U-46 was recognized as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education.”