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• Transformer, utility pole catch fire in Elk Grove Village

  21-01-2015 04:44
  
  A utility pole and a transformer caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Elk Grove Village. The transformer fire, which was also on a utility pole 3 feet from the B & M Plastic Inc. building at 2001 Arthur Ave., was reported around 4 p.m., Elk Grove Village Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Sellers said.
  
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• ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record

  04-12-2025 21:23 via nytimes.com
  In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
  
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• Hayet Rida’s Brand, Khoi, Reflects Her Roots in Ghana

  04-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Hayet Rida’s brand, Khoi, reflects her roots in Ghana and home in Chicago.
  
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• 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the A.A.C.M.

  03-12-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in Chicago has built community and pushed musical boundaries for 60 years. Hear 13 tracks from this jazz institution.
  
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• Donate This Holiday Season: New Life Centers Needs Your Help

  30-11-2025 12:00 via nytimes.com
  When ICE arrived in Chicago, this group had an answer.
  
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• Major Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across Midwest and Upends Travel

  29-11-2025 22:29 via nytimes.com
  More than 1,100 flights were canceled at Chicago airports as the storm disrupted travel for those headed home after Thanksgiving.
  
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• Light snow moves in ahead of major winter storm, travel precautions urged

  29-11-2025 09:01 via nbcchicago.com
  
  63/80 characters The Chicago area was bracing for a major snowstorm this weekend and dangerous holiday travel conditions, as a winter system threatened to dump nearly a foot of snow on the region. A winter storm warning was issued for the entirety of the Chicago area and northwest Indiana, advising of total snow accumulations between six and 10 inches through...
  
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• Light snow moves in ahead of major winter storm

  29-11-2025 09:01 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Chicago area was bracing for a major snowstorm this weekend and dangerous holiday travel conditions, as a winter system threatened to dump nearly a foot of snow on the region. A winter storm warning was issued for the entirety of the Chicago area and northwest Indiana, advising of total snow accumulations between six and 10 inches through 6 a.m....
  
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• ‘Unprecedented': Snow postpones Illinois high school football state title games

  28-11-2025 22:05 via nbcchicago.com
  
  With heavy snowfall expected across Illinois this weekend, the high school football state championship games scheduled for Saturday were postponed.
  
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• 2 kids die, sister and father hospitalized after Thanksgiving apartment fire

  28-11-2025 21:30 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Two siblings were killed and another hospitalized alongside her father after an apartment fire broke out on Thanksgiving, authorities said.
  
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• Heavy snowfall expected to create difficult driving conditions through weekend

  28-11-2025 20:46 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Double-digit snowfall the weekend millions will travel home after Thanksgiving may be the perfect storm for potentially hazardous driving conditions.
  
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• How to choose the right charity on Giving Tuesday, according to Consumer Reports

  28-11-2025 19:48 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Consumer Reports shows you how to find charities that truly make a difference and avoid the ones that don’t ahead of Giving Tuesday.
  
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• Wiener Circle to give out free hot dogs after Bears win, Johnson goes shirtless

  28-11-2025 18:38 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Wiener Circle will once again give away free hot dogs thanks to the Chicago Bears.
  
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• Catch a ride with Santa aboard the CTA Holiday Train and Bus: See the schedule

  28-11-2025 18:02 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous year. Santa Claus and his trusty reindeer kicked off the start of their annual rounds aboard the CTA Friday, marking the start of the holiday train and bus season in Chicago. The Holiday Train, now in its 34th year of operation, and the Holiday Bus will spread festive...
  
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• Bears' dominant rushing attack leads to 5th straight win, 24-15 over Eagles

  28-11-2025 17:39 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night.
  
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• Plane veers off runway during landing, rolls over into a backyard in SW suburb

  28-11-2025 14:52 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Photos and video from Sky 5 showed a small plane on its side, with its tail wing pressed up against a brick building.
  
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• What time will the snow start, and when will the roads be at their worst? Latest storm timeline

  28-11-2025 14:37 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The warning comes as more than 41 million people from the northern and central plains to the Midwest were under winter storm alerts, with the National Weather Service advising people in northeast Illinois to "consider altering any travel plans originally scheduled for Saturday."
  
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• 21-year-old suburban man sets family home on fire on Thanksgiving after argument: Sheriff

  28-11-2025 13:47 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A 21-year-old suburban man was arrested and charged with setting his house on fire following a family argument on Thanksgiving, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said, with the family seeing the home “filling with smoke” and the house sustaining major damage. About 7:30 p.m. Thursday, deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department responded to a verbal domestic dispute in the...
  
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• Bears vs. Eagles: Where, how to watch the Black Friday game

  28-11-2025 12:25 via nbcchicago.com
  
  While some will be out shopping for Black Friday, others will be parked on the couch watching the Chicago Bears vs. The Philadelphia Eagles.
  
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• Bears vs. Eagles: What channel, how to watch the Black Friday game

  28-11-2025 12:25 via nbcchicago.com
  
  While some will be out shopping for Black Friday, others will be parked on the couch watching the Chicago Bears vs. The Philadelphia Eagles.
  
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• Chicago Christkindlmarket says new limits on capacity, crowd control ‘threaten' future of event

  28-11-2025 11:59 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The update comes after a Chicago Tribune report from Nov. 25 said the City of Chicago recently placed new crowd restrictions on the event for 2025.
  
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• Chicago Christkindlmarket provides update on new capacity measures, saying they ‘pose a threat'

  28-11-2025 11:59 via nbcchicago.com
  
  On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Chicago’s famous Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza will address newly imposed capacity measures “for crowd management and safety,” saying they pose an “existential threat” to future of the popular holiday event. The update comes after a Chicago Tribune report from Nov. 25 saying the City of Chicago recently placed new crowd...
  
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• Winter storm warning issued for entire Chicago area; 12+ inches of snow possible

  28-11-2025 10:25 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The warning comes as more than 41 million people from the northern and central plains to the Midwest were under winter storm alerts, with the National Weather Service advising people in northeast Illinois to "consider altering any travel plans originally scheduled for Saturday."
  
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• Winter storm warning issued for entire Chicago area; 12 inches of snow or more possible

  28-11-2025 10:25 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The warning comes as more than 41 people from the northern and central plains to the Midwest were under winter storm alerts, with the National Weather Service advising people in northeast Illinois to "consider altering any travel plans originally scheduled for Saturday."
  
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• ‘A Home Alone' sequel isn't planned, but Macaulay Culkin is open to one – and has an idea

  27-11-2025 21:32 via nbcchicago.com
  
  There is a possibility Kevin McAllister could be making a comeback, said Actor Macaulay Culkin, who played the young boy in "Home Alone."
  
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• Another ‘Home Alone' sequel isn't planned, but Macaulay Culkin is open to one – and has an idea

  27-11-2025 21:32 via nbcchicago.com
  
  There is a possibility Kevin McAllister could be making a comeback, said Actor Macaulay Culkin, who played the young boy in "Home Alone."
  
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• Authorities seek to block Slender Man attacker's conditional release after escape from group home

  27-11-2025 19:09 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Wisconsin authorities have asked a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the woman who in 2014 almost killed her sixth grade classmate in the name of horror villain Slender Man and escaped from a group home earlier this week. A Waukesha County Circuit Court judge agreed on Wednesday to seal the petition filed by the Department of Corrections late Tuesday...
  
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• Fire engulfs Englewood church on Thanksgiving, investigation underway

  27-11-2025 16:59 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Chicago firefighters battled a large blaze at a church in the city's Englewood neighborhood on Thanksgiving Day.
  
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• Navy recruits treated to hearty meal and day off on Thanksgiving

  27-11-2025 16:23 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Veterans and volunteers at the American Legion Post 208 in suburban Arlington Heights hosted a Thanksgiving meal for Navy recruits on Thursday.
  
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• As Bears prepare to play on Black Friday, here's what time kickoff is and where to watch

  27-11-2025 16:04 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Chicago Bears will be on a large stage this week as they play on Black Friday for the first time ever.
  
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