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• Naperville police chief says major crime in city continues to fall

  26-08-2022 23:54
  
  Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres said statistics from the first six months of 2022 show a continued drop in criminal activity
  
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• DuPage County spends $220,000 to enlist state, federal lobbyists

  26-08-2022 23:36
  
  DuPage County Board members have renewed contracts with three lobbying firms to push their agenda at the state and federal level.
  
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• 75 more rescued beagles headed to Anderson Humane in South Elgin

  26-08-2022 23:34
  
  After finding homes earlier this month for 91 beagles rescued from a breeding and research facility in Virginia, Anderson Humane in South Elgin is going back the first week of September to pick up 75 more.
  
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• Suspect in UpRising Bakery vandalism pleads not guilty

  26-08-2022 23:20
  
  A 24-year-old man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges alleging he smashed windows and spray-painted homophobic slurs at a Lake in the Hills bakery last month.
  
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• Groundbreaking for new Rolling Meadows mosque coming four years after council vote

  26-08-2022 23:18
  
  Practically four years to the date of a zoning approval in Rolling Meadows, groundbreaking for the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs' new mosque is scheduled for Saturday.
  
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• Kane County deputy gets pretrial diversion on cocaine charge

  26-08-2022 23:13
  
  A Kane County sheriff's deputy has received pretrial diversion on a charge he possessed cocaine, in which he pleads guilty and goes into a drug program that could get the charge removed from his record.
  
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• Grayslake school board, staff unions agree to 3-year contract

  26-08-2022 23:11
  
  Teachers and most other staff members at Grayslake Elementary District 46 schools will receive salary increases of at least 6% under a recently ratified collective bargaining agreement.
  
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• Aurora University's first female president to step down after 22 years

  26-08-2022 23:08
  
  Aurora University President Becky Sherrick is stepping down at the end of the 2022-23 school year. She is the university's 13th president and the institution's first female leader.
  
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• Carol Stream sent to prison after extorting lewd images from teen

  26-08-2022 23:06
  
  A 23-year-old Carol Stream man has been sentenced to four years in prison for extorting lewd images from a teenager in Kane County. According to a news release issued Friday by the Kane County state's attorney's office, Anchit Nayyar, of 1000 block of Mountain Glen Way, posed as a woman and contacted the victim through Snapchat.
  
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• Blackberry Maples, Rutland forest preserves to be closed for resurfacing Saturday

  26-08-2022 23:00
  
  The roadways and parking lots at Blackberry Maples and Rutland forest preserve will be closed for a chip seal resurfacing project Saturday.
  
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• Naperville fire officials investigating hotel fire

  26-08-2022 22:57
  
  Naperville fire officials are investigating a fire at a hotel that caused minor injuries to a woman staying there and a firefighter.
  
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• North Central College appoints new vice president for institutional advancement

  26-08-2022 22:55
  
  North Central College has appointed Adrian Aldrich to serve as its new vice president for institutional advancement.
  
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• IDOT to seal cracks on Route 38 from Geneva to Elburn

  26-08-2022 22:55
  
  In September, the Illinois Department of Transportation will be sealing cracks on Route 38 from Route 47 in Elburn to Route 31 in Geneva.
  
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• Cantigny moves time for Radio Gaga concert Sept. 5

  26-08-2022 22:54
  
  Cantigny Park is rescheduling the time for the Radio Gaga concert on Labor Day.
  
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• The Biz Week That Was: Banquet hall faces wrecking ball; poll shows support for Bears stadium

  26-08-2022 21:13
  
  The long-standing Avalon banquet hall will be torn down in Elk Grove. Some Schaumburg businesses are getting ready to open. Data center boom lands in Mount Prospect. A poll shows limits to support for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights.
  
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• Former Schneider staffer sentenced to 9 months, $80,000 restitution for stealing public funds

  26-08-2022 20:49
  
  A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay more $80,000 in restitution to the U.S. House of Representatives in exchange for pleading guilty to stealing public funds.
  
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• COVID-19 testing returns to Arlington Park

  26-08-2022 20:45
  
  COVID-19 testing has returned to the parking lot of Arlington Park.
  
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• Road maintenance dispute leaves unfinished culverts in Campton Hills

  26-08-2022 20:03
  
  As the village of Campton Hills and the Campton Township Highway District continue without an agreement for road maintenance, one resident says she's worried about uncompleted culvert work.
  
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• Music festivals staying fresh well into fall

  26-08-2022 19:52
  The days may be getting shorter, but the list of music festivals coming up in Chicago and the suburbs this late summer and early fall is still lengthy.
  
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• Prosecutor asks judge to bar police from giving Daily Herald records in Elmhurst murder case

  26-08-2022 19:38
  
  The Daily Herald is asking a DuPage County judge for help obtaining police reports, videos and other records about a stabbing in Elmhurst in which a man was killed.
  
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• Buffalo Grove house left uninhabitable after Thursday evening fire

  26-08-2022 14:59
  
  Buffalo Grove fire officials are still trying to determine what sparked a blaze at a house on the 2100 block of Brandywyn Lane Thursday evening that left the home uninhabitable.
  
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• Boys soccer: Becker, WW South rally to tie Oswego in final seconds

  26-08-2022 14:39
  
  Brooks Becker had already seen a few set pieces end up in the back of the net prior to getting into position with seconds remaining in Wheaton Warrenville South's non-conference game at Oswego on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Girls volleyball: Crystal Lake South continues strong start

  26-08-2022 14:37
  
  With a new coach and five new starters, a slow start to the season for Crystal Lake South wouldn't have been out of the question.
  
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• Boys soccer: Casey Kriz, St. Charles North blank Kaneland 6-0 in season opener

  26-08-2022 14:34
  
  Casey Kriz tried to take greater detail and pride regarding his defending ability entering into offseason training.
  
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• 'A legacy project': DuPage Care Center to undergo $31.5 million renovation

  26-08-2022 06:09
  
  A major overhaul is slated to transform a county-owned nursing home into a more modern facility with a new entrance, more inviting communal areas and remodeled living spaces for the 300 residents of the DuPage Care Center.
  
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• 'We want the public to see it': Hawthorn Woods restoring land not touched in a century

  26-08-2022 06:06
  
  Another long-forgotten landscape in Hawthorn Woods is being uncovered with the intent to open it for public use. Officials said the 11-acre village-owned property at the end of Seneca Avenue West hasn't been touched in a century.
  
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• Antioch police released bodycam video of officers saving an overdose victim. Here's why.

  26-08-2022 06:02
  
  After his officers responded to three overdoses last week, all involving teenagers, Antioch police Chief Geoff Guttschow knew he needed to do more than issue the usual warnings about the dangers of opioid abuse. Here's what he did next.
  
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• Which candidates are being backed by suburban megadonors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein?

  26-08-2022 05:50
  
  A suburban billionaire and his wife have contributed millions of dollars to conservative candidates and organizations across Illinois and the nation this election cycle, state and federal records show. That includes some candidates from the suburbs.
  
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• Mother and baby injured in Des Plaines hit-and-run

  26-08-2022 05:16
  
  A 32-year-old mother and her 4-month-old child were injured Thursday evening in a hit-and-run crash on the 900 block of East Oakton Street in Des Plaines.
  
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• Judge finds E. Dundee man stole from Algonquin employer

  26-08-2022 01:48
  
  A McHenry County judge ruled Wednesday that an East Dundee man is guilty of fraudulently delivering an $8,000 check to his roommate and having him deposit it, but he said there was not proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the man personally wrote it out.
  
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• Aurora man sent to prison for 25 years for rape

  26-08-2022 01:08
  
  José C. Salinas, 43, 700 block of Claim Street, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault, according to a news release Thursday from the Kane County state's attorney's office.
  
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• Mexican, Serbian-Bosnian restaurants planned in Prospect Hts. strip mall

  26-08-2022 00:36
  
  Two new sit-down restaurants -- one Mexican and the other Serbian-Bosnian -- could open in the coming months in the same strip mall at the southeast corner of Wolf and Camp McDonald roads in Prospect Heights.
  
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• Naperville officials considering plan for shuttered Butera location

  26-08-2022 00:31
  
  Naperville officials are considering a redevelopment plan for the shuttered Butera grocery store location on East Chicago Avenue.
  
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• Man charged with disarming, injuring police officer investigating theft from Target

  26-08-2022 00:24
  
  A man was charged with disarming and injuring a Woodridge police officer investigating a theft at a Target store.
  
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