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• 'They are starting over now': Beagles bred for research meet new foster families in South Elgin

  09-08-2022 23:34
  
  Ninety-one beagles that had been bred for medical research in Virginia got a new lease on life when they were introduced to new foster families Tuesday in South Elgin.
  
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• 'He would do anything for you': Patrons fondly remember East Dundee bar owner

  09-08-2022 23:18
  
  Bar patrons at Calendo's in East Dundee are fondly remembering bar owner Richard Calendo days after his passing.
  
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• Backpack Build event gives elementary students a head start on the new school year

  09-08-2022 23:15
  
  Students at Newport Elementary School in Beach Park will get a head start for the new school year with backpacks filled with supplies courtesy of Learning Resources, an educational toy company headquartered in Vernon Hills.
  
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• Cooper Roberts begins rehab after Highland Park shooting, hopes to rejoin classmates soon

  09-08-2022 23:01
  
  Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old paralyzed in the Highland Park parade shooting, recently began rehabilitation at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago with the goal of returning to his third-grade class at Braeside Elementary School in the next two to three months.
  
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• Man gets 8 years for escaping jail furlough while attending his brother's funeral

  09-08-2022 22:34
  
  A Villa Park man who escaped furlough while attending his brother's funeral was sentenced Tuesday to 8 years in prison.
  
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• Sussman will not seek third term as Buffalo Grove village president, endorses Smith as successor

  09-08-2022 21:34
  
  Buffalo Grove Village President Beverly Sussman will not seek a third term as the town's top elected official next year. Instead, Sussman said she will endorse village Trustee Eric Smith for the post in the 2023 local elections.
  
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• Official in Charge of Chicago Police Reform Efforts Fired by Supt. Brown

  09-08-2022 21:26 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The official responsible for overseeing court-ordered reforms within the Chicago Police Department was fired by Supt. David Brown, leading to strong reactions from all corners of the city.
  
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• Kane County Judge John Noverini announces retirement

  09-08-2022 21:22
  
  Kane County Judge John Noverini is retiring this month, after 14 years on the bench.
  
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• Chicago Civil Rights Leaders Express Anger at Decision Not to Indict Emmett Till Accuser

  09-08-2022 20:59 via nbcchicago.com
  
  After a grand jury decided not to indict the woman whose allegations sparked Emmett Till’s lynching, Chicago-area civil rights leaders are expressing their outrage and disappointment in the decision.
  
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• Naperville police seeking information after responding to shots fired report

  09-08-2022 20:25
  
  The Naperville Police Department is seeking information from the public after officers responded early Tuesday morning to a report of shots fired near the intersection of Palmer and White Eagle drives.
  
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• Actor Ricky Gervais Weighs in on Coyote Controversy, Calls on Cook County Officials to Release Animal

  09-08-2022 19:41 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A coyote living in an outdoor enclosure at a north suburban forest preserve is at the center of much controversy, as animal rights activists urge Cook County officials to release him.
  
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• 'She was my love, my best friend, my life': Family, friends mourn 13-year-old killed in I-90 crash

  09-08-2022 19:14
  
  Barely a week after Katriona Koziara, 13, died in a deadly crash, her mother reflected on all the good things about her, remembering her as "wonderful, intelligent, caring, talented and loving."
  
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• South Chicago Dance Team Prepares to Honor Beloved Coach at Bud Billiken Parade

  09-08-2022 18:46 via nbcchicago.com
  
  As Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade kicks off this weekend, one dance team is working to put on a special performance to honor their late coach. 
  
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• How Cubs' Franmil Reyes Already Endearing Himself to Fans

  09-08-2022 18:40 via nbcchicago.com
  
  New slugger Franmil Reyes' Cubs ties include a relationship with fan favorite Pedro Strop and some Sammy Sosa inspiration.
  
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• District 303 school board drops Citizen Advisory Committee as district launches community engagement plan

  09-08-2022 18:31
  
  The St. Charles Unit District 303 school board agreed Monday that its Citizen Advisory Committee should be discontinued in the face of the district launching a community engagement plan.
  
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• NASCAR Permit Agreement Reveals New Details About Race Coming to Chicago

  09-08-2022 18:23 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The NASCAR race coming to Chicago next July could tie up a portion of Grant Park for over a month, which is more than twice what was previously expected, according to the event's permit agreement obtained by NBC 5 Investigates.
  
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• Glen Ellyn Historical Society welcomes fall season with mum sale

  09-08-2022 18:18
  
  The Glen Ellyn Historical Society is ushering in the fall season with a sale of hardy garden mums.
  
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• Suburban park district dance troupes performing benefit show for Highland Park

  09-08-2022 18:17
  
  Park district dance companies from across the suburbs will hold a benefit dance in Buffalo Grove on Aug. 21 to raise funds for the Highland Park Community Foundation.
  
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• ComEd to address recurring outages in Hoffman Estates at Aug. 15 meeting

  09-08-2022 18:17
  
  ComEd representatives will appear before the Hoffman Estates village board Monday, Aug. 15, to present plans to address repeated power outages in town.
  
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• Man Allegedly Stole $56K in Watches From Mag Mile Store, Then Was Arrested Hours Later After Hammer Attack

  09-08-2022 18:04 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A convicted felon allegedly stole over $56,000 worth of vintage watches from the Ralph Lauren store on the Magnificent Mile last month, just hours before he was arrested for a hammer attack at Mother Hubbard’s bar in River North.
  
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• Chicago's Top Prosecutor: 7 Convictions Tied to Ex-Cop Vacated

  09-08-2022 17:42 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Cook County state’s attorney’s office says judges have vacated seven murder convictions connected to a retired Chicago police detective accused of framing others who were sent to prison. Another case awaits further court proceedings. State’s Attorney Kim Foxx told reporters Tuesday that her office no longer will oppose post-conviction litigation in eight cases following a 2019 review of cases related to allegations of police misconduct involving Reynaldo Guevara. Guevara ha
  
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• Italian Beef Is Booming. Thank Hulu’s ‘The Bear.’

  09-08-2022 17:41 via nytimes.com
  
  The FX series has fueled a spike in sales of the sandwich at Chicago-specialty restaurants across the country.
  
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• Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ Fuels Demand for Chicago’s Italian Beef Sandwich

  09-08-2022 17:41 via nytimes.com
  
  The FX series has fueled a spike in sales of the sandwich at Chicago-specialty restaurants across the country.
  
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• Neighbors in the News: Mount Prospect District 57 welcomes new administrators

  09-08-2022 17:22
  
  Eric Larson has joined Mount Prospect School District 57 as the principal of Lincoln Middle School.
  
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• Darren Bailey Doubles Down After Comparing Abortion to Holocaust, Claims ‘Jewish Community' Told Him He Was Right

  09-08-2022 17:17 via nbcchicago.com
  
  After facing a tsunami of controversy over remarks where he compared abortion to the Holocaust, State Sen. and Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey doubled down on the comments during a radio interview, claiming that a group of rabbis supported the comparison, something that the group denies.
  
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• Abercrombie & Fitch, Gilly Hicks, new restaurants coming to Woodfield Mall this fall

  09-08-2022 17:08
  
  Abercrombie & Fitch along with its affiliated lingerie brand Gilly Hicks will lead new retail and dining tenants coming to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg ahead of the holidays this fall.
  
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• Evanston Police Prompts Changes to Deal With Staffing Shortage

  09-08-2022 16:57 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Evanston Police Department said it's facing a staffing shortage that has led to reassignments and reduced services.
  
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• Hainesville man fatally shot in Waukegan identified

  09-08-2022 16:41
  
  Lake County officials on Tuesday have identified Michael Reed Jr. as the 18-year-old Hainesville man fatally shot Saturday at a Waukegan apartment complex.
  
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• Chicago Public Schools Releases 2022-23 COVID Guidelines: What You Need to Know

  09-08-2022 16:14 via nbcchicago.com
  
  As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weighs potential changes to a host of COVID protocols, Chicago Public Schools has announced the tweaks it will make to the district’s handling of the virus this fall.
  
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• Cooper Roberts, 8-Year-Old Boy Paralyzed in Highland Park Shooting, Will Head to School Soon

  09-08-2022 15:25 via nbcchicago.com
  
  After spending nearly a month undergoing multiple surgeries and treatments, Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed in the July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, has started physical therapy and expects to enter third grade in the fall, his family said in a press release.
  
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• Chicago's Top Prosecutor Asks Judges to Vacate Several Convictions Tied to Ex-Cop

  09-08-2022 14:47 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Cook County state’s attorney's office on Tuesday asked judges to vacate eight murder convictions connected to a retired Chicago police detective accused of framing others who were sent to prison.
  
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• COVID Variant Tracker: BA.5 Continues to Gain Ground, as Does Sublineage of BA.4

  09-08-2022 14:40 via nbcchicago.com
  
  According to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BA.5 subvariant of COVID is still continuing to make up a greater share of coronavirus cases, but another variant is slowly gaining steam as well.
  
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• Changes Could Soon Be Coming to COVID Quarantine and Isolation Guidelines, Chicago's Top Doc Says

  09-08-2022 14:27 via nbcchicago.com
  
  As COVID continues to evolve, quarantine and isolation guidelines could also change, according to Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health.
  
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• Does Everyone With COVID Get Symptoms With BA.5? Here's What Chicago's Top Doc Says

  09-08-2022 13:52 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Health experts have noted that the BA.5 omicron subvariant has led to more symptomatic infections, but could some people still have the virus and not know it?
  
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• Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman Whose Accusation Led to Emmett Till Lynching

  09-08-2022 13:40 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The decision means it is increasingly unlikely that Carolyn Bryant Donham will ever be prosecuted for her role in the events that led to the 14-year-old's murder nearly 70 years ago.
  
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• Chicago Air and Water Show: When and Where to Watch the Event's ‘Full-Force' Return

  09-08-2022 12:45 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A long-time fixture of Chicago summers is set to make its way back to the lakeshore later this month.
  
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• 'I am just so ready to play again': Prep football season starts in the suburbs

  09-08-2022 12:05
  
  It was just moments into the high school football season on Monday and already Palatine coach Corey Olson was calling an audible.
  
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• White Sox Tim Anderson Out Approximately 6 Weeks With Finger Injury

  09-08-2022 09:54 via nbcchicago.com
  
  White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will miss 4-6 weeks with a torn ligament on the middle finger of his left hand.
  
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• Illinois Coronavirus Updates: How Long Can You Test Positive, Omicron Vaccines

  09-08-2022 08:58 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.
  
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• Report: Bears' Roquan Smith Requests Trade From Ryan Poles

  09-08-2022 08:07 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Bears linebacker has not participated in the practice portion of training camp this summer.
  
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• PHOTOS: 100 Beagles Arrive in South Elgin, Available For Adoption as Part of National Rescue

  09-08-2022 07:06 via nbcchicago.com
  
  100 bright-eyed, floppy-eared and bushy-tailed beagles arrived at Anderson Humane in South Elgin early Tuesday, looking for forever homes after begin rescued from a research facility in Virginia.
  
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• Man Shot in North Kenwood After Confronting Car Thieves

  09-08-2022 06:34 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A man was shot early Tuesday in North Kenwood after confronting three men trying to steal his car, Chicago police said.
  
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• Chicago Weather: Lower Humidity, Cooler Temperatures and Beach Hazard at Lake Michigan

  09-08-2022 06:26 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Following days of clouds, extreme humidity and heavy rain, Chicago's Tuesday forecast is calling for pleasant temperatures, a lower dew point and sunny skies.
  
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• 'No wipes down the pipes,' Antioch tells residents

  09-08-2022 05:57
  
  Antioch residents are urged to toss instead of flushing items that can create potential home plumbing issues or clog the public system. The village is reminding residents not to flush wipes, paper towels and other items that can clog pipes and damage equipment.
  
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• Demolition nears for former sports bar, diner in Rosemont

  09-08-2022 05:54
  
  Demolition of a shuttered sports bar, diner and downstairs nightclub at the edge of O'Hare International Airport in Rosemont is finally planned in the coming months, village officials said.
  
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• Lake Zurich's long-awaited Life Time center could open next month

  09-08-2022 04:54
  
  It's been around five years since a representative from Life Time first presented a plan to open a fitness complex to the village of Lake Zurich on the site of the old Hackney's. Now, after a lengthy public review and pandemic-related construction delays, company officials say the location could open as soon as next month.
  
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• Des Plaines police searching for missing woman

  09-08-2022 03:46
  
  Police are searching for a 79-year-old woman last seen in Des Plaines Monday afternoon.
  
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• Glenbard West eyes return to glory

  09-08-2022 03:28
  
  Beads of sweat glistened underneath Chris Terek's helmet during a breather Monday.
  
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• Alum Possley takes over at St. Charles East

  09-08-2022 03:21
  
  Nolan Possley has put his own stamp into cultivating the next chapters of St. Charles East football.
  
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• Wheeling, Buffalo Grove and Lombard among towns adding EV charging stations through new grants

  09-08-2022 01:35
  
  Public charging stations for electric vehicles and solar technology to aid law enforcement are among the community projects that will be funded through $171,000 in new grants announced Monday from ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus.
  
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