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• Man charged with DUI after driving car into Fox River near Port Barrington

  16-09-2022 22:59
  Authorities at the McHenry County sheriff's office said a 64-year-old man is facing drunken driving charges after he mistakenly drove his vehicle into the Fox River late Thursday near a Port Barrington restaurant.
  
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• Body found in ditch identified as Waukegan man

  16-09-2022 22:44
  A man's body found in Gurnee on September 15th in a ditch has been identified as 31-year-old Anthony Hawins from Waukegan.
  
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• Aurora man pleads guilty shooting gun are rival gang member

  16-09-2022 22:40
  The last of three brothers accused of trying to murder a member of a rival gang in Aurora pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated battery.
  
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• Police: Car in fatal crash was doing more than 100 mph

  16-09-2022 22:38
  East Dundee police said Friday that a Volkswagen Jetta that crashed into a tree last week, killing two people, was likely going more than 100 mph.
  
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• Naperville Hispanic Festival this weekend

  16-09-2022 22:37
  The Naperville Hispanic Festival takes place this weekend in downtown Naperville.
  
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• Road closures planned for St. Charles this weekend

  16-09-2022 22:35
  The St. Charles Police Department announced road closures for a parade and the Fox Valley Marathon this weekend.
  
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• Gia Mia an unlikely new tenant in old Nichols Library in downtown Naperville

  16-09-2022 22:34
  Restaurateur Brian Goewey accomplished something that looked unlikely a year ago. He opened a Gia Mia restaurant in the old Nichols Library in downtown Naperville.
  
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• Equipment replacement first step in moderinzing Libertyville's two public pools

  16-09-2022 22:04
  Two familiar but aging attractions in Libertyville will be getting a revamp for the next swim season -- $316,200 in mechanical updgrades are planned for Libertyville's Adler and Riverside park pools.
  
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• Moylan, Lupo differ on curbing gun violence, possible ban on certain weapons

  16-09-2022 21:59
  In the wake of this summer's mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Democratic state Rep. Martin Moylan of Des Plaines and his Republican challenger Michael M. Lupo of Park Ridge shared differing views on what the state might be able to do to curb gun violence, including whether a ban on assault weapons should be a part of a solution.
  
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• Mussman defends, challenger Litney assails elements of Safe-T Act

  16-09-2022 21:57
  With several aspects of Illinois' sweeping law enforcement reform measure known as the Safe-T Act set to take effect Jan. 1, Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg and Republican challenger E. Dale Litney recently debated the merits of the bill.
  
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• Watching the Skies Over Chicago's Southeast Side: Astronomers Setting Up Telescopes for the Public Saturday Night

  16-09-2022 20:38 via nbcchicago.com
  
  After a summer where many of them hid until nearly dawn, the planets are back at a reasonable hour. “They have come out from behind the sun and entered our evening skies,” said Joe Guzman, an astronomer for the Chicago Park District. To mark their return, Guzman and a team of volunteer astronomers will be setting up telescopes for the...
  
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• Crash That Killed Indiana Congresswoman Walorski Blamed on Failed Passing Try

  16-09-2022 20:25 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A staffer for U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was trying to pass a flat-bed truck on a northern Indiana highway last month when the SUV they were in crashed into an oncoming car, killing Walorski and three other people, police said Friday. A witness traveling behind the SUV told investigators it sped up, crossed the centerline of the two-lane highway as it...
  
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• Left for Dead: 3 Months After Hit-and-Run That Killed 11-Year-Old, His Family Calls for Justice

  16-09-2022 20:04 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Friday marked exactly three months since 11-year-old Ja'lon James was killed in a hit-and-run crash that remains unsolved. His family is calling for justice, saying Chicago police have plenty of evidence and it shouldn't take this long to see an arrest.
  
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• Old Number One appreciation concert

  16-09-2022 19:57
  A free concert will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Kracklauer Park, 116 N. Lake St. (Route 45) in Mundelein.
  
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• Batavia inches closer to having shopping bag fee

  16-09-2022 19:57
  Batavia is getting closer to instituting a fee on single-use shopping bags.
  
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• Suburban schools well represented on National Blue Ribbon list

  16-09-2022 19:22
  Several suburban schools were among the 17 Illinois schools selected as 2022 National Blue Ribbon honorees.
  
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• 2 Chicago Police Officers Among 4 Injured in Greater Grand Crossing Collision

  16-09-2022 18:48 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Four people, including two Chicago police officers, were among those who sustained injuries in a multiple vehicle crash Friday evening in the city’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. The collision was reported before 5 p.m. in the area of East 75th Street and South Saint Lawrence Avenue. One officer and a second person were transported to the hospital in critical condition,...
  
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• Chicago Police Searching for Boy Kidnapped During Car Theft in East Chatham

  16-09-2022 18:37 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Chicago police are trying to find an 8-year-old boy who was inside a car Friday afternoon when an unknown individual kidnapped him and stole the vehicle, authorities said. The boy was inside a white Kia at approximately 4:53 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ellis, which is in the city’s East Chatham neighborhood, when an unknown offender broke into...
  
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• Boy Thought To Be Kidnapped During Car Theft in East Chatham Is Safe, Police Say

  16-09-2022 18:37 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A car was stolen in Chicago’s East Chatham neighborhood Friday evening, police said. Chicago police responded to a report of a stolen white Kia at approximately 4:53 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ellis Avenue where an unknown offender broke into the vehicle and then took off, police said. Authorities initially said an 8-year-old boy was inside the car,...
  
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• Good News Sunday: Former hospital in Aurora now helping people enjoy independent living

  16-09-2022 18:29
  Aurora officials celebrated a milestone in the renovation of old Copley Hospital on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting at Weston Bridges -- apartments for people with intellectual, cognitive and developmental concerns who want to live on their own.
  
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• Schaumburg advises motorists to avoid area of gas main break at Salem, Cranbrook

  16-09-2022 18:01
  Schaumburg officials are advising motorists to avoid the area of Salem and Cranbrook, where Nicor crews are repairing an underground gas main break that occurred just before 8 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Kane County Board candidate says opponent is actually a Florida resident

  16-09-2022 17:59
  Kane County Board member Mark Davoust's Democratic opponent in the November election has alleged the incumbent Republican is no longer a legal Illinois resident after claiming a tax exemption on his Marco Island, Florida property in 2017.
  
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• Unsure If You'll Receive Illinois Tax Rebate Checks? Here's What Steps to Take

  16-09-2022 17:38 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Distribution of income and property tax rebate checks has begun across Illinois and is expected to stretch well into the fall. The rebates, part of the Illinois Family Relief Plan that was passed earlier this year, apply to millions of residents who paid state income taxes for the year 2021 or who paid property taxes during that calendar year. One-time...
  
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• Frank Lloyd Wright House Hits Market for First Time Ever in Wisconsin

  16-09-2022 17:37 via nbcchicago.com
  A Frank Lloyd Wright house perched in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, had stayed clear of the real estate market since being built in 1956. Now, for the first time ever, the home is looking for buyers.
  
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• See the Full Schedule for the Chicago House Music Festival

  16-09-2022 17:15 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Calling all House Heads!  
  
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• Lockdown at Barrington High lifted after police arrest student carrying gun

  16-09-2022 17:14
  Barrington High School was put on lockdown Friday morning before police arrested a student who was carrying a pellet gun, officials said.
  
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• Legal Experts Explain Why the Pretrial Fairness Act Isn't a ‘Purge Law' in Illinois

  16-09-2022 16:59 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Will there be a so-called "purge" coming to Illinois and Chicago? Legal experts say social media posts and conservative news outlets have been distorting how Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which will soon eliminate cash bail in the state.
  
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• Video in NYC's Times Square to feature McHenry County first-grader with Down syndrome

  16-09-2022 16:38
  On Saturday, Cody Binger, a first-grader from Union living with Down syndrome, along with about 500 others, will appear in an hour-long video at Times Square in New York City aimed at spotlighting those living with the condition.
  
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• Chicago Family Dealing With Constant Grief After Losing 2 Sons to Gun Violence

  16-09-2022 16:38 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The devastating calls came twice for one heartbroken Chicago family. Lealer Harris and Derrick Pryor’s son DiMonte Pryor was fatally shot in 2018. “He died at the age of 26,” Harris said. “He was murdered in front of people’s homes.” Then, in August of this year, they received another devastating phone call. Harris learned her son, Marquise Pryor, had been...
  
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• Libertyville Tour of Homes

  16-09-2022 16:33
  The Libertyville Tour of Homes begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and runs through 3 p.m.
  
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• Illinois Reports Highest Vaccine Numbers in Months Following Strong Demand for New COVID Booster Shots

  16-09-2022 15:18 via nbcchicago.com
  
  More than 188,000 Illinois residents have been given a dose of the newly-updated bivalent COVID-19 booster shots, which health officials assert will likely be key to curbing an anticipated coronavirus surge in the coming months. The modified boosters, which contain half the original COVID-19 vaccine recipe and half protection against the newest omicron subvariants, were authorized by federal health regulators...
  
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• Chicago Will Cross Paths With its First Sunset Before 7 p.m. Friday

  16-09-2022 15:10 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Chicagoans, love it or hate it, you're going to have to face it: The sun will be long gone before you know it, as the days are officially getting shorter — and shorter.
  
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• Man makes wrong turn, drives into Fox River near Port Barrington

  16-09-2022 15:02
  One person suffered minor injuries after a vehicle made a wrong turn near a Port Barrington restaurant and drove into the Fox River late Thursday night.
  
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• Deadline to File Claim in Illinois' Google Lawsuit Settlement is Next Weekend

  16-09-2022 14:55 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Eligible Illinois residents have a little more than one week left to submit their claims as part of a multi-million dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving Google.
  
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• Suburban State's Attorney Files Lawsuit Seeking to Declare SAFE-T Act ‘Unconstitutional'

  16-09-2022 14:15 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A suburban Chicago state's attorney filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to have the SAFE-T Act, criminal justice reform legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021 that is set to take effect on Jan. 1, declared "unconstitutional."
  
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• Here's When Fall Foliage Will Peak in the Chicago Area

  16-09-2022 13:51 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Crispy, warm-toned leaves are tell-tale signs of autumn. Considering October is just around the corner, when will the Chicago area start to see fall foliage?
  
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• Coronavirus in Illinois: Nearly 18K New Cases, 74 Deaths Reported in Last Week

  16-09-2022 13:31 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Illinois health officials reported 17,584 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, along with 74 additional deaths, marking a decrease in cases from a week prior, as 20 counties within the state remain at a "high" community level for COVID-19.
  
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• What is the SAFE-T Act in Illinois? Here's an Explainer of What Changes Are in Store

  16-09-2022 13:19 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A bill that brings sweeping criminal justice and police reform will soon take effect in Illinois, and though much focus has been centered on the elimination of cash bail, several other changes are in store.
  
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• Vierneisel's last-minute TD pass, 2-point conversion, lifts Prospect over Maine South, 42-41

  16-09-2022 12:42
  Brad Viernisel leapt Prospect past Maine South 42-41 Thursday in Park Ridge.
  
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• Gov. Pritzker is Making Changes to Illinois COVID Requirements. Here's What's Different

  16-09-2022 12:33 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The changes, announced by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office Thursday, mark the latest restrictions to be eased in the state even as positive cases COVID continue to be reported.
  
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• Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting of 12-Year-Old on Near West Side

  16-09-2022 12:03 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Two men tracked down by a police helicopter have been charged with shooting and seriously wounding a 12-year-old boy on the Near West Side earlier this week.
  
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• Robots Will Soon Deliver Food, Groceries Near UIC Following Green Light From City Council

  16-09-2022 11:49 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Robotic personal delivery devices described as “beverage coolers on wheels” will soon be delivering more restaurant meals and groceries in and around the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago.
  
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• VP Kamala Harris in Chicago Friday For Roundtable on Reproductive Rights, Democratic Rally

  16-09-2022 10:54 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The Vice President's mid-September visit is her second trip to Chicago this year to focus on reproductive rights following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June.
  
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• Private Booters Could Soon be Allowed to Kick Operations into Gear Across Chicago

  16-09-2022 10:13 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Private booters roaming free in more than half of Chicago’s 50 wards could soon get the go-ahead to take their controversial, car-disabling operations citywide.
  
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• Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Change in State COVID Guidelines Take Effect

  16-09-2022 09:19 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.
  
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• Man Shot While Driving in Wrigleyville

  16-09-2022 09:03 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A man was wounded in a shooting in Wrigleyville on the North Side Thursday night.
  
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• How to Watch Bears Vs. Packers Week 2: TV Channel, Start Time, Odds

  16-09-2022 08:15 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears look to build off their season-opening win against the San Francisco 49ers as they travel to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. Here is how to watch the Week 2 matchup.
  
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• Bed, Bath & Beyond to Close 6 Illinois Stores, Including 4 in Chicago Area

  16-09-2022 06:36 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Bed, Bath & Beyond announced Thursday that more than 50 stores nationwide will close before 2023.
  
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• Felony Charges Filed Against CPD Sergeant, Officer in Connection With Pilsen Shooting That Injured 2

  16-09-2022 06:22 via nbcchicago.com
  
  According to Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, the felonies are punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
  
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• New pickleball courts won't be a nuisance, Naperville park officials say

  16-09-2022 06:07
  Naperville Park District officials assured residents near the Frontier Sports Complex that a new pickleball complex won't negatively affect the neighborhood.
  
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