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• Cabdriver convicted of sexually assaulting customer in Naperville

  28-03-2023 23:42
  
  A taxi driver was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting a passenger in Naperville.
  
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• Most St. Charles school board candidates agree with decision to opt out of new sex ed standards

  28-03-2023 23:40
  
  The majority of the candidates for St. Charles School District 303 Board are supportive of the district's decision to continue using the same sex education curriculum it has for years, rather than teach the state's newly-adopted national standards.
  
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• Naperville Jaycees Last Fling announces packed lineup of musical acts

  28-03-2023 23:37
  
  Organizers from the Naperville Jaycees Last Fling, which will take place Labor Day weekend in downtown Naperville, announced a packed lineup of musical acts for this year's event.
  
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• Palatine condo complex fire ruled accidental, likely related to smoking

  28-03-2023 23:36
  
  Palatine fire investigators have determined the fire at a building in the Windhaven condominium complex was accidental and likely caused by improper disposal of smoking materials.
  
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• 'The perfect fit': Benedictine University to welcome new president

  28-03-2023 22:57
  
  The interim leader of a private women's college in Wisconsin will become the next president of Benedictine University, officials at the Lisle-based school announced Tuesday.
  
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• Batavia police mourning death of officer

  28-03-2023 22:54
  
  Batavia police are mourning the death of officer Joe Gudella.
  
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• Blackhawks' Goaltender Alex Stalock Ejected for Unsportsmanlike Conduct in Loss

  28-03-2023 22:50
  
  Blackhawks goaltender Alex Stalock was ejected in the final minutes of Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, and it's hard to blame him for feeling the way he did.
  
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• Baseball: St. Charles North's bats come alive in win at Prospect

  28-03-2023 22:38
  
  No time to hit was not a problem for St. Charles North Tuesday.
  
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• Everything Cubs Fans Need to Know Ahead of Opening Day at Wrigley Field

  28-03-2023 22:19
  
  After a long winter, Opening Day of the 2023 baseball season is finally here, as the Chicago Cubs will take on the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on Thursday, March 30.
  
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• Open mic nights scheduled at Des Plaines Public Library

  28-03-2023 21:31
  
  The Des Plaines Public Library will host a trio of open mic literary nights this spring and summer.
  
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• Mundelein not increasing license fees for outdoor dining on Park Street

  28-03-2023 20:53
  
  Fees for the restaurateurs who set up on a pedestrian-only section of Park Street in downtown Mundelein won't increase this year.
  
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• DuPage County baseball notes: Wheaton Academy taking different approach to spring trip

  28-03-2023 20:38
  
  Wheaton Academy baseball coach Justin Swider takes a varied approach to playing games in warm regions for spring break.
  
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• Could The Chicago Bears Wind Up on HBO's ‘Hard Knocks' For the 2023-2024 NFL Season?

  28-03-2023 20:34
  
  George McCaskey points to "31 teams" who have interesting stories to tell on Hard Knocks.
  
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• Palatine condo complex fire ruled accidental, likely smoking related

  28-03-2023 20:26
  
  Palatine fire investigators have determined the fire at a building in the Windhaven condominium complex was accidental and likely caused by improper disposal of smoking materials.
  
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• Learn how to attract butterflies

  28-03-2023 20:09
  
  A butterfly gardening program will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 11 at the Mundelein Tool Library, 428 N. Chicago Ave.
  
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• A Look at Chicago Museums to Visit For Spring Break

  28-03-2023 19:53
  
  With Chicago Public Schools spring break falling this week, you may be looking for fun activities do with your kids.
  
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• Ryan Poles Woke Justin Fields With News of Bears Trade for DJ Moore

  28-03-2023 19:41
  
  You can't wake up to much better. Ryan Poles awoke Justin Fields with the news of a No. 1 receiver heading to Chicago.
  
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• From Ed Sheeran to Taylor Swift, Here's Soldier Field's 2023 Concert Lineup

  28-03-2023 19:23
  
  Summer 2023 is concert season in the Windy City.
  
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• Lightfoot Backs 3 Subsidized Housing Plans for La Salle Street Corridor

  28-03-2023 18:50
  
  Leaving her mark on a downtown redevelopment effort in the final weeks of her administration, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is naming three plans for mixed-income housing as eligible for city subsidies.
  
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• Gas station proposed for former Garden Fresh Plaza site in Wheeling

  28-03-2023 18:44
  
  A gas station, car wash and convenience store has been proposed for vacant land in Wheeling where a shopping center once stood.
  
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• Illinois Lottery Keeps Selling Many Instant Games For Months After All Top Prizes Are Gone

  28-03-2023 18:42
  
  NBC 5 Investigates obtained public records showing that the Illinois Lottery kept promoting and selling 83 of its instant games since 2020, even though buyers had a zero chance of winning the advertised top prizes, because they'd all been claimed weeks or even months before.
  
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• Report: Yankees Release Former Cubs OF Rafael Ortega

  28-03-2023 18:16
  
  Rafael Ortega, an outfielder who spent the past two seasons with the Cubs, has been released by the Yankees after signing a minor-league deal with the team prior to spring training.
  
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• Chicago Police Union Leader Warns of Resignations, ‘Blood in the Streets' if Brandon Johnson is Elected Mayor

  28-03-2023 18:07
  
  Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson have criticized Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara’s recent remarks about the mayoral election, warning of mass resignations and “blood in the streets’ if Johnson is victorious.
  
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• Northwest Indiana Woman Launches Billboard Campaign To Raise Awareness About Fentanyl Poisoning After Losing Daughter To Epidemic

  28-03-2023 18:05
  
  A billboard seen right in front of the Merrillville Conservancy District is just one of three launched by Patty Stovall as part of a campaign to raise awareness about fentanyl poisoning in northwest Indiana.
  
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• Jurors See Bodycam Video for State's Star Witness in ‘ComEd 4' Trial

  28-03-2023 17:26
  
  As part of his plea deal with the government, former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez not only wore a wire but also a body camera to capture his interactions with the defendants who have come to be known as the "ComEd 4."
  
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• Here's What the Forecast Looks Like for Cubs' Opening Day at Wrigley Field

  28-03-2023 17:03
  
  The Chicago Cubs will kick off their 2023 season on Thursday, but what will the forecast look like for those attending the Opening Day game at Wrigley Field?
  
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• Chicago City Council's Progressive Reform Caucus Rebukes Ald. Sophia King For Vallas Endorsement

  28-03-2023 17:03
  
  Former mayoral candidate and 4th Ward Ald. Sophia King endorsed former CPS CEO Paul Vallas for mayor on Tuesday, a public show of support that did not go over well with some of King's colleagues.
  
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• Stars' Max Domi: ‘I Really Enjoyed My Time' With Blackhawks

  28-03-2023 16:50
  
  Max Domi made his return to Chicago on Tuesday for the first time since being traded to Dallas, and he had nothing but great things to say about the Blackhawks.
  
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• Aaron Rodgers Trade to Jets Getting Closer, Per Yahoo Sports

  28-03-2023 16:40
  
  The Packers and Jets haven't agreed on an Aaron Rodgers trade yet, but momentum seems to be picking up.
  
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• Cubs Roster Takes Shape as Luis Torrens Makes Team

  28-03-2023 16:32
  
  The Chicago Cubs will officially carry three catchers into the regular season, as Luis Torrens has been added to the team's 40-man roster.
  
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• Boys volleyball: Glenbrook South serves a defeat to St. Viator

  28-03-2023 16:26
  
  The Glenbrook South Titans delivered 10 service aces against St. Viator in a 2-set victory in Arlington Heights, 25-21, 25-15.
  
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• Snow, Severe Thunderstorms Could Spell Chaotic End of Weather Week for Chicago Area

  28-03-2023 15:44
  
  It may be spring, but winter is still fighting a battle to stick around in the Chicago area, with the chance for snow and severe thunderstorms both potentially looming in the forecast in the days ahead.
  
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• ‘Gentle Giant': Hero Nashville Officer Who Stopped School Shooter is From Chicago

  28-03-2023 15:24
  
  One of the officers credited with stopping the shooter inside a Nashville, Tennessee, elementary school on Monday grew up in Chicago, and his family said they aren't surprised by his bravery.
  
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• Girls soccer: Two more MSL coaching icons stepping down

  28-03-2023 15:20
  
  When Hall-of-Fame head coach Willie Filian retired last spring, it instantly pushed Greg Charvat and Tom Froats in as the deans of coaching in the MSL.
  
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• What Chicago Ward Do I Live In? Here's How To Find Out

  28-03-2023 15:01
  
  With the Chicago municipal runoff elections just one week away, voters living in the city are preparing to decide on Chicago's next mayor. For residents of some wards however, the mayoral election will not be the only race on the ballot next Tuesday.
  
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• Could a New Illinois State Flag Be on The Horizon? Here's What to Know

  28-03-2023 14:48
  
   Illinois’ current state flag has remained largely unchanged for more than a century, but a bill currently making its way through the General Assembly could potentially pave the way to a new banner for the Land of Lincoln.
  
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• Monday night Ingleside fire leaves house uninhabitable

  28-03-2023 14:39
  
  No injuries were reported in a Monday evening house fire in Ingleside that left the home uninhabitable.
  
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• Day-By-Day Lineup, Headliners Revealed for Lollapalooza

  28-03-2023 14:08
  
  After the lineup of all the artists slated to perform at Lollapalooza, Chicago's flagship summer music festival, was released last week, fans were left wondering when their favorite artist would take the stage.
  
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• Chicago Drownings, Unsolicited Taxi Rides Spark Speculation, But Officials Say Cases Aren't Related

  28-03-2023 13:51
  
  Viral social media posts have left many questioning after several recent examples of young men who were reported missing, then discovered days later drowned off the coast of Lake Michigan or in the Chicago River. Here's what we know.
  
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• Chicago Drownings And Unsolicited Taxi Rides Spark Speculation, But Authorities Say Cases Are Not Related

  28-03-2023 13:51
  
  Viral social media posts have left many questioning after several recent examples of young men who were reported missing, then discovered days later drowned off the coast of Lake Michigan or in the Chicago River. Here's what we know.
  
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• Northwestern University Poll Shows Chicago Mayoral Runoff Election at Statistical Tie

  28-03-2023 13:24
  
  A new poll for Chicago's upcoming mayoral runoff election from Northwestern University's Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy shows the race in a dead heat, with both Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson receiving 44% of the overall vote in the survey.
  
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• Taylor Swift, Modest Mouse, Pixes and More: All the Concerts Coming to Chicago in 2023

  28-03-2023 13:22
  
  2023 is the year of concerts in Chicago -- or so says the list of more than 40 major concerts and artists slated to come to the Windy City through the spring, summer and fall.
  
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• Modest Mouse, Pixies Announce Co-Headlining 2023 Tour With Chicago Date

  28-03-2023 13:18
  
  The list of concerts coming to Chicago in 2023 just keeps getting longer and longer, and an Instagram post Tuesday revealed the latest tour stopping in the Windy City.
  
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• Indiana Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care Sent to Governor To Sign

  28-03-2023 12:49
  
  Indiana House Republicans on Monday approved a bill that would ban all gender-affirming care for minors in the state, sending the measure to Indiana’s Republican governor amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the U.S.
  
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• Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews Opens Up About Illness, Future, and More

  28-03-2023 12:20
  
  Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews opens up about his illness, his potential future in Chicago as the season winds down and more.
  
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• Days After Waukegan Police End Search For Missing US Navy Sailor, NCIS Investigates Possible Lead

  28-03-2023 12:00
  
  Five days after the Waukegan Police Department announced it was ending its "exhaustive" search for Séamus Gray, a missing 21-year-old United States Navy servicemember, officials with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) released an update regarding a potential lead.
  
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• GM Says Packers Don't Need First-Round Pick in Jets-Aaron Rodgers Trade

  28-03-2023 10:30
  
  Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst says they don't need a first-round pick in a trade with the New York Jets for Aaron Rodgers.
  
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• 18 Armed Robberies by Same People Reported on North, West, Southwest Sides Over Last 5 Days

  28-03-2023 09:24
  
  Chicago police have issued an alert after 18 armed robberies believed committed by the same people were reported on the Southwest, West and North sides over the last five days.
  
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• Watch: 2023 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle Finish Line

  28-03-2023 09:20
  
  See the moment you or someone you know crossed the 2023 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle finish line!
  
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• CTA Worker Accused of Beating, Fatally Tossing Man Down Stairs of Blue Line Subway Station

  28-03-2023 09:05
  
  A CTA worker is accused of brutally beating a man and tossing him down the stairs of a downtown subway station, where he was found by police and later pronounced dead.
  
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