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• Disaster loans offered in tornado-stricken areas of Addison

  10-07-2023 23:52
  
  DuPage County small-business owners who are recovering from a March tornado are now eligible for federal disaster assistance.
  
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• Best Bets: 'Cornerstones of Rock,' Kevin Nealon, Brookfield Zoo concerts and more

  10-07-2023 23:33
  
  Garage rock legends The Buckinghams, The Ides of March, New Colony Six and The Cryan' Shames hit Des Plaines, Kevin Nealon brings the laughs to Zanies Rosemont, Alicia Keys plays the United Center, Soul Asylum kicks off Brookfield Zoo's "Concerts for Conservation" and more.
  
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• Aurora man convicted of child sex assault

  10-07-2023 23:16
  
  Judge Elizabeth Flood found Lewis T. Richardson, 63, of the 1600 block of Park Vista Lane in Aurora, guilty of two counts each of predatory sexual assault of a child and aggravated sexual abuse, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced Monday.
  
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• James W. Lewis, Suspect in the 1982 Tylenol Murders, Dies at 76

  10-07-2023 23:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Mr. Lewis was convicted of extortion after he sent a letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1 million to “stop the killing.” He was never charged with the deaths of seven people from cyanide-laced Tylenol.
  
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• Black bear spotted in yard near Richmond

  10-07-2023 22:57
  
  A resident reported a black bear in the yard off Hill Road on a Richmond Facebook group. The village of Richmond has not received any official bear sighting reports but is aware that residents mainly in the unincorporated areas have seen a bear, a spokesperson for the village said.
  
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• St. Charles Township man found guilty of child sexual assault

  10-07-2023 22:34
  
  A St. Charles Township man has been found guilty of child sexual assault, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced in a news release.
  
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• 'An abundance of caution': Lake County says some residents should keep boiling tap water

  10-07-2023 22:31
  
  Despite assurances from the utility company serving the area that their tap water is safe to drink, hundreds of residents in southern Lake County should continue boiling that water before use, county officials said Monday,
  
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• Romeoville man charged with home repair fraud in Naperville

  10-07-2023 22:25
  
  A Romeoville man was charged with theft and fraud in relation to home repair work he was contracted for in Naperville.
  
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• Addison man shot to death in Chicago

  10-07-2023 22:17
  
  Authorities say a 26-year-old Addison man was shot to death early Sunday morning on Chicago's South Side.
  
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• Gun crime parolee charged with fleeing and eluding police

  10-07-2023 22:11
  
  An Addison man on parole on a gun crime has been charged with fleeing and eluding police.
  
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• Winning numbers selected in $680M Powerball drawing

  10-07-2023 21:19 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Lottery fever was all too present in the Chicago area on Monday as some wishful thinkers purchased lottery tickets in hope of winning big in not one -- but two drawings.
  
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• Illinois resident nets $1M lottery prize as Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots soar to a combined $1.1B

  10-07-2023 21:19 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Lottery fever was all too present in the Chicago area on Monday as some wishful thinkers purchased lottery tickets in hope of winning big in not one -- but two drawings.
  
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• Chicago man killed in head-on collision Saturday in Big Rock Township

  10-07-2023 21:00
  
  Police have released the name of a Chicago man who was killed in a head-on collision Saturday morning in Big Rock Township.
  
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• 'The Wall that Heals': Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall coming to McHenry County

  10-07-2023 20:40
  
  The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, "The Wall That Heals," will be coming to McHenry Thursday, July 13 through Monday, July 17.
  
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• Grayslake post office renamed to honor local Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan War

  10-07-2023 20:32
  
  Grayslake's post office was renamed in honor of Army Ranger Joseph "Joey" W. Dimock II at a ceremony Monday morning, coinciding with the 13th year of his death.
  
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• Former Indiana attorney general enters GOP governor's race after groping case derailed 2020 reelection

  10-07-2023 20:22 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Monday that he is entering the 2024 Indiana governor’s race nearly three years after his reelection bid was derailed by allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party.
  
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• Indiana sheriff's deputy dies following assault by jail inmate after hospital visit

  10-07-2023 20:14 via nbcchicago.com
  
  An sheriff’s deputy died Monday after being assaulted in a transport van by a jail inmate whom he had just taken to a hospital visit in Indianapolis, authorities said.
  
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• Despite earlier advice from company, Lake County says some residents should keep boiling tap water

  10-07-2023 18:55
  
  Despite assurances from the utility company serving the area, hundreds of residents in southern Lake County should continue boiling tap water before use, county officials said Monday,
  
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• Police: ‘Nothing suspicious' in death of man once suspected in Tylenol poisoning deaths

  10-07-2023 18:44 via nbcchicago.com
  
  James W. Lewis, the man once suspected in the unsolved Tylenol poisoning deaths that rocked the Chicago area, has died, according to police in Massachusetts.
  
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• Emagine Batavia to host grand opening screening for Super EMX auditorium

  10-07-2023 18:09
  
  Emagine Batavia will unveil its Super EMX auditorium, featuring a 96-foot wide, 53-foot tall movie screen, with a public showing of "Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One" at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 11.
  
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• Wheeling Town Center hosting outdoor market Tuesday

  10-07-2023 18:06
  
  The Wheeling Town Center will host an outdoor market Tuesday night.
  
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• Rail crossing repairs expected to cause delays in downtown Barrington

  10-07-2023 18:06
  
  Delays are expected over the next two weeks in downtown Barrington, due to work beginning Tuesday at the CN railroad crossing on Hough Street.
  
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• A Chicago Museum Builds Its Own Path to Art Education

  10-07-2023 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The cost of studying fine art is another fact that inspired a short-term intensive program led by artists of color that is an apprenticeship of sorts.
  
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• Woman accused of dog neglect may have to put up money for care while trial goes on

  10-07-2023 17:45
  
  A woman accused of being cruel and neglecting 33 dogs may have to pay for their room and board while awaiting trial.
  
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• Palatine document shredding event July 22

  10-07-2023 17:45
  
  The Village of Palatine, Palatine Park District and Palatine High School are partnering with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County to host a document destruction event on Saturday, July 22.
  
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• ‘Just a little kid:' Family mourns boy, 9, fatally shot in Franklin Park just weeks shy of birthday

  10-07-2023 17:22 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The relative of a young Franklin Park boy, who was shot and killed this past weekend just two weeks before his 10th birthday, expressed grief and sadness Monday over losing his loved one.
  
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• Boil order lifted in southeast Elmhurst after water main fixed

  10-07-2023 17:13
  
  Elmhurst has rescinded a boil order for the southeastern portion of the city.
  
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• Illinois' largest movie screen, roughly the size of an NBA court, to open Tuesday

  10-07-2023 17:07 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Moviegoers often seek out IMAX theaters for new releases for the large-scale picture and unique experience they bring, but a new movie theater in suburban Batavia is bringing the experience to new heights (and widths).
  
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• Illinois hotel revenue smashes all-time records, Pritzker proclaims state's tourism industry is ‘back and booming'

  10-07-2023 16:55 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Illinois has achieved its highest-ever hotel revenue figures, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, with the total for the latest fiscal year exceeding even pre-pandemic levels. Hotels garnered a total $308 million in revenue during Fiscal Year 2023 – from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 – a notable increase from the $296 earned in Fiscal Year 2019. Figures dipped...
  
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• Illinois hotel revenue smashes all-time records

  10-07-2023 16:55 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Illinois has achieved its highest-ever hotel revenue figures, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday, with the total for the latest fiscal year exceeding even pre-pandemic levels. Hotels garnered a total $308 million in revenue during Fiscal Year 2023 – from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 – a notable increase from the $296 earned in Fiscal Year 2019. Figures dipped...
  
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• Naperville Park District replacing wooden bridge with asphalt trail

  10-07-2023 16:11
  
  The Naperville Park District will replace a wooden bridge at the DuPage River Park with an asphalt trail.
  
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• Learn how to plant to help pollinators

  10-07-2023 16:11
  
  Learn the challenges native pollinators face and how to support them in a virtual session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12.
  
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• McDonald's will give away free French Fries on 1 day only. Here's when, how to get them

  10-07-2023 13:53 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The fry giveaway comes following a cryptic tweet sent by McDonald's, alluding to the end of a recent limited-edition run of the Grimace Birthday Shake.
  
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• 2023 ‘Windy City Smokeout' set to take center stage at United Center this weekend

  10-07-2023 13:26 via nbcchicago.com
  
  The annual Windy City Smokeout is set to take over the parking lots of the United Center over the weekend, and some of country music's biggest stars will hit the stage at the event.
  
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• All the Chicago Cubs giveaways, special ticket offers through the 2023 summer season

  10-07-2023 13:00 via nbcchicago.com
  As the MLB 2023 season continues, The Chicago Cubs are hosting giveaways with limited-edition merchandise are more. Here are the games with giveaways to look out for.
  
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• Check your email: You may have received money as part of an Illinois class-action suit involving Google

  10-07-2023 12:37 via nbcchicago.com
  Check your email -- or your bank account -- you may be one of more than 680,000 Illinois residents set to receive a payment as part of a multi-million dollar class-action settlement involving Google.
  
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• James Lewis, the Suspect in the 1982 Tylenol Poisonings That Killed 7 in the Chicago Area, Has Died

  10-07-2023 12:24 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Police say the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area and triggered a nationwide scare has died. Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said Monday that officers, firefighters and EMTs responded to a report of an unresponsive person at about 4 p.m. Sunday. They found James Lewis dead in his home in the city. Police say he was 76. Police say the death is not considered suspicious. No one was ever charged in the deaths of seven people who took drugs laced
  
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• James Lewis, Suspect in Tylenol Poisonings That Killed 7 People in the Chicago Area in 1982, Dead

  10-07-2023 12:24 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Police say the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area and triggered a nationwide scare has died. Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said Monday that officers, firefighters and EMTs responding to a report of an unresponsive person at about 4 p.m. Sunday found James Lewis dead in his home in the city. Police say he was 76. Police say the death is not considered suspicious. No one was ever charged in the deaths of seven people who took drugs laced with
  
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• James Lewis, suspect in Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 in Chicago area in 1982, found dead

  10-07-2023 12:24 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Police say the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area and triggered a nationwide scare has died. Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said Monday that officers, firefighters and EMTs responding to a report of unresponsive person about 4 p.m. Sunday found James Lewis dead in his home in the city. Police say he was 76. Police say the death is not considered suspicious. No one was ever charged in the deaths of seven people who took drugs laced with cyanid
  
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• Madonna to reschedule North American tour, including dates in Chicago

  10-07-2023 12:07 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Following a health scare that landed her in an intensive care unit, legendary recording artist Madonna announced on social media that she’s planning to reschedule the remainder of the North American leg of her Celebration Tour to focus on getting back to full health.
  
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• Strong to severe thunderstorms threaten Chicago area forecast midweek

  10-07-2023 09:59 via nbcchicago.com
  
  While Monday will see a dry and mild start to the work week, an "unsettled" weather pattern is on the horizon, with damaging winds, soaking downpours, torrential rainfall and flash flooding all possible.
  
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• FDA being asked to look into PRIME energy drink, which has the caffeine of 6 Coke cans

  10-07-2023 09:36 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Advertising itself as zero sugar and vegan, the neon-colored cans are among a growing number of energy drinks with elevated levels of caffeine; in PRIME’s case, 200 milligrams per 12 ounces, equivalent to about half a dozen Coke cans or nearly two Red Bulls.
  
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• Carjackers strike twice in Lakeview, blocks apart within an hour

  10-07-2023 08:02 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Two carjackings happened about an hour apart along Ashland Avenue in the Lake View neighborhood early Monday.
  
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• The Northern Lights could be visible in 17 states this week. Is Illinois one of them?

  10-07-2023 07:22 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Look up! 17 states including a handful in the Midwest this week could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights -- but that's only as long as rain doesn't spoil the show.
  
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• Person of interest in custody after 9-year-old shot, killed while playing in alleyway in Franklin Park

  10-07-2023 06:41 via nbcchicago.com
  
  A person of interest is in custody after a 9-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday evening in suburban Franklin Park while playing in an alley during a birthday celebration for his grandmother, police said.
  
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• What we know after Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald suspended following hazing allegations

  10-07-2023 05:47 via nbcchicago.com
  
  Uncertainty continues to swirl around the Northwestern football program after allegations of hazing led to the suspension of coach Pat Fitzgerald last week.
  
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• 'Our nerves are shot': How rumbling trucks are disrupting a Streamwood neighborhood

  10-07-2023 04:58
  
  They keep on truckin' on Schaumburg Road in Streamwood, which means no respite from noise, diesel fumes and vibrations, residents say.
  
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• Mount Prospect school helps break down barriers for students with special needs

  10-07-2023 04:56
  
  People with disabilities and other special needs often face significant barriers to finding employment. That's where the High Road School of Mount Prospect's Adult Preparation Program comes in, helping break down those barriers for young adults with special needs.
  
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• Motorcyclist in critical condition after Algonquin crash

  10-07-2023 04:20
  
  A 51-year-old Burlington man was in critical condition after a motorcycle crash Sunday in Algonquin.
  
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• NEST hosting community feedback session

  10-07-2023 00:59
  
  The Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force is hosting a community feedback session on July 17.
  
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