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• Contentious meeting over new migrant shelter held in city's Smith Park neighborhood

  12-10-2023 22:07
  
  Tempers flared during a community meeting regarding the opening of a new migrant shelter in Chicago’s Smith Park neighborhood. Residents debated over the proposed plan on Thursday evening as city officials aim to grapple with the migrant crisis.
  
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• East Dundee Police Chief stepping down

  12-10-2023 21:43
  
  East Dundee Police Chief James Kruger has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 1. The 62-year-old McHenry County man started his 42-year career as a police officer in Carpentersville.
  
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• Vigil held in Evanston for mother, daughter missing in Israel following Hamas terrorist attacks

  12-10-2023 21:40
  
  A vigil led by Evanston's Jewish community was held on Thursday night to pray for the safe return of Judith and Natalie Raanan, who have gone missing in the wake of Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Saturday that left over 1,300 Israelis dead and spearheaded a war between the organization and Israel.
  
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• The Food Guy: Taco Sur serves up dishes Tijuana-style

  12-10-2023 21:38
  
  Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up this weekend, and NBC 5’s Food Guy Steve Dolinsky is thinking tacos and birria. Both with a Tijuana accent, and both available in a Little Village taqueria where they make everything from scratch. Steve Dolinsky joining us tonight with the story. Tijuana is a border town, near San Diego. And the plan to bring that...
  
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• Des Plaines launches citywide art exhibition featuring pieces made from recycled plastic

  12-10-2023 21:36
  
  Dozens of sculptures created this summer as a Des Plaines Art Guild project now are on display throughout the city.
  
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• Sheriff: Crystal Lake woman tried to alter fatal ATV crash scene

  12-10-2023 20:59
  
  After discovering a man seriously injured in an ATV crash near Spring Grove in February, a Crystal Lake woman allegedly first tried to help the dying man avoid getting busted for a DUI instead of calling for medical help that could have saved his life, authorities said.
  
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• One hurt when kiln explodes at Lincolnshire business

  12-10-2023 19:44
  
  One person suffered minor injuries Thursday morning when a kiln exploded and started a fire inside a Lincolnshire medical device manufacturer.
  
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• Tickets to ‘Illumination: Tree Lights at the Morton Arboretum' go on sale this month

  12-10-2023 19:37
  
  The iconic holiday light show at the Morton Arboretum in suburban Lisle will soon take center stage, and residents will be able to score their tickets in coming days.
  
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• Chicago natives raising money for medical supplies for Israel

  12-10-2023 18:58
  
  Since Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department, began launching attacks over the weekend, 1,300 Israeli citizens have died and more than 3,000 have been wounded. During the fighting that's followed, more than 1,400 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
  
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• Report: Secret Service agents on scene of investigation at suburban home

  12-10-2023 18:53
  
  Secret Service agents were on the scene of an investigation at Glen Ellyn home Thursday morning, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting.
  
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• No implosion for dilapidated former Pheasant Run Resort tower

  12-10-2023 18:41
  
  The room tower at the former Pheasant Run Resort will be taken down bit by bit, not with an implosion, a receiver in charge of the demolition said Thursday.
  
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• Secret Service agents search Glen Ellyn home

  12-10-2023 18:14
  
  A block in west suburban Glen Ellyn was closed for several hours Thursday as federal Secret Service agents searched a home there.
  
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• Brookfield Zoo wants your help naming 2 of their new baby flamingos

  12-10-2023 17:53
  
  Brookfield Zoo recently welcomed nine American flamingo chicks from a partner zoo in San Antonio, and are looking for the public's help in naming two of them.
  
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• Lyons police help bust nationwide retail theft operation

  12-10-2023 17:43
  
  Authorities in suburban Lyons are releasing details after a massive nationwide theft ring was busted this week, with an estimated $5 million of merchandise recovered.
  
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• Restaurant and lounge open inside The Matrix Club in Naperville

  12-10-2023 17:17
  
  The restaurant and lounge inside The Matrix Club, a sprawling entertainment venue that opened late summer in south Naperville, now are open.
  
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• Man pleads guilty, gets 7 years in prison in CPD officer Ella French's killing

  12-10-2023 17:01
  
  A man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Twenty-five-year-old Eric Morgan entered the plea Thursday to charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, battery and obstruction of justice. French, who was 29, was slain and her partner, Carlos Yanez Jr., was wounded after they stopped an SUV with expired tags on Chicago’s South Side. Morgan’ allegedly drove the SUV. Hi
  
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• More Libertyville park improvements work to bring in spring

  12-10-2023 16:42
  
  Work on $2.5 million in improvements for the northern part of Nicholas-Dowden Park in Libertyville is on track to begin in spring.
  
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• Semi-truck strikes bridge, leads to three-vehicle crash near Libertyville

  12-10-2023 16:30
  
  A semi-truck hauling a steel tank struck the bottom of a bridge for Metra trains on Route 45 near Libertyville, leading to a three-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon, officials said.Investigators believe the truck, which was traveling northbound on Route 45, may have struck a curb which caused it to raise up and strike the bridge, a spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff's Office said. The truck was 13-feet 6-inches high and the bottom of the bridge stands at 13 feet-11 inches, officials said.The
  
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• Cook County Sheriff's Office aids Chicago police in combatting Mag Mile crime

  12-10-2023 15:38
  
  A grant from the Illinois Attorney General’s office has allowed Cook County Sheriff’s deputies to patrol Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, and the program is yielding results, according to officials.
  
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• After ‘roughly 1,000' birds died in one night, nonprofit group encourages protections for migratory birds

  12-10-2023 15:19
  
  After hundreds of migratory birds died in one night in Chicago last week, the Center for Biological Diversity is urging the federal government to enact protections for migratory birds.
  
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• CTA receives $100 million federal grant for Red Line extension project

  12-10-2023 14:16
  
  The Chicago Transit Authority has received a $100 million grant from the federal government to assist with a massive project to extend the Red Line to 130th Street.
  
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• Illinois players win trio of $50K Powerball prizes this week

  12-10-2023 13:15
  
  While a Powerball winner in California is celebrating after capturing the $1.77-billion jackpot this week, three Illinois players won a cool $50,000 in the drawing.
  
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• Woman tried to conceal fatal ATV accident, Lake County Sheriff's Office says

  12-10-2023 12:37
  
  A 45-year-old woman is facing obstruction of justice charges after she allegedly tried to conceal an ATV accident that left a 56-year-old man dead in early February.
  
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• When does the time change in Illinois for 2023?

  12-10-2023 12:32
  
  The time is almost here to "Fall Back"
  
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• Metra unveils $1.1 billion budget, including significant changes to fare structure

  12-10-2023 11:44
  
  Metra has unveiled its operating budget for Fiscal Year 2024, and it includes significant changes to the way the agency collects and charges fares on its network of train lines.
  
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• Protesters march through Chicago's Loop, prayer services held as Chicago reacts to Israel-Hamas war

  12-10-2023 11:32
  
  Imad Qendah said he’s glued to the television every day, hoping he doesn’t see his loved ones back home in Gaza among those killed on the news.
  
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• Protesters afraid for loved ones in Gaza march through the Loop

  12-10-2023 11:32
  
  Imad Qendah said he’s glued to the television every day, hoping he doesn’t see his loved ones back home in Gaza among those killed on the news.
  
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• Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown denied bail after arrest in connection with his mother's death

  12-10-2023 09:43
  
  Sergio Brown was in a Southern California courthouse Wednesday where he waived extradition following his arrest in connection with the violent death of his mother, Myrtle Brown, last month.
  
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• Evanston commission rejects Northwestern plan for Ryan Field concerts

  12-10-2023 07:00
  
  Northwestern University’s hope to rebuild Ryan Field was tackled for a loss late Wednesday as a city commission in Evanston voted against its plan to bring concerts and other money-making events to a new football stadium.
  
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• DuPage County backs grants to help Willowbrook-area residents

  12-10-2023 07:00
  
  DuPage County Board members have approved two grants totaling more than $800,000 to help residents living in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook.
  
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• District 25 to pay at least $1.3 million to hire new kindergarten and gym teachers

  12-10-2023 06:46
  
  At least a dozen teachers will be hired to staff Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 classrooms when expanded kindergarten programming begins next school year, the school board decided this week.
  
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• Chicago radar: Track heavy rain, storms moving through area

  12-10-2023 06:29
  
  Daily chances for rain are expected to continue through the weekend
  
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• Buffalo Grove resident returns to Israel to join fight against Hamas

  12-10-2023 05:59
  
  A 21-year-old Stevenson High School graduate is preparing to fight with the Israel Defense Forces, after volunteering for service following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed more than 1,000 civilians.
  
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• Gloomy Chicago weather continues with more heavy rain; strong to severe storms possible

  12-10-2023 05:54
  
  A gloomy stretch of weather for the Chicago area is set to continue as several more rounds of rain and storms are expected to continue Thursday, stretching through Friday and even into the weekend.
  
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