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Reckless driving led to six-vehicle crash in Long Grove, police sayMay 01, 2024 8:26 pm - Charges were pending Wednesday following a six-vehicle crash near Long Grove that police blamed on reckless driving. Four people were hurt in the collision, which occurr...
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Cash stolen out of wallet at Rivers CasinoApr 30, 2024 7:41 am - Someone stole $400 out of a patron’s wallet inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines early Monday, police said. The theft occurred shortly before 2 a.m. The victim had left hi...
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With her ‘darling dears’ watching, Des Plaines principal awarded Golden AppleApr 29, 2024 4:48 pm - Plainfield Elementary School Principal Lisa Carlos returned to the Des Plaines campus from lunch Monday to discover she’d won a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leade...
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Another SUV stolen at Des Plaines gas station after keys left in ignitionApr 26, 2024 7:21 pm - In the latest theft of its kind in Des Plaines, a silver Audi Q7 was stolen this week at a gas station after the owner left the keys in the ignition while she was out of ...
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Buffalo Grove resident killed in Wheeling crashApr 26, 2024 4:08 pm - Wheeling police on Friday said the woman who died following a two-vehicle crash earlier this week was Buffalo Grove resident Ava Gable-Preze. Authorities had been withhol...
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Get rid of unwanted medicine Saturday in Des PlainesApr 28, 2024 8:23 am - You can safely get rid of unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday in Des Plaines. Des Plaines police will accept unused or expired medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at th...
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St. Zachary School in Des Plaines to close after 61 yearsApr 23, 2024 5:59 pm - A Roman Catholic elementary school in Des Plaines will close for good at the end of the current school year, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Tuesday. St. Zachary...
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Des Plaines Fire Department getting new chief in MayApr 23, 2024 9:06 pm - Des Plaines Fire Chief Daniel Anderson will retire next month after more than four years leading the department and a career that spanned parts of five decades. “It i...
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No one hurt in fire at Wheeling apartment buildingApr 23, 2024 12:31 pm - No one was hurt in a fire at a Wheeling apartment building Monday afternoon, authorities said. The blaze was reported about 2:15 p.m. on the fifth floor of a five-story b...
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New interactive sculpture commissioned for Mundelein parkApr 23, 2024 9:07 pm - A large, interactive sculpture of an upturned, oversized hand is coming to Mundelein’s Courtland Commons park. The village board on Monday voted to hire Kentucky artist M...