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A surprise skydiving trip is used to commemorate an Arlington Heights woman's 80th birthday

A surprise skydiving trip is used to commemorate an Arlington Heights woman’s 80th birthday

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Family members of an Arlington Heights woman who turned 80 this week surprised her with an exciting opportunity. Ann Swindell turned ...

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A 20-year-old man died after being shot in DeKalb

A 20-year-old man died after being shot in DeKalb

DEKALB – Police report that the victim of a shooting in a northwest DeKalb neighborhood has died. Anthony Hernandez, 20, was shot multiple times ...

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Metra BNSF service is being restored after a freight train in La Grange crashes a semi

Metra BNSF service is being restored after a freight train in La Grange crashes a semi

Metra BNSF trains resumed service Friday evening, after being disrupted in parts of the west suburbs due to a semi being hit by a ...

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West Chicago Police Confirm City Statement on ICE Following Arrests

West Chicago Police Confirm City Statement on ICE Following Arrests

West Chicago – The West Chicago Police Department confirmed the City of West Chicago’s February 5 statement regarding its involvement in US Immigration and ...

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Chicago man sentenced to federal prison for transporting Iowa meth revenues to Mexico

Chicago man sentenced to federal prison for transporting Iowa meth revenues to Mexico

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A man from the Chicago area has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his involvement in money ...

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A Chicago prosecutor has charged an immigrant who has been deported several times with unauthorized re-entry

A Chicago prosecutor has charged an immigrant who has been deported several times with unauthorized re-entry

CHICAGO – An undocumented immigrant who was previously deported three times for serious criminal convictions has been charged in Chicago with illegally re-entering the ...

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Daughter shares affection for Romeoville teacher who died by suicide and sends message to those hurting

Daughter shares affection for Romeoville teacher who died by suicide and sends message to those hurting

TINLEY PARK – A longtime elementary school teacher in Romeoville died by suicide on I-80 early Sunday morning, and his daughter wants those who ...

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A 4-day-old bottlenose dolphin dies unexpectedly at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

A 4-day-old bottlenose dolphin dies unexpectedly at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

Brookfield Zoo Chicago has announced the sudden death of a four-day-old bottlenose dolphin. A dolphin named Allie gave birth early Saturday morning, according to ...

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Prosecutors sentence Chicago man to 25 years in prison for high-speed chase and armed gas station robbery

Prosecutors sentence Chicago man to 25 years in prison for high-speed chase and armed gas station robbery

ADDISON, Ill. – A Chicago man accused of robbing a suburban gas station at gunpoint has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, prosecutors ...

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A Des Plaines woman has been charged with DUI in a fatal north suburban collision

A Des Plaines woman has been charged with DUI in a fatal north suburban collision

DES PLAINES – A Des Plaines woman accused of a fatal DUI crash in the north suburbs is now facing felony charges. According to ...

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