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Wheaton children who drowned in Lake Geneva boat accident were ‘deeply loved,’ father says in online fundraiser

Wheaton children who drowned in Lake Geneva boat accident were ‘deeply loved,’ father says in online fundraiser

Wheaton school officials Wednesday confirmed that children who drowned in Geneva Lake in a massive storm Friday were students in its district.

 
Suburban man charged with murder in Mundelein shooting

Suburban man charged with murder in Mundelein shooting

A South suburban man has been charged in a double shooting in Mundelein that left a man dead and a woman wounded.

 
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Person of interest in Wheeling death released without charges

Person of interest in Wheeling death released without charges

A man detained in the weekend death of a Wheeling resident has been released without charges.

 
Evil Intentions Haunted House to return to Elgin at new location

Evil Intentions Haunted House to return to Elgin at new location

Evil Intentions Haunted House, which left Elgin for Maple Park two years ago, is planning a return to the city.

 
Future of Trickster Cultural Center uncertain as Schaumburg ponders village history museum

Future of Trickster Cultural Center uncertain as Schaumburg ponders village history museum

Schaumburg officials will stick to their plan to study the feasibility of a local history museum that could potentially displace the Native American-themed Trickster Cultural Center from the village-owned building it’s leased for $1 a year since 2005.

 
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Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over, calling its leaders ‘scum’

Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over, calling its leaders ‘scum’

The ceasefire between Iran and the United States is “over,” President Donald Trump declared Wednesday, castigating Tehran after days of escalating attacks and adding later that the U.S. would “probably” strike Iran again on Wednesday.

 
Bloomingdale man airlifted after crash on Route 25 in Geneva overnight

Bloomingdale man airlifted after crash on Route 25 in Geneva overnight

A 30-year-old Bloomingdale man was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries after his car went off the road and crashed in Geneva early Wednesday morning.

 
Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard undergoes shoulder surgery after injury, will miss start of season

Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard undergoes shoulder surgery after injury, will miss start of season

Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard will miss at least the first month of the regular season after having surgery on his left shoulder for an injury suffered during an ...

 
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Dirty sodas heading to the suburbs as Swig is set to open 13 locations in the next year

Dirty sodas heading to the suburbs as Swig is set to open 13 locations in the next year

Swig, the originator of the dirty soda craze, has signed a 13-unit development deal with a local franchisee to open the drive-thru-centric soda shops in locations that will include Naperville, Crest Hill, Romeoville and Bolingbrook.

 
DNA evidence from Charlie Kirk assassination disputed by defendant's lawyers

DNA evidence from Charlie Kirk assassination disputed by defendant's lawyers

Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing used to link the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing resumes Wednesday.

 

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