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Ukrainian Children’s Puppet Theater Hopes To Reach American Audience
Ukrainian Children’s Puppet Theater Hopes To Reach American Audience - Journal & Topics Media Group
For almost six years, two Ukrainian immigrants have been running the SOVA Theatre Studio puppet theater, staging children’s plays in Russian and Ukrainian for immigrants from the former Soviet Union...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Ukrainian Children’s Puppet Theater Hopes To Reach American Audience
ICE, Projects, Prestige Top Stories Of Year In Mount Prospect
ICE, Projects, Prestige Top Stories Of Year In Mount Prospect - Journal & Topics Media Group
It was a big news year in Mount Prospect from ongoing battles with a pet food manufacturer to federal agents invading neighborhoods to school and park projects getting underway to local elections shaping...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
ICE, Projects, Prestige Top Stories Of Year In Mount Prospect
Redevelopment Plans, E-Bikes Top Buffalo Grove’s Year In Review
Redevelopment Plans, E-Bikes Top Buffalo Grove’s Year In Review - Journal & Topics Media Group
It was a busy year in Buffalo Grove from the naming of a new school district leader to elections shaping the next four years of village leadership, to the announcement of new development projects.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Redevelopment Plans, E-Bikes Top Buffalo Grove’s Year In Review
Focus On Downtown, Safety, Outrage Over ICE Top Palatine’s 2025 News
Focus On Downtown, Safety, Outrage Over ICE Top Palatine’s 2025 News - Journal & Topics Media Group
It was an unforgettable news year in Palatine from familiar elected leaders winning new terms, to federal agents storming neighborhoods, to downtown improvement projects.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Focus On Downtown, Safety, Outrage Over ICE Top Palatine’s 2025 News
Meet Monday To Consider Tentative Approval For Costco Center On Devon Ave.
Meet Monday To Consider Tentative Approval For Costco Center On Devon Ave. - Journal & Topics Media Group
Artist's rendering of new Costco Business Center up for discussion by city council members. A major step in the development of a Costco Business Center on the far south side of Des Plaines across from...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Meet Monday To Consider Tentative Approval For Costco Center On Devon Ave.
Christmas Day Water Main Break Impacts 41 Niles Homes
Christmas Day Water Main Break Impacts 41 Niles Homes - Journal & Topics Media Group
Niles Public Works crews repaired a ruptured six-inch water main on Christmas Day in the 7000 block of Monroe Street near Waukegan Road.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Christmas Day Water Main Break Impacts 41 Niles Homes
Fremd Dominates Deerfield, Wins 2nd Straight Hardwood Title
Fremd Dominates Deerfield, Wins 2nd Straight Hardwood Title - Journal & Topics Media Group
For only the fourth time in history, the Wheeling Hardwood Classic has a repeat champion.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Fremd Dominates Deerfield, Wins 2nd Straight Hardwood Title
Panayiotis Sotos Joins 1,000-Point Club At Maine South As Hawks Go 1-2 At Hinsdale Central
Panayiotis Sotos Joins 1,000-Point Club At Maine South As Hawks Go 1-2 At Hinsdale Central - Journal & Topics Media Group
Maine South boys basketball started the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic off on a great note, topping host Hinsdale Central 57-52 in the opening game Friday, Dec. 26.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Panayiotis Sotos Joins 1,000-Point Club At Maine South As Hawks Go 1-2 At Hinsdale Central
Maine West Goes 1-3 For 4th Straight Time At Wheeling Hardwood Classic
Maine West Goes 1-3 For 4th Straight Time At Wheeling Hardwood Classic - Journal & Topics Media Group
Maine West remains the second longest-tenured team at the Wheeling Hardwood Classic, competing in 45 out of the 47 tournaments, but it hasn’t been a great run as of late.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Maine West Goes 1-3 For 4th Straight Time At Wheeling Hardwood Classic
Single Vehicle Strikes Pole At Touhy & Milwaukee Requiring Extrication Response New Year’s Morning
Single Vehicle Strikes Pole At Touhy & Milwaukee Requiring Extrication Response New Year’s Morning - Journal & Topics Media Group
Westbound Touhy Avenue was closed for more than an hour early New Year’s Day after a blue Toyota Camry driven by a 73-year-old woman struck a utility pole in a single-vehicle crash just east of Milwaukee...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Single Vehicle Strikes Pole At Touhy & Milwaukee Requiring Extrication Response New Year’s Morning
New business opening downtown
New business opening downtown - Evanston Now
Learning center filling vacant spot on Sherman Avenue.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
New business opening downtown
Hazmat response in 1400 block of Chicago
Hazmat response in 1400 block of Chicago - Evanston Now
Traffic blocked by fire units for over an hour.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Hazmat response in 1400 block of Chicago
Glenview’s Top Stories Of 2025
Glenview’s Top Stories Of 2025 - Journal & Topics Media Group
From developing restaurants to buying a large piece of land to the loss of a police officer, Glenview had an eventful year. The following are the Journal’s top stories of 2025 in Glenview, in no particular...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Glenview’s Top Stories Of 2025
Regina Takes Second At Their Snowflake Shootout, Leyden’s MacLeod Scores 1,000th Point
Regina Takes Second At Their Snowflake Shootout, Leyden’s MacLeod Scores 1,000th Point - Journal & Topics Media Group
The Regina Dominican Snowflake Shootout wrapped up Monday, Dec. 29 after five days of fun in Wilmette.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Regina Takes Second At Their Snowflake Shootout, Leyden’s MacLeod Scores 1,000th Point
Justin Cochran Replaces Moylan In 55th Legislative District
Justin Cochran Replaces Moylan In 55th Legislative District - Journal & Topics Media Group
The 55th Legislative District, which includes portions of Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Morton Grove and Glenview, is now officially represented by Justin Cochran of Des Plaines.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Justin Cochran Replaces Moylan In 55th Legislative District
Hersey Boys Runner-Up At Elgin, Girls 4th At Inaugural Fox River Classic
Hersey Boys Runner-Up At Elgin, Girls 4th At Inaugural Fox River Classic - Journal & Topics Media Group
Hersey’s boys and girls basketball teams each had great runs in new tournaments this past week to end the first half of the season on high notes.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Hersey Boys Runner-Up At Elgin, Girls 4th At Inaugural Fox River Classic
A Look Back At The Sports Figures We Lost In 2025
A Look Back At The Sports Figures We Lost In 2025 - Journal & Topics Media Group
There were many great things to happen in 2025, but we also have to reflect on those who are no longer with us that made an impact in the Journal-area over the years. Here’s a look at who we lost in...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A Look Back At The Sports Figures We Lost In 2025
Glenview Offers 25% Building Permit Application Fee Discount Through End Of February
Glenview Offers 25% Building Permit Application Fee Discount Through End Of February - Journal & Topics Media Group
The village of Glenview is offering a 25% discount on building permit fees for single-family home projects through the end of February in an effort to streamline the application process.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Glenview Offers 25% Building Permit Application Fee Discount Through End Of February
Sobkowicz Has Another Great Performance, Helps Illinois State Reach FCS Championship
Sobkowicz Has Another Great Performance, Helps Illinois State Reach FCS Championship - Journal & Topics Media Group
Illinois State entered the NCAA FCS football playoffs unseeded, but the Redbirds proved seeding doesn’t matter at the end of the day as they knocked off Villanova, 30-14, in the tournament semifinals...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Sobkowicz Has Another Great Performance, Helps Illinois State Reach FCS Championship
Residents Urge Village President, Trustees To Issue Symbolic Resolution, Or Ordinance, On ICE
Residents Urge Village President, Trustees To Issue Symbolic Resolution, Or Ordinance, On ICE - Journal & Topics Media Group
The issue of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection officers operating within Glenview came up again during public comment at a December Glenview Village Board meeting.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Residents Urge Village President, Trustees To Issue Symbolic Resolution, Or Ordinance, On ICE
Redevelopment Plans, Deaths Of Family Members, Vetter Top Stories Of 2025
Redevelopment Plans, Deaths Of Family Members, Vetter Top Stories Of 2025 - Journal & Topics Media Group
Entrance and marquee to the Des Plaines Theater Des Plaines’ decades-long search for the holy grail of redevelopment ramped up in 2025 with several multi-million dollar projects having kicked off or...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Redevelopment Plans, Deaths Of Family Members, Vetter Top Stories Of 2025
Willows’ Holiday Tournament Returns January 2
Willows’ Holiday Tournament Returns January 2 - Journal & Topics Media Group
The annual Willows Academy Holiday Tournament is back again Friday-Saturday, Jan. 2-3, 2026 in Des Plaines with Fenton, Hoffman Estates, Northside Prep, Schurz and Unity Christian joining the Eagles for...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Willows’ Holiday Tournament Returns January 2
Time to think of summer camp
Time to think of summer camp - Evanston Now
City's summer camp guide comes out Monday.
evanstonnow.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Time to think of summer camp
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January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
FREE WEBINAR | “We Three Kings: The Top 10 Adoration of the Magi Paintings of the ... - Patch
Grow The Game Returns For 32 Games Friday-Saturday
Grow The Game Returns For 32 Games Friday-Saturday - Journal & Topics Media Group
The annual Grow the Game Showcase, which highlights all women in basketball, is back again for 2026, but with a different look than in years past.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Grow The Game Returns For 32 Games Friday-Saturday