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7+ min ago (582+ words) East Dundee is selling East Dundee-opoly, a board game based on Monopoly. In the local version of the classic game, players acquire, sell and trade East Dundee businesses. According to the village newsletter, it also incorporates East Dundee events, festivals and community activities. East Dundee-opoly is being sold for $25 during regular business hours at Village Hall, 120 Barrington Ave., and at The Depot, 319 N. River St." For more information, call 847-426-2822. Hanover Township was recognized with two awards last month at the Township Officials of Illinois conference in Springfield. Licensed clinical professional counselor Maurissa Murakami received Staff Member of the Year Award from the Association of Illinois Township Committees on Youth, according to a social media post. Murakami works with the township's youth and family services department. Youth volunteer Victoria Antczak received the Youth Leadership Award. The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin was…...

18+ min ago (346+ words) Se vivieron escenas de frustraci'n, con pasajeros durmiendo en el piso en los aeropuertos, haciendo fila durante horas en los mostradores de atenci'n al cliente y esperando sin recibir informaci'n clara por parte de la aerol'nea. La del viernes fue la cuarta jornada consecutiva de interrupciones, mientras la compa'a de bajo costo enfrenta nuevas regulaciones que exigen per'odos de descanso m's largos y limitan las horas de vuelo nocturno para abordar las preocupaciones sobre el cansancio y la seguridad. La primera fase de la nueva legislaci'n entr' en vigor en julio y la segunda en noviembre. IndiGo tuvo dificultades para adaptar sus horarios a tiempo, lo que provoc' cancelaciones e interrupciones generalizadas. El jueves se cancelaron m's de 300 vuelos de IndiGo, y varios cientos se retrasaron. Un aviso a pasajeros en el aeropuerto de Delhi el viernes indicaba que todos…...

24+ min ago (438+ words) Por JUSTIN KABUMBA y RUTH ALONGA Los presidentes F'lix Tshisekedi del Congo y Paul Kagame de Ruanda se reunieron con Trump el jueves para firmar un acuerdo de amplio alcance que intenta detener la guerra en curso entre las fuerzas armadas congole'as y el grupo rebelde M23 respaldado por Ruanda en la regi'n oriental del Congo. Pero los residentes afirmaron el viernes que los combates se han intensificado en los "ltimos d'as, siendo la ciudad de Kamanyola, cerca de las fronteras con Ruanda y Burundi, la m's afectada. "Ayer vimos que se firmaron acuerdos, pero no vemos ning"n impacto positivo en esta situaci'n, y eso nos preocupa, expres' Samson Alimasi, tambi'n de Kamanyola. "S'lo vemos caer bombas sin saber de qu' lado vienen. Elogiado por la Casa Blanca como un acuerdo "hist'rico negociado por Trump, el pacto entre Tshisekedi y…...

35+ min ago (508+ words) Awale es uno de los 165 migrantes somal'es recientemente repatriados despu's de ser detenidos en Libia, donde la Organizaci'n Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) dice que aquellos atrapados en viajes hacia Europa enfrentan "condiciones inaceptables e inhumanas. Emprendi' un viaje de m's de 5.000 kil'metros (3.100 millas), saliendo de la capital de Somalia, Mogadiscio, para cruzar Kenia, Uganda, Sud'n del Sur y Sud'n. Fue capturado por traficantes cerca de la frontera entre Sud'n y Libia y llevado a la ciudad de Kufra, un oasis en el Sahara, donde sus captores lo filmaron siendo torturado con la intenci'n de pedir un rescate de su familia. "La tortura se volvi' normal, dijo Awale. "Si no pagabas, te golpeaban hasta que te desmayabas. Algunas personas perdieron la raz'n. Otras no sobrevivieron. Incapaz de pagar el rescate, su madre, Hawo Elmo Rage, recurri' a las redes sociales,…...

37+ min ago (794+ words) Neuqua Valley senior guard Nalia Clifford has no idea when she reached the career milestone. Going into the Wildcats" game Wednesday,Clifford was unaware she needed only 22 points to reach 1,000. "I didn"t even know I was going to get it," she said. "I had heard before the season started that maybe I was close, but I didn"t know how many points or how many games it would take. "But my coach told my parents." Clifford scored 28 points, giving her 1,006 over her four-year varsity career, as visiting Neuqua Valley beat Sycamore 55-46. But she didn"t find out about her accomplishment until after the game. "My mom had made a sign, which was sweet," Clifford said. "Right after the game, she called my name, and I looked up and saw "1000 points." I was surprised." Neuqua Valley coach Mike Williams was…...

38+ min ago (119+ words) December 5, 2025 / 7:26 AM CST / CBS Chicago A man was charged in multiple armed robberies and a kidnapping in November." Chicago police said Marquis Terry, 21, was charged with a felony count of aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated battery." Police said Terry was identified as a suspect in multiple armed robberies on November 19 in the following locations:" Police said Terry was also identified as the suspect in an aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery of a 34-year-old male on the same day, in the 2700 block of S. St. Louis Ave." Terry was taken into custody on Thursday and is expected in court on Friday for a detention hearing."...

53+ min ago (22+ words) Rollover crash in The Loop shuts down part of Wacker Drive Rollover crash in The Loop shuts down part of Wacker Drive...

55+ min ago (925+ words) Por RAJESH ROY y AIJAZ HUSSAIN La 23ra Cumbre Rusia-India se celebra en un momento crucial en el que Estados Unidos presiona para lograr un acuerdo de paz para Ucrania mientras busca cooperaci'n global. Pondr" a prueba los esfuerzos de Nueva Delhi para equilibrar su relaci'n con Mosc" y Washington durante la guerra que comenz' hace casi cuatro a'os en Ucrania. Putin fue recibido por Modi en un aeropuerto de Nueva Delhi el jueves, quien le dio un fuerte abrazo y un firme apret'n de manos con el entusiasmo de un viejo amigo. Seg"n funcionarios indios que participaron en los preparativos de la cumbre, la agenda incluye conversaciones sobre defensa, energ'a y movilidad laboral. En su discurso al inicio de la cumbre, Putin dijo que inform' a Modi sobre la guerra en Ucrania y el esfuerzo de paz liderado por…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (450+ words) Resolution is just as important. If your priority is image quality, you spend a lot of time looking at the screen, and you are uncomfortable with a phone with a small screen, this should be your priority. In the last 10 years, since cellphones have become the essential device for creating content and documenting our lives, the quality of the camera is perhaps one of the most relevant criteria when deciding which phone to buy. For that same reason, the quality of cameras has improved exponentially in recent years. We can even ask ourselves: how far will cameras go? There are additional features for different tastes and needs. Among them, two stand out among Samsung's most popular phones: foldable phones and stylus pens. Both are elements that, at first glance, are not essential. However, if you are a fan of technology…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (293+ words) This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "One Battle After Another." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) NEW YORK " Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant's studio and streaming business for $72 billion. The acquisition, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its namesake television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios. And Netflix has rose to dominance as a household name ubiquitous to on-demand content, while building of its own production arm to release popular titles like "Stranger Things" and "Squid Game." The cash and stock deal is valued at $27.75 per Warner share, giving it a total enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion. The transaction is expected to close after Warner separates…...