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Weird News: Top IL Stories That Made Us Say 'What?' In 2024
Cicadas, a rat hole and a station wagon that may even make Clark Griswold envious: some of our weirdest articles from the past year.

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Cicadas, a rat hole and a station wagon that may even make Clark Griswold envious: some of our weirdest articles from the past year.

In Chicago, catch the fireworks along the Chicago River or the Navy Pier with simultaneous shows occurring at midnight.

LRS will collect non-artificial trees through Jan. 22 on its regular collection day at no additional cost to residents.
Explore some of the milestones, controversies and moments of resilience that defined 2024 in Illinois.
Mastodon fossil reveals Ice Age clues. A bear shot by a hunter falls on another and kills him. What is going on with California’s squirrels?
Area students from Deerfield are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the United States.
The Chicago resident had a warrant for counterfeiting, theft, out of Porter County, Indiana.
Camp located in Hinsdale - All levels & instruments - Aftercare available - $500 Early Tuition ENDS 2/15
Volunteers produce nearly 1,000 blankets every year for people in need including hundreds of children in over 20 different hospitals
The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Drive High, Get a DUI" traffic safety campaign runs through Jan. 2.