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Where is the town named Santa Claus? What's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.

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Where is the town named Santa Claus? What's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.

Where is the town named Santa Claus? What's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
Prosecutors describe the "complicated scheme to embezzle money" used by a Palos Heights Fire Protection District employee.
A judge set bond for a former Palos Heights Fire Protection District employee and her Oak Forest deputy fire chief husband who are each charged with embezzling over $350,000 in taxpayer money from the Palos Heights district.
Prosecutors describe the "complicated scheme to embezzle money" used by a Palos Heights Fire Protection District employee.
Bond was set at $100,000 for a former Palos Heights Fire Protection district employee and her deputy fire chief husband who are each charged with embezzling over $350,000 in taxpayer money.
This newly-listed Palos Park house is full of fun features for an active family.
Patch helps you prepare for the week ahead with weather, traffic updates and more.
Michelle and Charles Sopko appeared in court with separate lawyers and will have to wait until Monday for a bond hearing.
Michelle and Charles Sopko appeared in court with separate lawyers and will have to wait until Monday for a bond hearing.
The couple appeared in court with separate lawyers and will have to wait until Monday for a bond hearing.
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports.
A 16-year-old girl was repeatedly urged to get in a stranger's van just outside of the Morgan Park neighborhood.
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports.
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports.
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports.
Browse through our weekly list of new local job openings.
See the winners of the Children's Holiday Art Exhibit at the Beverly Arts Center.
Neighbors' lawns are canvasses for Doherty's handcrafted Christmas decorations.