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Connor Murphy’s Pride-themed jersey from the 2021 season is seen in the United Center locker room.

Blackhawks | AP: Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys before Sunday's game

A source cites security concerns involving a Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ rights.
Naperville Democrat Anne Stava-Murray, right, is the lead sponsor on a House measure to prohibit book bans at public libraries.

Politics | State House passes bill prohibiting book bans

The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control.
Upper from left, Tina Garrett, Gene Haring and Patrick Maag and, lower from left, Elizabeth Massa and Beth Morley are candidates for Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board.

Politics | Des Plaines District 62 board member says schools shouldn't celebrate Columbus Day

A Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board member who's seeking reelection said educators need to "fix our history books" and stop honoring Christopher Columbus' expeditions to the Americas.
Buffalo Grove village trustees are being asked to consider a plan for a 7,000-square-foot recreational marijuana dispensary at the site of a closed bank building on Dundee Road.

Commercial Real Estate | Proposal for marijuana shop near Buffalo Grove High School faces opposition

A proposal for a recreational marijuana dispensary near Buffalo Grove High School is drawing fire from students, the high school's principal and village board members.
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson was run out of the top job at Indiana in 2008 due to a flurry of high-scope infractions. He was dealt a five-year “show-cause” exile by the NCAA, essentially banning him from the organization’s big courts for that period.
College Sports | Jim O'Donnell: Sampson and Houston vs. Alabama for the NCAA title would sour the Sweet
Jim O'Donnell says it wouldn't be a good look for the NCAA national championship game to feature either slide-and-hide programs of Houston and Alabama. That would not be recommended family viewing on CBS.
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Lake County | Police search for 3 accused of stealing thousands of dollars from 91-year-old Antioch-area man
Police are searching for three people who they say made thousands of dollars by altering checks they stole from the mailbox of a 91-year-old Antioch-area man.
With inflation still high and anxieties gripping the banking industry, the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, will face a complicated task at their latest policy meeting Wednesday and in the months to follow: How to tame inflation by continuing to raise interest rates while also helping to restore faith in the financial system – all without triggering a severe recession.
Banking and Finance | Federal Reserve raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoil
The Federal Reserve extended its yearlong fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system.
Scottish composer James MacMillan, center left, and British businessman and parliamentarian Robert Haldane Smith, center right, celebrated the legacy of Olympian and Christian missionary Eric Liddell during the Judson University World Leaders Forum Tuesday in Elgin. Liddell’s feats at the 1924 Paris Olympics inspired the Academy Award-winning film “Chariots of Fire.”
News | Judson's World Leader Forum celebrates Olympian who inspired 'Chariots of Fire'
James MacMillan and Robert Haldane Smith celebrated the legacy of Olympian and Christian missionary Eric Liddell on Tuesday during the Judson University World Leaders Forum in Elgin. Liddell's feats at the 1924 Paris Olympics inspired the Academy Award-winning film "Chariots of Fire."
News | Ecker Center in Elgin opens new program to help offset mental health ER visits
Ecker Center for Behavioral Health in Elgin has opened its new Crisis Stabilization Program, an alternative to those in a mental health crisis instead of going to a hospital emergency room.
A three-story, 102,008-square-foot self-storage building is proposed for the Golf Road site of a former animal supply store and shelter care home in Arlington Heights.
Commercial Real Estate | Self-storage facility to replace pet store at Arlington Heights' Golf Road entryway
A gateway site to Arlington Heights that was long home to a pet food shop and shelter care home will make way for a new self-storage facility.
Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly
News | Schaumburg considers $1,000 'inflation relief' payments for full-time workers
Having recently approved $150 rebates for every owner-occupied household in the village, Schaumburg officials now are considering $1,000 payments for full-time employees and $500 payments for part-timers to help them bear the impacts of inflation.
Editorial | A summary of endorsements in local elections
Expanded early in-person voting begins Monday for candidates for community college, school board and municipal offices in the April 4 election. Here are the Daily Herald's endorsements in selected suburban contests. Municipal Boards
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce Chamber Member Lunch featured keynote speaker Scott Tillema on March 7 at The Continental in Buffalo Grove. Scott is a member of The Negotiations Collective and is an FBI trained hostage negotiator who is a leader in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. He talked about how to develop powerful techniques of negotiation and influence that people can use both professionally and within all aspects of life.
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Anderson Humane in South Elgin has a new program called Doggie Day Out that enables people to sign up as temporary fosters and take a shelter dog out for a day. Erin Linton, who works at the shelter, picked up Willie for the day just to get him out of the chaos of the shelter for the day and was rewarded with a sloppy kiss.
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Halle Berry arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and the village of Barrington gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 1 to celebrate the new location of Laura George Consulting at 509 W. Main St., 2nd floor, in Barrington. Attendees at the Laura George Consulting ribbon-cutting ceremony included: Laura George, Susan Kurland and Laura Harman (Laura George Consulting); Bob Finley (Virtue Asset Management); Scott Anderson (Village of Barrington); Martha Goodman Stack (Wells Fargo Advisors); Jen Frey (Jen Frey Coaching); Steve Wilson (CBIZ, Inc.); John Corey (Responsible Financial Guidance, A Private Wealth Advisory Practice of Ameriprise Financial, LLC); and Suzanne Corr (Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce).
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