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Cubs believe Ethan Conrad’s injury created a first-round draft opportunity

Following the first round of the MLB draft, Cubs scouting director Dan Kantrovitz said he felt Wake Forest outfielder Ethan Conrad could have been a top-10 pick if not for a shoulder injury.

Grayslake Central second baseman Garrett Guenther makes the relay throw on a double play as Nazareth’s Jaden Fauske slides into the bag during the Class 3A state championship baseball game in Joliet Saturday.

White Sox stay committed to local players by drafting Nazareth’s Fauske in 2nd round

The White Sox took a recommendation from former slugger Jim Thome to draft Nazareth outfielder Jaden Fauske in the second round.

Members of Illinois Task Force 1 line up in their vehicles for processing in Leander, Texas, ahead of search-and-rescue missions that started Monday.

Illinois firefighters join disaster response in Texas

A team of Illinois firefighters has begun working search-and-rescue missions in flood-ravaged Texas as part of a national response to the crisis there.

Former ComEd executive John Hooker walks out of Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Monday, July 14, after being sentenced to 1½ years in prison and a $500,000 fine for his role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison

CHICAGO — A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for jobs and contracts for the Democratic power broker’s political allies.

US inflation accelerated in June as Trump’s tariffs start to bite

Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture, clothing, and large appliances.

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‘Getting the job done is what counts’: Mundelein mayor taps ex-rival for new village role

Rather than metaphorically burying her most recent political rival, Mundelein Mayor Robin Meier has selected him for a prominent village post.

Trump store in Huntley shuts down after eviction

The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley had its last day of business Sunday, but the owner aims to expand in the future with a new and bigger shop by this fall.

A worker was seriously injured in a fall at the Weber-Stephen Products LLC facility in Huntley on Thursday, July 10.

Worker at Weber Grill factory in Huntley airlifted after serious injury in fall

An employee at a Weber-Stephen Products facility in Huntley was airlifted to a hospital after a fall Thursday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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