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Cary native Nicholas Stange is a high school history teacher and a documentarian. The protests against police brutality and racial injustice playing out last summer and fall on the streets of Rockford led him to make the documentary series, “We Demand,” which is part of a prestigious film festival.

Columns | Constable: Cary history teacher's documentary highlights racial protests

A history teacher, Cary native Nicholas Stange started incorporating videos of military veterans into the learning process. His new documentary, covering racial protests in Rockford, will debut this week at the Catalyst Content Festival.
More than 150 people participated in Pratham Chicago's annual Chicago 5K Walk at Busse Woods on Sept. 12 to raise awareness and funds for educational programs for underprivileged children in India.

Columns | Illinois law will allow athletes to modify uniforms for cultural, religious reasons

Illinois is the first state to adopt a new law providing students flexibility to modify their sports uniforms.
Bears head coach Matt Nagy watches everything unravel in Sunday’s blowout at Cleveland.

Columns | Lincicome: For Nagy, stumbling, bumbling is no way to go through a season

With Matt Nagy's game plan, the season is already over. Adjust accordingly.
Captain Rich Forney helps Jedrick Urtíz, 11, make a chord during the Kidz Jam music program at the Salvation Army in Elgin.

News | Salvation Army hopes free music program can open doors for kids

The Salvation Army in Elgin offers free music classes and provides instruments for kids ages 4 and older. Daniel Simmons attended the classes years ago as a kid when his family sought support and services from the Salvation Army. Now a Salvation Army captain, he brings his three kids back.
A rendering by Wight & Company shows plans for a new clinic and visitor center at Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn.
News | What to expect from a $24 million redesign of Willowbrook Wildlife Center
A transformative project -- by far, the largest undertaken at Willowbrook Wildlife Center since it opened in the late 1950s -- would give resident animals new habitats and change the way visitors interact with them.
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Cleveland.
Columns | Dietz: After 26-6 loss to Browns, Bears coach Nagy must stop calling plays
Enough's enough. After what we saw during a 26-6 Bears loss at Cleveland, it's time for Matt Nagy to hand the play-calling duties off to offensive coordinator Bill Lazor.
Crime | Driver seriously injured in shooting on I-90 near Hoffman Estates
An Elgin man was seriously injured early Sunday when hit by gunfire coming from another vehicle on Interstate 90 near Hoffman Estates, Illinois State Police said.
Keynote speaker Denise Williams of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., whose son Andrew Meari was killed in action in 2010, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony Sunday for the Naperville Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Veterans Park.
News | 'We share a bond': Gold Star families gather for Naperville groundbreaking
Gold Star families, community leaders and others gathered Sunday in Naperville's Veterans Park for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Naperville Gold Star Families Memorial Monument.
Carmen Colella, left, collects Styrofoam pieces from Lake Zurich resident John Esser at the drop-off site in the American Legion parking lot.
News | Lake Zurich pilot polystyrene recycling program gaining traction
Lake Zurich's pilot polystyrene recycling program is gaining traction with residents.
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Columns | Feder: Chicago Reader celebrates 50th anniversary with gratitude
The venerable Chicago Reader will honor its 50th year of publication with special anniversary issues on October 14 and October 28, featuring its origin story and articles focused on the past half-century of award-winning work.
News | Aldermen, residents raise objections to St. Charles apartment proposal
St. Charles aldermen and residents are voicing concerns about the size of a 340-unit apartment community proposed near the city's east side. Wisconsin-based Continental Properties wants to build the apartment community on the 27 acres north of Smith Road at Pheasant Trail known as the Petkus property.
An Instagram post claiming that footprints left on the moon don’t match astronauts’ boots falsely claims that the Apollo landing was fake. In fact, the astronauts wore different shoes on the lunar surface.
Columns | Stacks of burial vaults aren't evidence COVID-19 was planned
Stacks of burial vaults aren't evidence COVID-19 was planned, vaccines won't protect against hurricanes, and cursing is protected by the constitution, writes Bob Oswald.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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