All Stories from July 27, 2016 (Change date)
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Looking back on Lollapalooza as fest turns 25Jul 27, 2016 5:00 am - When suburban natives the Smashing Pumpkins first played Lollapalooza, it was a traveling festival in its early years. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin of Joliet describes the f...
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Will tax levy freeze remain as Kane County faces bigger deficit?Jul 27, 2016 5:00 am - Facing an even larger deficit than projected for 2017, Kane County officials on Tuesday began to debate raising taxes for the first time in five years. As members of Kan...
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Weekend picks: See 'Star Wars' under the starsJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - A galaxy far, far away Revisit Disney's relaunch of the beloved sci-fi franchise when the 2015 film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is screened outdoors Thursday at Colle...
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Music notes: Local hot tickets if you're not going to LollapaloozaJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - Lolla alternatives If the hustle and bustle around the four-day Lollapalooza music festival and its official aftershows seems a bit much for you, here are some other opt...
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Youth Conservation Corps in Lake County offers more than summer workJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - Youth Conservation Corps offers education alongside a paycheck
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Each Illinois legislator costs us an average of $100,000 a yearJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - The average Illinois legislator cost taxpayers $99,968 last year. That's according to a new study released by the Illinois Policy Institute today that shows $18,094,238 ...
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Barrington neighbors, developer asked to forge compromiseJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - After more than two hours of public comment and debate on a proposed 21-unit townhouse development in the Roslyn Road neighborhood, the Barrington plan commission Tuesda...
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Rolling Meadows senior housing plan stays aliveJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - The proposal for a senior housing development at the former Dominick's property on Kirchoff Road lived to fight another day after the Rolling Meadows City Council approv...
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Paranoid social media thriller loses its 'Nerve'Jul 27, 2016 5:00 am - In one of the weirdest, most presciently timed releases in movie history, the neon-glowing social media thriller "Nerve" invades theaters not only as a cautionary peer-p...
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Chicago Cubs' Heyward getting extra hitting workJul 27, 2016 1:01 am - Struggling Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward took his extra hitting work outside Wednesday, about five hours before the start of the game against the White Sox at Wr...