All Stories from April 13, 2020 (Change date)
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Words on Birds: 'Ramble' to downtown Aurora in February finds falcons nesting in a towerApr 13, 2020 6:00 am - Words on Birds: 'Ramble' to downtown Aurora in February finds falcons nesting in a tower
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Book review: Julia Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss in 'Afterlife'Apr 13, 2020 6:00 am - "Afterlife" by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books) I like to imagine fiction writers are a fairly collegial bunch when they're not dreaming up stories. But m...
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A decade after missing out on casino, sportsbook and slots on tap in RosemontApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - From playing the slots at a local hotel bar to placing a bet near the Allstate Arena, Rosemont officials are making preparations for an expansion of gambling in their to...
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Tollway losing millions with traffic drop, but not ready to curtail constructionApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - One bittersweet benefit of hunkering down at home is how the once-monthly "your I-PASS account has auto-replenished" email is dormant. The reprieve in I-PASS charges is ...
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In the shadow of COVID-19, suburbanites recall polio crisis of the 1950sApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - When Palatine native Cheri Pinchot was growing up in the 1950s, polio was the scourge adults and children feared. First reported in the United States in the mid-19th ce...
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New turf at Vernon Hills Athletic Complex expected to be ready by May 1Apr 13, 2020 5:30 am - Work remains on schedule for the installation of synthetic turf on soccer fields at the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. Construction began in February to convert fields ...
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How the murder of AJ Freund continues to spark change one year laterApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - Maybe it was his sweet smile or his affable demeanor, evident in the photos that began circulating a year ago. Perhaps it was what prosecutors called the “sick charade” ...
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Aurora students snare scholarship funds with recycling projectApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - The name rhymes, the function worked and the machine was enough to earn scholarship money and a chance at a national prize for a group of Aurora junior high students. E...
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Sign up for Geneva City-Wide ABC Garage Sale Aug. 7-8Apr 13, 2020 1:01 am - The Geneva Chamber of Commerce has rescheduled its citywide garage sale in Geneva from April 24-25 to Aug. 7-8. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Clean out your atti...
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Chicago man charged with robbing Roselle gas station; 2 others soughtApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Bail was set at $850,000 Monday for a Chicago man accused of robbing a Roselle gasoline station Saturday. Police continue searching for two accomplices, according to a n...