All Stories from April 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Get your feeders ready: COVID-19 doesn't cancel spring bird migrationApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - In terms of everyday life, what have you missed most during the COVID-19 crisis? My selfish answer would be sports on TV. In particular, the start of the baseball seaso...
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How you can watch 'Dirty Dancing' and support furloughed movie theater workersApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - No one can say for sure when we'll be going back to a movie theater, or how many of them will survive this pause in the global economy. The largest movie theater chain i...
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Daring, provocative 'Selah and the Spades' reframes the teen comedyApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - One of the upsides of our new streaming-only world of movies is the chance to discover emerging talents, filmmakers whose feature debuts might otherwise have gone unnoti...
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Today's Recommended Read: "News of the World" by Paulette JilesApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles is a western that will resonate with anyone who has read "Lonesome Dove" or "True Grit." Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an unforgetta...
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Libertyville approves new sales tax, drops its restaurant taxApr 16, 2020 5:30 am - At any other time, the series of financial-related actions taken Tuesday by the Libertyville village board would be considered part of normal business. But what lies ahe...
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Constable: Learning the business of business during COVID-19Apr 16, 2020 5:30 am - COVID-19 restrictions already have messed with summer plans for many college students. Stay-at-home orders have canceled studies abroad, as well as jobs and internships ...
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Mundelein water towers may get fresh paint designsApr 16, 2020 5:30 am - Mundelein officials are looking to splash the village's name and star-shaped logo across three local water towers over the next couple of years. Two designs are being co...
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Batavia pursues zoning change to lure manufacturerApr 16, 2020 5:30 am - Batavia officials have endorsed changing the city's zoning map and updating its comprehensive plan in hopes of attracting a manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells and...
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Their lIfe's work: Rondout bar and grill owner, 84, rides out stay-at-home orderApr 16, 2020 5:30 am - The 84-year old proprietor of a bar and grill frequented by an eclectic mix of construction workers, bikers and families with children is riding out the stay-at-home ord...
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Barrington Hills wants to recover costs from murder investigationApr 16, 2020 5:30 am - Barrington Hills officials may seek reimbursement from a property owner, an online home rental service and others for police costs related to a fatal shooting last month...