All Stories from May 17, 2021 (Change date)
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Arlington Heights poised to form diversity task forceMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - Arlington Heights officials are taking steps to establish a community task force that would examine issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. The committee concept is a...
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Electric buses cut pollution and spark interest, but there's a cost conundrumMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - With state and federal momentum growing to replace diesel school buses with electrics, and a manufacturing plant to build those vehicles moving to the suburbs, is Illino...
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Suburban projects on the list as Illinois lawmakers embrace return of earmarksMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - Congressional representatives serving northeastern Illinois have requested hundreds of millions of dollars in federal cash for community and transportation projects as p...
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Gurnee board to consider plans for industrial complex near Great AmericaMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - Just south of Great America sits a 35-acre, triangular parcel mostly made up of farm land bordered by Washington Street, Milwaukee Avenue and Interstate 294. It has long...
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Students, families question decision to close Aurora STEM schoolMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - In the two years since he was chosen to attend the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School in Aurora, fifth-grader Dylan Shields has felt more challenged, more engaged, m...
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Cougars find new life in changing baseball landscape alongside Dogs, BoomersMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - Despite spending the last 28 years working for the Kane County Cougars, Curtis Haug was never foolish enough to think he'd seen it all in minor league baseball. Sure eno...
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Minor league teams look forward to 'normal' seasonMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - Without a single Boomers game last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wintrust Field in Schaumburg found different ways to stay busy. When Major League Baseball approved...
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Images:Through the Film Magnifier: Bobby Hull, Peter O'Toole, Ted Nugent, aerobics classes for kids and moreMay 17, 2021 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald photos of Bobby Hull, Peter O'Toole, Pit 'n Pub bartender, Roselle Fest, player pianos and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" galle...
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'I realized that Chicago likes beer': Lester didn't expect $47,000 tab after free beer offerMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Jon Lester got $10 million from the Cubs just to buyout the final year of his contract. So there was no reason to be alarmed when his offer to buy Cubs fans a beer last ...
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Naperville mayor: New Costco, boutique grocery store to open this year amid flurry of economic activityMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - If Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico had to summarize 2020 using one word, it would be “pivot.” As in, the way businesses and residents were forced to pivot to virtual envi...