All Stories from December 31, 2021 (Change date)
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Blackberry Township assessor plans property tax workshopDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - The Blackberry Township assessor will have a free property tax workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the township building, 43W390 Main Street Road, Elburn. Information will be ...
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Free job counseling at Des Plaines Public LibraryDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - You can get free career and job counseling Jan. 10 at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St. Meet with a career expert for resume help, cover letter writing,...
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New state laws in 2022: $12 minimum wage, legal lemonade stands, students' mental health daysDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - $12 minimum wage, mental health days for students also begin
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Fraud and vaccine cardsDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - On a recent trip to Canada, to go into any bar or restaurant, you needed to show your vaccination card along with a government-issued ID. We were fine with that. My husb...
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Among new state laws in 2022, higher ethical standards for lawmakers, at least somewhatDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have resolved to hold themselves to a higher ethical standard in 2022. About 300 pieces of legislation were approved by Democratic Gov. ...
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Quinn put 2020 behind him and now can pass Dent SundayDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Robert Quinn stepped up to the podium wearing his trademark beanie. It was the middle of summer. July 28, to be exact, the same day the Bears held their first practice o...
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Court ruling allows Grafton Twp. highway commissioner to collect more in taxesDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A McHenry County court ruling this week will allow the Grafton Township highway commissioner to collect about 14% more in property taxes. Highway Commissioner Frank Kear...
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Work underway at Gurnee's Cooper's Hawk Winery & RestaurantDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Work on a new Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant in the parking lot of the old Lowe's Home Improvement store in Gurnee is underway, and village staff says it is likely to...
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Rail lines should address safety issueDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - For over 25 years I have investigated train accidents and worked to improve rail safety. In fact, I wrote the nonfiction book "Railroad Collisions, A Deadly Story of Mis...
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Wildfire burns hundreds of homes in Colorado, thousands fleeDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - SUPERIOR, Colo. - Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their li...