All Stories from January 17, 2022 (Change date)
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A screw-up seeks salvation in Freeform's 'Single Drunk Female'Jan 17, 2022 5:00 am - Samantha Fink is a mess. As played by Sofia Black-D'Elia ("The Mick," "Project Almanac") in the Freeform comedy "Single Drunk Female," premiering at 9 p.m. Thursday Jan....
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#BettyWhiteChallenge raising money and awareness for animalsJan 17, 2022 5:00 am - The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, "The Pet Set," dedicated to h...
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Could affordable housing go on hotel sites in Glen Ellyn?Jan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Now that Glen Ellyn has acquired hotel properties on Roosevelt Road, the village is taking more steps toward redevelopment of the long-blighted area. Next month, elected...
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'It has so much potential': Des Plaines officials again looking at revamping Metropolitan SquareJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Proposals to energize the Metropolitan Square complex in downtown Des Plaines are being revisited by city officials, years after being shelved. A planning and architectu...
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Why are there more fatal crashes when there's less traffic?Jan 17, 2022 4:30 am - It was troubling when deadly vehicle crashes rose by 16% in 2020 compared to 2019 even though COVID-19 decimated the number of cars on the roads. Now it's a trend, accor...
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Dist. 220's first Black teacher discovers her great-great-uncle was a trailblazer in Arlington HeightsJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Sharon LeCompte was a college student at Illinois State University in 1968 when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated — a time when her history professor beli...
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Former Lake County leader stays positive as she awaits a new kidneyJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Although a match has not been found yet and her health continues to suffer, longtime Lake County leader and public servant Bonnie Thomson Carter is in good spirits becau...
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Suburban pastor recalls how MLK inspired churches to actionJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - James Shannon was 7 years old when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. first came to Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dexter Avenue was among the more pr...
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Fleury nearly saves the day, but Blackhawks fall to Kraken in shootoutJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Marc-Andre Fleury's had plenty of spectacular games over his illustrious career. Most obviously came with Pittsburgh and Vegas, but the display he put on during the Blac...
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Building plan in District 73 might be scaled back but will proceedJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Voter-funded building projects in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 are continuing with two more schools on the upcoming schedule for improvements. Aspe...