All Stories from February 9, 2023 (Change date)
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Con artists accumulate in the slinky 'Sharper'Feb 11, 2023 6:49 am - “Sharper” - ★ ★ ★ Almost invariably, we root for the con artist. Seldom does the ingenuity and cleverness of a good hustler, cardsharp or con man not win us over. They ...
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Wheaton police to patrol streets with new squad car camerasFeb 10, 2023 3:43 pm - Wheaton police officers are getting new cameras in their squad cars. The city council has authorized the purchase of in-car camera systems from Axon Enterprise, the Scot...
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Chicago Auto Show: Muscle cars, EVs and a more 'normal' year for consumersFeb 16, 2023 6:09 am - After no show, a summer show and a half-sized show, all thanks to COVID-19, Thursday's media preview of the Chicago Auto Show felt ... normal. There was a new Mustang, a...
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Girls gymnastics: Hersey wins sectional title, earns berth at state finals; Barrington also qualifiesFeb 11, 2023 10:46 pm - Hersey likes when the wait is over. The Huskies girls' gymnastics team had ordered new leotards last fall. They finally arrived Wednesday in time for Thursday's sectiona...
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Man accused of stashing cocaine at Algonquin Dollar Tree gets 11 years in prisonFeb 10, 2023 3:42 pm - A man accused of stashing cocaine at an Algonquin Dollar Tree last year and then attempting to flee police was sentenced to 11 years in prison Tuesday after pleading gui...
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Groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in IllinoisFeb 14, 2023 7:18 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of advocacy and labor groups is pushing for a state law to give Illinois workers 26 weeks of paid leave if they need to recover from an illness...
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Maine East boys basketball aiming for first winning season in 14 yearsFeb 14, 2023 5:30 am - Maine East is turning the corner. Long a struggling basketball program, the Blue Demons are on their way up. Maine East has not had a winning basketball season since 200...
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Man who was shot by Aurora cop now charged with attempted murder, aggravated assaultFeb 10, 2023 2:59 pm - A knife-wielding man who was shot on Sunday by an Aurora police officer is now facing attempted murder charges, according to Kane County court records. Kristopher I. Cro...
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Letter: Spiritual consciousness is key to our futureFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - Law is a poor substitute for love. Laws take over when love runs short. Laws compel us to do what we should have done willingly. Laws cannot legislate love, and only lov...
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Letter: The truth on job creationFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - In February of 2020, the nation had around 152.5 million total nonfarm employees (the highest number ever). Then came the pandemic, which chopped that number down to nea...