All Stories from February 23, 2024 (Change date)
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Long Grove stars in three Christmas movies, thanks to small-town feel and state tax creditFeb 23, 2024 10:13 am - When filmmaker and Mundelein resident John W. Bosher first read the script for “Christmas With Felicity,” the quaint, small-town setting made picking a filming location easy. “All of these sets are already right down the street in Long Grove,” he thought.
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Kane County Board incumbent Kenyon to face challenger Stare in Republican primary electionFeb 23, 2024 10:10 am - A stark contrast in views among Kane County Republicans could not be more apparent than in the March 19 primary contest between Kane County Board District 16 incumbent Mi...
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Book Review: New collaborative novel ‘Fourteen Days’ proves the pandemic couldn’t curb creativityFeb 23, 2024 10:07 am - Almost four years since COVID-19 became a household term, a new work of fiction proves that even a global pandemic can’t curb creativity. “Fourteen Days” is billed as a “...
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A Michigan toddler's shooting highlights new gun storage law and other states' strategiesFeb 23, 2024 9:36 am - A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state's new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is...
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Music review: Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is back with another great solo albumFeb 23, 2024 8:33 am - Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley is back with “10,000 Volts,” a new solo album that's crackling with energy and personality.
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Music review: MGMT’s ‘Loss of Life’ is a nostalgic return full of hope and heartFeb 23, 2024 8:02 am - They say trends make a cyclical comeback every 20 years. We saw it recently in the revival of Y2K style that emerged with Gen-Zers returning to parties post-pandemic wear...
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Illinois State Police trooper’s wife seeks help with medical, trip costsFeb 23, 2024 7:54 am - The wife of an Illinois State Police trooper who was severely injured in a 2021 Scott’s Law crash is seeking the community’s help with funding his journey to a Texas clin...
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McHenry County Board delays vote on speed limit reductionFeb 23, 2024 7:53 am - Drivers on Lakewood Road near Lake in the Hills will not see new speed limit signs anytime soon after the McHenry County Board postponed a vote on lowering the speed limi...
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Migrant’s 3 brutal years trying to reach Italy inspired the Oscar-nominated film ‘Io Capitano’Feb 23, 2024 7:47 am - CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy — Mamadou Kouassi’s searing, epic journey over African deserts, through illegal prisons and across the Mediterranean Sea in a smugglers’ boat infor...
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Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo rulingFeb 23, 2024 7:24 am - When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By citing verses from ...