All Stories from April 9, 2024 (Change date)
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Bug-a BOO! Fun, frights and feelings figure into a Charlotte’s web of terror in ‘Sting’Apr 09, 2024 12:13 pm - Kiah Roache-Turner’s low-budget Australian creature feature “Sting” merges fun and thrills with a ton of kills in a breezy, cheesy salute to classic 1950s “it came from outer space” tales.
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Island Lake man accused of possessing fentanyl, LSD, mushrooms, marijuanaApr 09, 2024 12:10 pm - An Island Lake man charged with possessing fentanyl, LSD, Suboxone, psilocybin and marijuana was arrested and released pretrial Saturday. Theron Lopez, of the 3000 block ...
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Theater spotlight: Elgin’s Iambe premieres ‘Wake Up, Mrs. Moore’Apr 09, 2024 12:05 pm - Iambe Theatre Ensemble, an Elgin company that focuses on stories representing voices and perspectives of mature females, returns with the premiere of “Wake Up, Mrs. Moore.”
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Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prisonApr 09, 2024 11:59 am - PONTIAC, Mich. — The parents of a Michigan school shooter were each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented t...
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Seasonal mobile bar could be on tap for downtown CaryApr 09, 2024 11:56 am - Maple Tree Tap wants to expand its business by providing a mobile bar in downtown Cary, but neighboring restaurant owners fear the proposal could hurt existing businesses.
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Veteran-owned company in Aurora awarded contract for new Hollywood CasinoApr 09, 2024 11:50 am - Work on the new $360-million Hollywood Casino Aurora resort is underway, and PENN Entertainment has hired an Aurora-based, veteran-owned company as a subcontractor on the project.
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Officials say they didn’t know religious group was behind land buy until after it was completedApr 09, 2024 11:49 am - South Barrington Park District officials didn’t learn a religious group was behind the winning bid for 34 acres of public parkland until two weeks after the $2.3 mill...
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‘In it for the long haul’: Prairie Food Co-op gets ready to build Lombard grocery storeApr 09, 2024 11:41 am - The produce section will go in the front, frozen meat in the back and dry goods in the center aisles. But this will be no ordinary grocery store. DuPage County’s first community-owned, full-service grocery store is finally becoming a reality.
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New WIC rules include more money for fruits and veggies. They also expand food choicesApr 09, 2024 10:40 am - The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will soon emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, a...
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Top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine supportApr 09, 2024 10:32 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon's $850 billion budget for ...