All Stories from April 19, 2024 (Change date)
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Earth Day 2024: How suburban communities are celebrating the historic environmental holidayApr 19, 2024 5:44 pm - Many Aprils ago, 10% of the entire U.S. population demonstrated in cities across the nation for the first Earth Day celebration. It was April 22, 1970, and there was no E...
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Hoffman Estates officials take last look inside former Sears HQ before its demolitionApr 19, 2024 5:38 pm - Current representatives of the Hoffman Estates village board, that approved the once-mighty Sears’ corporate headquarters to move from downtown Chicago to 273 vacant acre...
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Hundreds of students at Batavia High School walk out of class to protest gun violenceApr 19, 2024 5:22 pm - Batavia High School students wore orange and walked out of class early on Friday in protest of gun violence in schools. Orange has become the color associated with the an...
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Taillon comes off the injured list and helps the Cubs beat the Marlins 8-3Apr 19, 2024 4:43 pm - Jameson Taillon had a solid first start, Nico Hoerner doubled twice and the Cubs rolled past the Miami Marlins 8-3 on Friday.
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Will the Bears get help for Sweat in the first round next week?Apr 19, 2024 4:35 pm - Caleb Williams to the Bears at No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft feels almost like a done deal at this point, what the Bears do with their second draft pick at No. 9 overall is anything but clear. In part, of course, it will depend heavily upon what the teams ahead of them do.
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Woman charged with theft, forgery related to boat rental businessApr 19, 2024 4:22 pm - A 36-year-old woman is facing a string of new charges, including theft and forgery, following an investigation into her boat rental business. Kristen Wooden, of the 41000...
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New superintendent starting earlier in Villa Park District 45Apr 19, 2024 4:13 pm - Brian Graber was supposed to take over in July 2025 Villa Park District 45 has moved up the start date of its new superintendent. Brian Graber was supposed to take o...
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Sign up for Relay For Life Aug. 23 in RoselleApr 19, 2024 3:32 pm - Registration is open for the annual Relay For Life of NW DuPage and NW Cook Counties. Everyone is welcome to attend this community event from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2...
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Pritzker’s health insurance reforms clear House, move to SenateApr 19, 2024 2:55 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a partial legislative victory Thursday night when the House passed his initiative to end some practices health insurance compa...
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Crime novelist to lead writing workshop at Des Plaines LibraryApr 19, 2024 2:52 pm - Crime-fiction writer Libby Fischer Hellman will lead a workshop about building suspense in your writing Wednesday at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Ave. T...