All Stories from July 4, 2024 (Change date)
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Suburbs celebrate Fourth of July, including return of parade in Highland ParkJul 04, 2024 5:23 pm - Thousands of revelers clad in red, white and blue lined dozens of Fourth of July parade routes throughout the suburbs Thursday. That included Highland Park, where a community parade returned to downtown streets two years after the mass shooting that left seven people dead and 48 others wounded.
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DeJong, Sosa homer, but White Sox can’t keep pace with Kwan, GuardiansJul 04, 2024 4:15 pm - CLEVELAND — All-star Steven Kwan homered, went 3 for 4 with two RBI and officially took over as the majors' leading hitter while sending the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-4...
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Jelly Belly closing North Chicago plant, laying off 66 workersJul 04, 2024 2:32 pm - Jelly Belly Candy Co. will close its plant in North Chicago about Oct. 11 and lay off 66 employees, according to its Chicago-based parent company Ferrara Candy.
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Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contestJul 04, 2024 2:15 pm - Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest and taking advantage of the event's biggest star would be chowing down 1,900 miles away.
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Opened during Prohibition, Kane County bar celebrates 100th anniversaryJul 04, 2024 2:10 pm - The year was 1924, during the Prohibition era in the United States. Even though consuming alcoholic beverages was illegal, it didn’t stop Flora and Albert Mott from opening a bar in western Kane County.
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Brat Fest set for July 13 in WheelingJul 04, 2024 2:09 pm - The Wheeling Helping Hands community group will hold its fourth annual Brat Fest fundraiser July 13.
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Israel mulls Gaza cease-fire deal as Hezbollah fires rocketsJul 04, 2024 2:08 pm - Israel is weighing a response from Hamas in the long-stalled talks over a cease-fire deal in Gaza, while weathering an intense rocket attack from Hezbollah as fighting es...
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Novak Djokovic grinds out a victory over wild-card Jacob Fearnley at WimbledonJul 04, 2024 12:05 pm - LONDON (AP) — The good news, Novak Djokovic said, was that his surgically repaired right knee was pain-free at Wimbledon on Thursday. The bad news, he knows, is that his ...
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Bears counting on Terell Smith to provide needed depth at cornerback in talented secondaryJul 04, 2024 11:58 am - We’re at No. 2 on our countdown of Bears under-the-radar players as they get ready to report to training camp later this month.
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Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat waveJul 04, 2024 11:36 am - Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Wea...