All Stories from September 18, 2024 (Change date)
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Literary connections: A focus on books at this year’s Bluff City Cemetery WalkSep 18, 2024 10:01 am - The 37th annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 21-22 is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gail Borden Public Library. The Elginites selected have an association to either literacy, books, or Gail Borden. Each portrayal will include suggestions on what that Elginite’s favorite book might have been.
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Beekeeping discussion delayed in Des PlainesSep 18, 2024 9:49 am - Would-be amateur beekeepers in Des Plaines will have to wait a little longer to learn if they’ll be allowed to keep apiaries at their homes.
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Week 4 expanded football Top 20Sep 18, 2024 9:23 am - First and 10 1. Downers Grove North (3-0)Next opponent: vs. at Proviso West Comment: Three weeks, three running clock victories for the Trojans, second in t...
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Harnessing the power of glimmers at workSep 18, 2024 9:15 am - I recently returned from an industry conference on Hilton Head Island. My spirits are high as I savor the afterglow of listening to inspiring presenters, connecting with ...
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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVFSep 18, 2024 9:10 am - Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.
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‘I want it to be an experience’: Independent bookstore to open in downtown LibertyvilleSep 18, 2024 9:08 am - Ingleside native Delanie Dochelli is opening About Time Bookstore in downtown Libertyville to share her passion for reading and books.
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Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and paySep 18, 2024 8:12 am - Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shu...
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Bikes and brews: Take a bicycle brewery tour along the Fox River Trail this fallSep 18, 2024 8:12 am - The Fox River Trail has long been a haven for cyclists and nature enthusiasts. But lately, a new kind of two-wheeled tourism is gaining traction: the brewery tour.
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fightSep 18, 2024 8:06 am - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.
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Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new votersSep 18, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a m...