All Stories from April 17, 2025 (Change date)
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Lisle trustee candidates separated by single vote, while Queen Bee school board race ends in a tieApr 17, 2025 2:34 pm - Two school board candidates in Queen Bee Elementary District 16 each received 895 votes.
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Parents sue Arlington Heights school district, former nurse over misappropriated medsApr 17, 2025 2:25 pm - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25, a former school nurse and other district officials face a lawsuit filed Thursday by the parents of one of several students given the wrong medications at school.
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Winfield man charged in federal court with filing over 50 fraudulent tax returnsApr 17, 2025 2:19 pm - A Winfield man has been charged in federal court with preparing and filing more than 50 fraudulent tax returns for himself and others.
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China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costsApr 17, 2025 2:16 pm - President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China threatens to crimp a massive source of solar panels and parts, with experts saying the cost of solar installation will certainly rise as China retaliates.
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Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Super Bowl performance in new defamation claimsApr 17, 2025 2:16 pm - Hip-hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl, adding it to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track.
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Write-in candidates fall short in District 211 electionApr 17, 2025 1:25 pm - A pair of write-in candidates’ votes appeared to not seriously threaten the balloted candidates in the April 1 election for three available seats on the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education, according to the still unofficial tally.
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Yes, it’s Epic: Everything you need to know about Epic Universe, the best new theme park in decadesApr 17, 2025 1:22 pm - Dragons, monsters, Super Mario and more. Epic Universe, the biggest new theme park in Orlando in 26 years, opens to the public Thursday, May 22. And it is indeed epic.
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Can't Keep Quiet: 100 Columns and CountingApr 17, 2025 1:20 pm - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: I started writing columns because I was angry at the world's problems. 100 columns later, I'm still angry but maybe making a tiny difference.
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Demolition of now obsolete Schaumburg village hall begins, time capsule recoveredApr 17, 2025 12:57 pm - Demolition on the exterior of Schaumburg’s former village hall started Thursday morning, but not before a hidden away time capsule had been safely recovered from within.
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72-year-old woman killed in Gurnee house fireApr 17, 2025 12:49 pm - A 72-year-old woman found dead in a burning Gurnee home Tuesday died of smoke inhalation but is not being identified because no relatives could be found, authorities said.