All Stories from June 30, 2025 (Change date)
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Police: Chicago man redeemed stranger’s lost voucher at Rivers CasinoJun 30, 2025 2:15 pm - A Rivers Casino patron was arrested over the weekend after he redeemed a voucher worth about $1,000 even though it didn’t belong to him, Des Plaines police said.
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Geneva-based conservative group marks 5 yearsJun 30, 2025 2:10 pm - Every month for the past five years, the Three Headed Eagle Alliance, a conservative group based in Geneva, has hosted speakers and sometimes local candidates.
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Developers tweak plans for Cary Maplewood land to address neighbor oppositionJun 30, 2025 1:58 pm - Developers looking to turn the former Maplewood School property into a multifamily residential area in Cary recently shared updated plans that now include the owner-occupied, single-family homes for which many nearby residents had advocated.
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Why rice is poised to survive better in a warming worldJun 30, 2025 1:57 pm - New research looking at future production of six staple crops including wheat, soybeans and sorghum found that rice alone should have the smallest decline in global yields.
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Mundelein Community Days features rides, parade July 3-6Jun 30, 2025 1:33 pm - The Mundelein Community Days 2025 festival will take place Thursday through Sunday, July 3-6. The four-day festival will feature a carnival, fireworks, a parade, food, music, games, contests, demonstrations, displays, children’s activities and more.
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Spotlight: Kelvin Roston Jr. pays tribute to soul great Donny Hathaway at Northlight TheatreJun 30, 2025 1:27 pm - Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Kelvin Roston Jr. channels soul music legend Donny Hathaway in “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show Roston created running July 10 through Aug. 10 at Northlight Theatre.
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Book Review: Critic Maris Kreizman charts her political awakening in smart, funny essay collectionJun 30, 2025 1:21 pm - In her debut essay collection, “I Want to Burn This Place Down,” 40-something book critic, columnist for Lit Hub and erstwhile podcaster Maris Kreizman recalls a series of mini-awakenings in college and the New York publishing world in the 2000s that shook her faith in the American dream of her boomer parents.
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West Chicago man faces gun chargesJun 30, 2025 1:08 pm - A man is accused of several gun crimes after people reported he ran toward their car and displayed a handgun in West Chicago Saturday night.
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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ puts a wobbly franchise back on track with superb installmentJun 30, 2025 1:07 pm - If you’ve lately been feeling that the “Jurassic Park” franchise has jumped an even more ancient creature — the shark — hold off any thoughts of extinction. Judging from the latest entry, there’s still life in this old dino series.
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Wheaton band celebrates July 4th early with Patriotic ConcertJun 30, 2025 12:56 pm - The Wheaton Municipal Band will perform their annual Patriotic Concert on July 2, featuring iconic patriotic songs and marches to celebrate Independence Day.