All Stories from July 31, 2025 (Change date)
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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to workJul 31, 2025 8:29 am - The government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, according to two administration officials.
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US applications for jobless benefits inch up for the first time in 7 weeks, but layoffs remain lowJul 31, 2025 8:25 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits inched up modestly last week as business continue to retain staff despite economic uncertainty around U.S. trade policy.
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A key US inflation gauge rose last month as Trump's tariffs lifted goods pricesJul 31, 2025 8:21 am - The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs are starting to lift prices for many goods.
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Oswego man charged in Kane County with disseminating child sex abuse imagesJul 31, 2025 7:52 am - An Oswego man was charged in Kane County with disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse images, according to a joint news release from Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Sheriff Ron Hain.
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Kane County Auditor Penny Wegman announces bid for treasurerJul 31, 2025 7:37 am - Kane County Auditor Penny Wegman on Wednesday officially announced her candidacy for county treasurer.
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Former Huntley Little League treasurer accused of stealing more than $14K from baseball programJul 31, 2025 7:35 am - A former Huntley Little League volunteer treasurer is accused of stealing more than $14,000 from the league over multiple dates in 2022, court records show.
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Silvy: Stop panicking, Bears fans, this is what development looks likeJul 31, 2025 7:00 am - Marc Silverman says Bears fans need to stop panicking about Caleb Williams’ preseason progress. This is what proper development looks like.
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Comic misfire: ‘Naked Gun’ remake with Liam Neeson low on high-caliber comedyJul 31, 2025 5:15 am - It’s a wonder that director Akiva Schaffer didn’t replace Liam Neeson in “The Naked Gun” the moment his hit-and-miss-and-miss-and-miss movie revealed that the Irish actor’s particular set of skills didn’t include a command of comic timing or any sense of playful, self-aware mirth.
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‘The Bad Guys 2’ boldly goes bigger but loses its charm along the wayJul 31, 2025 5:00 am - The good news for fans of “The Bad Guys” is the new sequel is stellar. But that’s because a good portion is actually set in — are you kidding us? — outer space. “The Bad Guys 2” has clearly lost its moorings.
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Things you can learn in newspaper stories about something elseJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: From time to time, I like to take off on a routine inspired by the late, great Chicago Sun-Times columnist Sydney J. Harris, who often found the most intriguing facts in unexpected places and compiled them into columns under the theme “things I learned while looking up something else.