All Stories from August 12, 2025 (Change date)
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Overwhelmed by chores? Try ‘batching’Aug 12, 2025 5:42 pm - If you find yourself forever multitasking but never really accomplishing anything, batching may be the solution your stressed-out mind needs.
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WNBA ratings and attendance are still strong despite top stars missing games with injuriesAug 12, 2025 5:35 pm - Even with many of its top stars sidelined, the WNBA has still had strong ratings and attendance numbers this season.
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District 95 authorizes emergency expenditure to ensure specialized transportation serviceAug 12, 2025 5:32 pm - A solution came down to the wire but buses will be available for the start of school Wednesday for Lake Zurich Community Unit District 95 students receiving specialized transportation services.
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The case for carpetAug 12, 2025 5:31 pm - Wall-to-wall carpet has long been derided as suburban and dated. But some believe it deserves a second chance.
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‘Tremendous potential’: ULI Chicago to present ideas for Naperville’s 5th Avenue areaAug 12, 2025 5:29 pm - An Urban Land Institute panel is bringing fresh eyes to an underdeveloped area in Naperville near the 5th Avenue Metra station.
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Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60Aug 12, 2025 5:27 pm - LOS ANGELES — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What's Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who b...
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How to deal with that never-ending pile of kids’ clothesAug 12, 2025 5:19 pm - We asked experts — by virtue of their professional training or their personal skill at home — for their best strategies for dealing with kids’ clothing: procuring it, organizing it, saving it, living with it.
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Pretrial release denied for man in Aurora shootingAug 12, 2025 5:11 pm - A man on pretrial release in a domestic battery case is now behind bars awaiting trial on charges he tried to murder two men Sunday, one of whom is his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
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Kane County Board rejects solar electricity site near ElginAug 12, 2025 5:09 pm - Residents of two neighborhoods near Elgin were relieved Tuesday when the Kane County board rejected a request to allow a solar farm near their homes.
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Tennis balls and other hacks to get rid of ugly scuff marks on wallsAug 12, 2025 5:01 pm - What is the best way to clean scuff marks made from rubber wheelchair wheels off painted drywall and enamel-painted doors?