All Stories from August 15, 2025 (Change date)
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Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announces bid for sheriffAug 15, 2025 12:52 pm - Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announced his intent to seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in the 2026 primary election, according to a news release.
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Michigan football fined 10s of millions of dollars, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandalAug 15, 2025 12:39 pm - The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years.
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Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferencesAug 15, 2025 12:33 pm - President Donald Trump is attempting to reshape college admissions according to his definition of merit, with an emphasis on test scores and a blind eye toward diversity. Yet the Republican president’s critics and some allies question his silence on other admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their wealth or family ties.
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Kristi Noem is living rent free in home used by Coast Guard commandantAug 15, 2025 12:28 pm - A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
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U.S. stocks tap the brakes as Wall Street heads toward the finish of a record-setting weekAug 15, 2025 12:18 pm - U.S. stocks are edging back from record levels on Friday, led by drops for technology companies, but Wall Street is still heading toward the finish of another winning week.
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Texas Republicans announce another redistricting session. California Democrats will counterAug 15, 2025 12:16 pm - Texas Republicans ended a legislative session Friday without approving new congressional maps, but they were ready to begin another to satisfy President Donald Trump’s wishes for redistricting that bolsters their party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as a multistate fight over control of Congress intensifies.
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Seeking an answer about Trump’s motivesAug 15, 2025 12:15 pm - I do not understand the rationale behind Trump's imposing tariffs on products from friendly foreign countries. Is there a wealthy partner awaiting the tax and/or duty fro...
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Changing times in the MLBAug 15, 2025 12:15 pm - The death of Ryne Sandberg brought forth a wealth of comments about the talent and dignity that he brought to the game of baseball. He was Mister Dependable. I come from ...
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St. John’s celebrating a new school year, and a special milestoneAug 15, 2025 12:01 pm - As the new school year, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Elgin will take time during worship on Sunday, Aug. 17, to install the faculty, staff, and school board of St. John’s Lutheran School.
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Fundraiser Saturday in memory of Austin Stanek, victim in hit-and-run last year in Island LakeAug 15, 2025 11:37 am - Wauconda and Island Lake area community members are invited to stop by JJ Twig’s Pizza and Pub in Wauconda Saturday, Aug. 16, for the first “Be Like Austin” outdoor sand volleyball tournament.