All Stories from August 19, 2025 (Change date)
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Frohes Oktoberfest! Benedictine University to host new festivalAug 19, 2025 3:56 pm - Benedictine University will ensure Oktoberfest season is off to a rousing start with a new event that invites greater Lisle and beyond to do as the Germans do when the calendar flips toward fall.
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Star pupil: Conan Gray’s ‘Wishbone’ further confirms his place as a tastemaker of Gen Z popAug 19, 2025 3:43 pm - Rejection serves as inspiration for angst and contemplation on pop singer Conan Gray’s wistful fourth album, “Wishbone.” It is a return to form for Gray, who headlines Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime dataAug 19, 2025 3:16 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower th...
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Trump offers assurances that US troops won't be sent to help defend UkraineAug 19, 2025 3:12 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open...
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O’Donnell: Bears, Brewers and Bananas shake the Chicago sports bluesAug 19, 2025 3:06 pm - Looking to lift the tedium of a Chicago sports summer lost in the dog days? Daily Herald columnist Jim O’Donnell has ideas.
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What might MLB expansion and realignment look like?Aug 19, 2025 3:04 pm - The Athletic projects what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizon.
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Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform pushAug 19, 2025 2:58 pm - Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s redistricting process. Congressional districts would be unaffected. They want to do this by passing a state constitutional amendment via a ballot initiative during the 2026 general election.
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The story behind Geneva’s new ‘upscale dive bar’ Bad AliceAug 19, 2025 2:31 pm - “We wanted something affordable and friendly,” manager Chris Claboltz said of the inspiration for Geneva’s new “upscale dive bar,” Bad Alice.
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Things to do Aug. 22-28: Buffalo Grove Days, Palatine Street Fest, Port Clinton Art Festival and moreAug 19, 2025 2:21 pm - Mark your calendar for Buffalo Grove Days, Anime Magic! 2025, Chicago International Boat Show, Palatine Street Fest, Port Clinton Art Festival, Geneva Concours d’Elegance, Wayback Wheels Car Show and more happening this week.
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Body art studio coming to Des PlainesAug 19, 2025 2:17 pm - A body art studio offering tattoos and piercings is coming to Des Plaines.