All Stories from August 23, 2025 (Change date)
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Firm urges action to address decline in quality of nursing home careAug 23, 2025 12:03 pm - Nursing home care in Illinois has declined significantly in recent years. A key reason for the decline in care is that there is little accountability in Illinois for nursing homes.
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Rideshare safety and legal risks passengers need to knowAug 23, 2025 12:00 pm - Unlike the highly regulated taxi industry, rideshare services have far fewer safeguards for passengers. Getting into an Uber or Lyft carries safety and legal risks that are very different from taking a traditional taxi.
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Final Bears 53-man roster projection: Deeper team puts a few draft picks on the bubbleAug 23, 2025 11:54 am - Breaking down what the Bears’ 53-man roster might look like after cut day Tuesday.
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Mundelein caretaker accused of stealing nearly $30K from McHenry resident who diedAug 23, 2025 11:32 am - A caretaker is accused of stealing almost $30,000 from an elderly McHenry person after their death, according to authorities.
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Ryne Sandberg remembered for how he played the game and treated people on way to Hall of FameAug 23, 2025 11:30 am - Priests wore vestments adorned with the Cubs logo and 23, the jersey number the franchise had retired 20 years ago to honor the late Ryne Sandberg. A contingent of Cubs officials from the business and baseball sides of the organization — including Tom Ricketts, Jed Hoyer, Carter Hawkins and Crane Kenney — gathered in the pews near the front. A group of Sandberg’s beloved teammates — including Larry Bowa, Bob Dernier, Rick Sutcliffe, Andre Dawson and Shawon Dunston — sat to the side of the altar.
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A diaper dandy no more, Fremd graduate Walsh still feels at home at WyomingAug 23, 2025 11:14 am - Entering his final college football season, Fremd graduate Jack Walsh could have left Wyoming for more money at a bigger school. Walsh never considered leaving the university that he’s called a second home since he was a baby. “You can’t put a price on loyalty,” he said.
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How much additional revenue did your school district receive through state’s evidence-based funding formula?Aug 23, 2025 11:00 am - School districts statewide will receive a combined $8.9 billion from the state’s evidence-based funding program, an increase of nearly $300 million from last year’s allocation.
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‘United in purpose and powered by passion’: New District 211 superintendent emphasizes tasks aheadAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - New Superintendent Judith Campbell says she intends to repay the joy she’s experiencing in her fresh interactions with the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 community by ensuring students are fully prepared for the pathways they’ll choose.
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Lawmakers continuing public events despite disruptive pro-Palestinian protestsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Members of the suburban congressional delegation aren’t letting demonstrations by pro-Palestinian activists deter them from hosting town hall meetings with constituents and attending public events.
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‘Always doing what’s right by the customers’: Naperville’s Oswald’s Pharmacy marks 150 yearsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Oswald’s Pharmacy in Naperville is looking back on 150 years of business, while also staying committed to doing what is necessary to stay in business for years to come.