All Stories from April 21, 2026 (Change date)
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Naperville Sunrise Rotary hosts Trivia Night to benefit Kenyan orphan scholarshipsApr 21, 2026 4:51 pm - The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise will host “Trivia for a Cause” on Monday, May 18, to help raise funds for high school scholarships for students of Cherish Watoto orphanage and school in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Virginia voters approve redrawing congressional map to favor DemocratsApr 21, 2026 4:44 pm - Virginia voters approved a referendum to draw new congressional districts that could add as many as four Democratic seats to the House of Representatives, the Associated Press projects, awarding Democrats an advantage in the national redistricting war begun by Republicans.
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U.S. Open golf qualifiers set to begin in IllinoisApr 21, 2026 4:39 pm - U.S. Open golf qualifiers began Monday.
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Join a woodland walk at Garfield Farm MuseumApr 21, 2026 4:23 pm - Garfield Farm Museum director Jerome Johnson will lead a nature walk through the museum's Harley Pond and Woods on Saturday, May 2.
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‘This project gave me a purpose’: 84-year-old spearheads restoration of wetland and pond in BartlettApr 21, 2026 4:17 pm - Students from St. Isidore School in Bloomingdale visited Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett Tuesday for an Earth Day celebration centered around a community-wide ecological restoration of a two-acre public wetland and pond spearheaded by 84-year-old resident Joyce Zemba.
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Edwards, Loveland earn Bears’ Brian Piccolo AwardsApr 21, 2026 4:12 pm - The Bears honored T.J. Edwards and Colston Loveland with their annual Brian Piccolo Awards.
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Palatine fast-tracking plans for Slade Street makeoverApr 21, 2026 4:12 pm - A key downtown Palatine street is on the fast track for a major overhaul this year. The village council Monday approved contracts to revamp Slade Street between Greeley Street and Plum Grove Road.
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No injuries in Des Plaines bar fireApr 21, 2026 4:10 pm - A Des Plaines bar was forced to close Tuesday afternoon following a small kitchen fire, authorities said.
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Annual flu vaccine no longer required for US military, Hegseth saysApr 21, 2026 3:51 pm - The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, rolling back what he described as an “overly broad” mandate that had been in place for seven decades.
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How the Bears are approaching this week’s NFL draftApr 21, 2026 3:47 pm - Bears general manager Ryan Poles and assistant general manager Jeff King provided insight on Tuesday regarding their thinking heading into the start of this week’s NFL draft.