All Stories from June 10, 2023
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Does a bigger, more powerful Big Ten make sense for all members?
Jun 11, 2023 5:59 PM - The Big Ten is preparing to add USC and UCLA in 2024, then what? Will the league continue to expand or stay put? Mike McGraw takes a look at what could happen in the future and what it means for schools like Northwestern and Illinois. -
Why Illinois consumers will soon pay more for groceries
Jun 11, 2023 8:59 AM - After a yearlong respite, consumers will start paying the 1% grocery tax again beginning July 1 even though prices for groceries largely haven't declined.
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Take a day off, enjoy a break from the bustle of life
Jun 11, 2023 8:55 AM - Days off gave me a little breathing space to be on my own, be with my dear Baheej, family and personal friends, or do something special. Everyone needs that time off.
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'I feel a lot younger': Gurnee man, daughter climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for his 60th birthday
Jun 11, 2023 8:51 AM - Gurnee business owner Layne Pollard and his daughter, Jorie, are on an epic adventure to celebrate his 60th birthday by hiking to the 19,341-foot summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. -
Waukegan man who died of gunshot wound outside apartment complex identified
Jun 11, 2023 8:02 AM - Authorities have identified an 18-year-old Waukegan man killed by a gunshot wound to the chest Thursday afternoon outside an apartment complex in his hometown. -
Arlington Heights, Naperville, Keeneyville: Which suburbs the Bears have checked out since 1971
Jun 11, 2023 7:59 AM - The Chicago Bears' courting of Naperville is nothing new. It's just the latest example of the team dipping its toes into the suburbs to negotiate a new stadium deal. -
Schaumburg High School grads killed in crash had 'bright futures ahead'
Jun 10, 2023 11:40 PM - A young woman and man from one vehicle died Saturday morning after a three-vehicle crash in Hoffman Estates in which alcohol is suspected as a factor, authorities said. -
Vintage Hendricks flirts with no-hitter, lifts Cubs past Giants
Jun 10, 2023 10:26 PM - Kyle Hendricks took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and the Cubs won their second straight with a 4-0 victory over San Francisco on Saturday. Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel hit home runs. -
Softball: Barrington caps 35-win season taking 4th in state
Jun 10, 2023 9:02 PM - Another stellar season for the Barrington softball program went into the books on Saturday, with the final chapter ending in a 2-1 loss to Oak Park-River Forest in the Class 4A third-place game at the Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria. -
Officials: Black bear spotted near Antioch
Jun 10, 2023 8:45 PM - A black bear has been sighted near Antioch Saturday evening, officials said. Lake County deputies are on the scene and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is on the way to the 24100 block of W. Deer Ridge Lane to attempt to tranquilize and relocate the bear, according to a news release from the Lake County sheriff's office.
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