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Five Kane County veterans awarded with refurbished vehicles: ‘That’s a blessing’
Jul 20, 2025 10:22 pm - Midas' Project Spark initiative gifted five Kane County veterans with refurbished vehicles in July, eliminating transportation barriers. Army veteran Jason Shanahan called the jeep he received "a blessing" that will help in his work with local veterans groups.
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Cost over coal? Naperville and St. Charles consider 20-year contract extension for energy needsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Electricity needs for Naperville and St. Charles — and the type of energy residents will use — are at the heart of a debate as both cities decide whether to sign on for another 20 years with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.
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Whose downtown is it? Mayors wary transit board will control development near stationsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation proposes creating a transit authority to oversee Metra, Pace and the CTA and allow transit-oriented development, alarming some suburban mayors concerned about local control.
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Study: Education still pays, but barriers to upward mobility persist in Illinois
Jul 20, 2025 4:12 pm - A new study shows there are barriers to upward mobility in Illinois, especially for women and people of color.
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Man charged with hiding Antioch woman’s death detained by ICEJul 20, 2025 4:10 pm - A Waukegan man charged with hiding the body of an Antioch woman in a garbage container at his home was detained Saturday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago, according to published reports.
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Cary zoning panel delays vote on controversial mixed-use project
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St. Charles chooses state police leader as city’s next police chief
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Suburban Skyview: Horses graze in pastures at Danada Equestrian CenterJul 20, 2025 6:00 am - Horses are seen from a drone’s eye view as they wander through a pasture, lazily grazing in the summer sun at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
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Trump didn’t close the bordersJul 20, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that President Donald Trump closed the borders to the U.S., a dolphin saved a snow leopard, sunscreen causes cancer and more.