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Geneva teacher’s novel inspired by Texas education law
Jun 30, 2025 11:59 am - Ellen Jo Ljung, a retired teacher from Geneva, wrote her first novel "Caught in the Crossfire" based on real events faced by public school teachers in Texas and other states due to restrictive laws on classroom discussions.
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McHenry County College to build $9.3 million Engagement Hall
Jun 30, 2025 11:27 am - McHenry County College will create a new events center on campus to host future community and college happenings, with the project receiving unanimous approval Thursday from the Board of Trustees.
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Deeds go digital: Kane County recorder moves servers to the cloud
Jun 30, 2025 11:04 am - Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman has announced the successful transition of the county’s core IT infrastructure from on-premises servers to a modern, cloud-based environment.
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Republican state lawmaker won’t run for Congress in 14th District after allJun 30, 2025 9:46 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville has one fewer potential Republican challenger to worry about in 2026.
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‘Stand up for our hometowns’: Suburban mayors slam transit proposalJun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - A coalition of 25 suburban mayors is beseeching lawmakers to think twice before approving a transit rescue plan they say is seriously flawed.
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‘To see this in my lifetime is huge’: Regional 911 facility set to debut in LibertyvilleJun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Twelve years after the first study and two years after ground was broken in a far corner of the Lake County government campus in Libertyville, a modern cornerstone for 911 and emergency management services is making its debut.
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‘People don't know this’: Why MLK came to DuPage County in 1967Jun 29, 2025 9:00 pm - Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County. That lost history now is being celebrated again by those who wish to preserve it and seek to carry on King’s work.
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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.
Jun 29, 2025 5:05 pm - The Trump administration has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon who drunkenly fired shots in a Texas community and spare him from deportation in exchange fo...
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Fire leaves Algonquin home uninhabitableJun 29, 2025 2:30 pm - No injuries were reported after fire broke out in an Algonquin home Sunday morning, leaving the residence uninhabitable. Firefighters from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills...
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Mount Prospect factory’s neighbors win round in courtJun 29, 2025 12:37 pm - Neighbors have won the latest legal round in their class-action suit against animal feed producer Prestige Feed Products in Mount Prospect.