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Finding comfort in the life cycle of my backyard treesOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - When we bought this house 31 years ago, there were two little elm tree saplings across the road opposite our front windows, by the wildlife preserve at the end of the vi...
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Batavia teacher gets Art Educator of the Year recognitionOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - History, journalism and creative writing classes dominated my later college years, so avoiding my dreaded topics like math and science was nice. However, when the subjec...
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Gambling taxes generated record $1.99 billion for Illinois last year, but can it last?Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - The expanding array of wagering opportunities in Illinois created the state's largest windfall to date from gambling-related taxes during the last fiscal year. The Illin...
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Feinstein didn't tweet about vaccines before her deathOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, died Sept. 29 after serving in Congress for more than 30 years. The Democrat was elected San Francisco's first female mayor in 1978, and ...
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Manzo: Data-driven job quality for Chicago-area gig driversOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - It is no secret that Uber and Lyft drivers in the Chicago area face serious safety issues, from crashes to crime, and that their pay rates are generally low. But while r...
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Baseball Way Back: Dunston recalls Cubs debut, Boys of ZimmerOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - Part 2 of 3 The Chicago Cubs, on the heels of a division championship season in 1984, felt shortstop Shawon Dunston was ready for the big leagues in 1985. Manager Jim Fr...
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Owner of Salerno's on the Fox in St. Charles credits staff, family for 48-year-old restaurant's longevityOct 06, 2023 6:00 am - With up to 100 people crowding the bar at Salerno's on the Fox for former St. Charles Mayor Sue Klinkhamer's 70th birthday party, it would have been easy for the restaur...
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Meet Tri-Cities author Sammi King at St. Charles book signingOct 06, 2023 6:00 am - Earlier this year, we highlighted some local journalists who just happened to be publishing books around the same time. Former Daily Herald columnist Sammi King of Batav...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 06, 2023 5:00 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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Illinois must move faster to reach clean-energy goals. A national carbon fee will help.Oct 06, 2023 1:00 am - The two-year anniversary of passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) has come and gone, yet Illinois remains woefully behind in its goal to have homes and bu...