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As state says unvaccinated kids should wear masks, here's what suburban schools are doing so farJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - School districts across the region are diverging on whether to require students to wear masks when they return to classes next month as parents pressure educators from b...
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Guided horseback trail rides now available at Forest Trails StablesJul 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Ready to take the reins for a scenic ride through DuPage County forests? Longtime equestrian center Forest Trails Stables in Bartlett is now offering 50-minute, guided t...
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Nonprofit leader Sharon Bush joins Roosevelt Board of TrusteesJul 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Alumna and nonprofit leader Sharon Bush was voted in as a member of the Roosevelt University Board of Trustees. Her three-year term will begin at the September board mee...
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Illinois first state to mandate teaching Asian American historyJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - By Madhu Krishnamurthy mkrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com Illinois recently made history as the first state to require public schools to teach Asian American history. Gov. J...
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Sleepy Hollow man pleads guilty to sexual assault, attempted murder in attack on teensJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - A Sleepy Hollow man who sexually assaulted and stabbed a 19-year-old woman, and stabbed her 17-year-old brother when he tried to intervene, has pleaded guilty to two cou...
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Justice reform legislation may cost Kane County $6.7 millionJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County officials are estimating a $6.7 million annual income loss along with roughly $5 million in new annual expenses when Illinois courts switch to a cashless bai...
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ECC students help food-insecure classmates with garden plotJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - With food insecurity an issue for many, a group of Elgin Community College students are doing what they can to help their school community. Members of the Phi Theta Kapp...
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Harper HSE Distinguished Scholar sees a brighter futureJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Xiling Chen was tired of asking friends to translate for her. As a non-English speaker who emigrated to the U.S. from China, she struggled to communicate in important si...
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Kane County to raise rabies tag fees in 2022Jul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Effective Jan. 1, 2022, all Kane County Animal Control rabies tag fees will be increasing. The new tag fees will increase $2 for neutered animals less than 1 year of ag...
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Special needs mom urges Kane County residents to get their loved ones vaccinatedJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - St. Charles resident and special needs mom Colette Ansley-Treonis cried tears of joy the day her 39-year-old son Josh, who has Asperger syndrome, received his Janssen CO...