DuPage County
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Why visiting a college on game day is a big deal to suburban football recruitsSep 21, 2025 3:56 pm - Making game-day visits has become a very important factor in the recruiting process at every level of college football. Game-day visits are generally unofficial visits in which recruits are invited to see what a college is like before, during and after a home game. An early visit doesn't necessarily mean a school is planning to extend an offer.
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‘The hope is in the kids’: Elgin temple prepares for new year by teaching kids how to make challahSep 21, 2025 12:47 pm - Meticulously rolling, twisting and weaving the dough, about 20 young bakers prepared for the Jewish new year by making sweet round challah bread Sunday during Torah school at Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin.
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Kane County Board Republican’s ‘culture of death’ comments under fire from Democrats, GOPSep 21, 2025 9:57 am - Amid a national divide over the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Republican Kane County Board member David Young’s comments blaming Democrats and those who identify in the LGBTQ+ community have garnered criticism from both sides of the aisle.
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Rayford sparks Glenbard West to victory over Downers Grove NorthSep 20, 2025 7:35 pm - Glenbard West junior quarterback AJ Rayford is healthy and happy to be back on the field. After missing the last two games with a hip flexor injury, Rayford was under cen...
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Mann’s interception, Tresslar’s 90-yard TD run lift Hinsdale Central past LyonsSep 20, 2025 7:27 pm - Right Mann, right time. Hinsdale Central linebacker Nico Mann saw a tipped pass go up in the air and saw an opportunity to change the momentum with his team trailing in t...
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Walking in his father’s bootsteps: Son retraces dad’s World War II journey across EuropeSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Wayne resident Tom Breen recently retraced the route his father Vernon took during his World War II combat tour through Europe.
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Schools, advocates work to reassure parents, students amid growing fears over ICE raidsSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Students’ fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting parents and loved ones have suburban and state education officials concerned about the potential for disruption and a rise in truancy.
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Ingleside driver gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed Elmhurst woman near McHenrySep 20, 2025 12:44 pm - An Ingleside woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the fatal head-on crash that she caused while authorities said she was under the influence of marijuana.
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The EEOC has changed its rules on DEI. Here’s what employers need to knowSep 20, 2025 12:43 pm - This past March the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, following a previously issued executive order by the Trump administration on “illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity,” issued new guidelines for employers regarding their diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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The Biz Week That Was: A new vision for Hawthorn mall, maternity ward closing, and Bears stadium updatesSep 20, 2025 12:34 pm - ‘A substantially improved plan’: Second phase of Hawthorn mall transformation officially approved in Vernon Hills Changes allowing for what is described as an import...