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Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies across country
Apr 19, 2025 5:00 pm - Protests against President Donald Trump's administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday's events say they're protesting against what they view as the Republican administration's constitutional and civil rights violations. Some of the protests are drawing on themes from the American Revolutionary War as Saturday marks 250 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts launched the conflict.
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Algonquin to add back 1% grocery tax when state tax ends
Apr 19, 2025 4:58 pm - Algonquin is the latest McHenry County municipality to implement its own 1% grocery tax, which will take effect at the start of next year when Illinois ends its version.
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Driver cited after vehicle crashes into Bartlett houseApr 19, 2025 2:45 pm - A Streamwood man was cited for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed after police say his vehicle veered off the road, crashed through fences, and struck a house in Bartlett.
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The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costsApr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
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Thousands participate in annual Naperville Jaycees Great Egg Hunt despite rainApr 19, 2025 1:50 pm - The Naperville Jaycees Great Egg Hunt was a home run Saturday at Frontier Sports Complex.
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Project Labor Agreements deliver on policymakers’ promises to taxpayers and workersApr 19, 2025 1:48 pm - With tariffs, market volatility, and mass government layoffs dominating headlines lately, much of our national economic discourse has centered around whether public policies and investments are maximizing value for taxpayers and opportunities for American workers.
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Should Cook County dissolve its four suburban mosquito abatement districts?Apr 19, 2025 1:00 pm - A new report from the Civic Federation calling for the elimination of four suburban mosquito abatement districts is gaining traction with some Cook County Board members after an inspector general’s investigation calls on leadership at one district to resign.
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Five boys in three years: Long Grove mom delivers rare set of spontaneous tripletsApr 19, 2025 12:45 pm - A team at Advocate Children’s Hospital successfully delivered spontaneous triplets — Levi, Jackson and Mason — born to Stephanie Epstein of Long Grove. Two of the boys are identical twins, while the third is fraternal — a rare and more complex type of triplet pregnancy.
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‘A very aggressive schedule’: Design for new Libertyville police facility underwayApr 18, 2025 8:46 pm - The design process is underway for a new police station in Libertyville, four years after an evaluation to replace the aging, cramped facility began.
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Barrington wastewater treatment facility upgrade moving forwardApr 18, 2025 8:43 pm - Barrington is moving forward with final design engineering for long-awaited upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility at 302 N. Raymond Ave.