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Spotlight: Goodman assembles all-star cast for ‘Betrayal’ revivalFeb 03, 2025 4:11 pm - Oscar and Emmy Award-winner Helen Hunt and Tony Award-winner Robert Sean Leonard join Chicago theater veteran Ian Barford for Goodman Theatre’s revival of Harold Pinter’s classic “Betrayal.”
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Wall Street falls following Trump’s tariffs, but not as badly as feared in the morning
Feb 03, 2025 4:01 pm - The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller coaster Monday. After initially falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, U.S. stocks pared their losses after Mexico said it had negotiated a one-month reprieve.
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Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out
Feb 03, 2025 2:44 pm - Democrats have delivered a strong rebuke against the Trump administration’s attempt to gut an agency that provides crucial aid overseas to fund education and fight starvation and disease, calling it illegal, vowing a court fight and lambasting billionaire Elon Musk for wielding so much power in Washington.
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Schaumburg considering maximum price tag of $44.2 million to build new village hallFeb 03, 2025 2:40 pm - After 17 months of preliminary work, Schaumburg officials are at last faced with the actual construction cost of replacing the 52-year-old village hall with a taller, more efficient building.
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Learn about Lake County’s role in the Underground RailroadFeb 03, 2025 2:08 pm - Learn about Lake County’s antislavery efforts and its role in the Underground Railroad through a program at the Fremont Public Library in Mundelein.
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‘Delayed far too long’: Volo Bog State Natural Area among state sites targeted for improvementsFeb 03, 2025 2:07 pm - After decades on the wish list, long sought improvements at Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside have been funded and are expected to proceed.
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Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US
Feb 03, 2025 1:39 pm - President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually.
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Elgin High students host their annual National Biodiversity Teach-In in FebruaryFeb 03, 2025 12:50 pm - Free virtual event organized by students includes 21 expert-led webinars on topics like wildlife, climate change, and sustainability to raise awareness of biodiversity.
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Electrical issue blamed for fire at Lake Zurich barFeb 03, 2025 12:28 pm - Lake Zurich Fire Department officials say a late Sunday night fire that damaged a bar was likely sparked by an electrical issue in the basement.
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Huntley man pleads guilty to animal cruelty after 54 abandoned dogs found in park
Feb 03, 2025 12:20 pm - A Huntley man has been sentenced to one year of conditional discharge in a plea deal after he was accused of cruelty to dozens of animals, including a turtle, 17 cats and a dog.