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Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for home-schooled children
Jul 23, 2024 11:57 am - An Illinois lawmaker heading a child welfare committee said the state must strengthen its laws and policies to protect home-schooled children facing inadequate education,...
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Man gets 25-year sentence in cellphone store robberiesJul 23, 2024 11:41 am - A Chicago man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a string of armed robberies of cell phone stores throughout Illinois, including trying to rob stores in Woodridge and Aurora.
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Train traffic resumes after gas main break in GenevaJul 23, 2024 11:37 am - Train traffic has resumed through Geneva, after closure due to a gas main break.
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West Chicago lifts boil order for homes near Gary ElementaryJul 23, 2024 11:32 am - West Chicago has lifted a boil order for homes along Forest Avenue, from Joliet to Bishop streets, city officials announced Wednesday.
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Downtown Mount Prospect Block Party begins FridayJul 23, 2024 11:25 am - The 2024 Downtown Mount Prospect Block Party is takes place from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Emerson Street and Busse Avenue.
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Fermilab to close to public Aug. 26-Sept. 8
Jul 23, 2024 11:25 am - Fermilab, a particle physics and accelerator laboratory in Batavia, will be closed to the public from Aug. 26 through Sept. 8, reopening Sept. 9, spokeswoman Tracy Marc s...
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Aurora woman scratches off $1 million-winning lottery ticketJul 23, 2024 11:23 am - An Aurora woman recently scratched her way to a $1 million prize in the Illinois Lottery. Antoinette ‘Toni’ Green won the top prize on a $10 Monopoly 50X scratch-off tic...
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Fire damages Village Inn restaurant in PalatineJul 23, 2024 10:09 am - Fire broke out Monday afternoon at the Village Inn restaurant in Palatine, leaving behind moderate damage but no injuries, officials said.
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Democrats plan to push ahead with virtual roll call ahead of their convention, with Harris favoredJul 22, 2024 9:50 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its convention can choose a presidential nominee before they m...
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Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’Jul 22, 2024 9:49 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump, as lawmakers of bot...