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State liquor tax revenues dropped last year. Will lawmakers raise tax rates?Jan 20, 2024 5:30 pm - For the first time in at least a decade, annual liquor tax revenue in Illinois declined. The modest 0.3% drop from $318.9 million in fiscal year 2022 to $318.1 million in...
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Congressional watchdog will launch inquiry into FDA oversight of medical device recallsJan 20, 2024 4:46 pm - Editor’s note: This story was originally published by ProPublica . Congressional investigators are launching an inquiry into the Food and Drug Administration’s ove...
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Itasca man charged with home invasion, denied pre-trial releaseJan 20, 2024 3:55 pm - An Itasca man accused of using an AR-15 rifle to shoot his way into an Itasca home was denied pre-trial release in a court hearing Saturday in Wheaton. Sean Brutto, 34, o...
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Park Ridge man dies after car hits treeJan 20, 2024 11:49 am - Donald R. Moderhock, a 65-year-old Park Ridge resident, died after his car crashed into a tree on Friday night. The Park Ridge Police Department said the one-car crash ha...
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Bartlett man accused of threatening police with knifeJan 20, 2024 10:15 am - Bartlett police on Friday arrested a man they said was threatening officers with a knife. Bartlett resident Colin DeVitt, 22, was charged on three counts of aggravated as...
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League to host Feb. 13 program on school district consolidation studyJan 19, 2024 11:55 pm - Decreased government education funding, declining student populations, lagging achievement, growing expectations for academic offerings, costly accountability measures, a...
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35 West Chicago High students named Illinois State ScholarsJan 19, 2024 9:42 pm - West Chicago Community High School Principal William Dwyer recently announced that 35 students from the graduating class of 2024 have been designated as Illinois State Sc...
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Man charged with DUI in crash that killed pedestrianJan 19, 2024 8:09 pm - A man has been charged with aggravated DUI, accused of killing a pedestrian last May in West Chicago. Jesus Gonzalez, 33, of the 200 block of Easton Avenue in West Chicag...
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“Now, I have a yard:” Naperville women lauded for restoration efforts after 2021 tornadoJan 19, 2024 7:46 pm - Nearly 2 1/2 years after a tornado ripped through her neighborhood, Katie Long Piper has her yard back. The trees in the Naperville woman’s backyard may be gone, but she ...
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Midwest Young Artists Conservatory jazz students named YoungArts winners in national competitionJan 19, 2024 7:45 pm - The Midwest Young Artists Conservatory is proud to be one of the musical homes of YoungArts Jazz Winners, Robert (Duke) Baur and Miriam Goroff-Behel. They are both high...