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‘I’m beyond excited’: New U-46 middle school in Bartlett ready to welcome studentsJul 30, 2025 8:14 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the new Hawk Hollow Middle School in Bartlett. Hawk Hollow was formerly an elementary school but was transformed into a middle school to serve the southeast corner of the large district.
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Trump’s newborn savings accounts a ‘back door for privatizing Social Security,’ Bessent says
Jul 30, 2025 7:41 pm - The newborn savings accounts created as part of President Donald Trump’s massive new tax and immigration law are a “back door for privatizing Social Security,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.
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Trump administration halts, then releases, NIH research funding
Jul 30, 2025 7:36 pm - The Trump administration on Tuesday temporarily halted all funding for science research issued by the National Institutes of Health before releasing the funds later in the day, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post and more than a half-dozen federal officials familiar with the matter.
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Arlington Park 40 years ago: Racetrack’s regulars recall devastating blazeJul 30, 2025 7:24 pm - Former Arlington Park employees and fans recall the raging fire 40 years ago that burned down the iconic racetrack’s grandstand and is regarded as the biggest blaze in suburban history.
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US sanctions Brazil’s Supreme Court justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro
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Toddler dead, 13 injured after car crashes into Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego
Jul 30, 2025 6:28 pm - A 2-year-old was killed and several other people were injured injured Wednesday afternoon when a car drove into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 U.S. Route 34 in Oswego.
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Bloomingdale teen charged with fleeing police in stolen HyundaiJul 30, 2025 5:22 pm - A 14 year-old from Bloomingdale is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car Tuesday night.
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Search to continue Thursday for missing kayaker on Fox RiverJul 30, 2025 5:08 pm - A search for a missing kayaker on the Fox River in St. Charles will resume Thursday, and is now a recovery effort looking for a body, not a rescue mission, authorities said Wednesday.
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How Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren agreed on a sweeping housing package
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Route 68 shut down in Barrington Hills due to road hazard, police sayJul 30, 2025 4:28 pm - A section of Route 68 in Barrington Hills that had to be closed to traffic Wednesday afternoon because of oil on the roadway is expected to remain off limits through Thursday morning, police said.