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Mundelein budget includes cash for road repairs, LED streetlightsApr 16, 2025 1:39 pm - Mundelein’s newly approved $77 million annual budget includes cash for street repairs and the installation of more LED streetlights, among other projects.
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Marmion Abbey selling part of site to housing developerApr 16, 2025 1:09 pm - Marmion Abbey wants to sell part of its campus in Aurora to a residential home builder.
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‘Watch your step’: Gurnee asks public to help solve mystery of disappearing manhole coversApr 16, 2025 12:45 pm - Gurnee police are asking for the public's help in solving a heavy-duty mystery involving disappearing manhole covers.
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Round Lake Beach police chief to retireApr 16, 2025 12:24 pm - Round Lake Beach Police Chief Wayne Wilde will be retiring from his post effective April 17, according to an announcement released Wednesday.
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St. Charles District 303 to move ACCESS students again, despite pleas from parents
Apr 16, 2025 12:23 pm - Parents of ACCESS program students in St. Charles this week demanded culpability from St. Charles School District 303 school board members for the decisions that led to yet another relocation of vulnerable students this fall.
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Barrington grad, retired Marine helps veterans with higher educationApr 16, 2025 11:15 am - Ryan Pavel, a Barrington High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran, is providing veterans a path to academic success. Pavel is CEO of the Warrior-Scholar Project, which provides such programs as academic boot camps to prepare veterans for the challenges of higher education.
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Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
Apr 16, 2025 10:33 am - The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.
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Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulations
Apr 16, 2025 9:38 am - A bill in Springfield, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, a Gurnee Democrat, would regulate the mink industry at the state level, creating mink farm licensing and requirements. But proponents and opponents have vastly different opinions on what it really aims to do.
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Fit for a suburban king: Oak Brook ‘castle’ house is on the marketApr 16, 2025 8:59 am - If you’re looking to buy a home and have nearly $5 million to spend, you may want consider a castle-like structure in Oak Brook.
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A music lover’s feast: Virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman promises audiences a magnificent concert in ChicagoApr 16, 2025 8:12 am - Acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman, whose career spans more than 60 years and includes countless honors, performs with pianist Rohan De Silva Monday, April 21, at the Chicago Theatre.