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NASCAR is fast — downtown Chicago won’t be. Here’s the lowdown on street closuresJun 19, 2024 5:59 pm - NASCAR’s fun, but street closures in downtown Chicago aren’t. Here’s what to expect before the July event.
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‘You can’t do this on your own’: Cook Co. sheriff’s program helps recovering addicts maintain sobrietyJun 19, 2024 5:52 pm - Four decades into his recovery, self-described former street hustler and ex-convict Benny Lee still attends weekly meetings that help him maintain sobriety. “I’ve sat where you sit,” he told more than 40 people at Ready 4 Recovery, a Cook County sheriff’s department program for individuals who’ve completed drug and/or alcohol treatment and need ongoing support.
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The 17-year cicadas will die out soon. Here’s what to do after they’re gone
Jun 19, 2024 5:00 pm - Soon, the Chicago area will stop buzzing with the noise heard only every 17 years. So what do you do with dead cicadas and exoskeletons?
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Hundreds turn out to protest controversial development near Sugar GroveJun 19, 2024 3:46 pm - Several hundred people made it clear Tuesday that they do not want Sugar Grove offering property tax incentives to help pay for transforming 861 acres of farmland into warehouses, offices, stores and housing.
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Naperville council questions NCTV17 funding requestJun 19, 2024 3:44 pm - Naperville City Council members want more information before they decide on additional funding for NCTV17.
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New finance director in Des PlainesJun 19, 2024 2:17 pm - Agnes Podbial has been named Des Plaines’ new finance director.
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Maine Township to hold media literacy workshop June 26Jun 19, 2024 2:16 pm - You can learn media literacy skills at an upcoming workshop in Park Ridge.
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Former Deer Park trustee could rejoin boardJun 19, 2024 2:16 pm - A former Deer Park trustee could be appointed to the village board Thursday night.
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Wheeling bath and sauna business looking to double footprintJun 19, 2024 2:16 pm - A Wheeling business that sells steam baths and saunas wants to more than double its warehouse space.
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Kane County deputy seriously injured in two-vehicle crashJun 19, 2024 1:45 pm - A Kane County sheriff’s deputy was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Aurora.