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Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’May 26, 2024 3:15 pm - “Nothing But Victory,” a new outdoor exhibit installed on the Cantigny campus for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, depicts how Allied troops encountered one obstacle after another.
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Budget negotiations will extend into next week as House leaves Springfield
May 26, 2024 12:32 pm - Democrats in the General Assembly will go at least three more days past their self-imposed adjournment deadline after failing to pass a budget bill Saturday, although the...
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Two injured in ‘gang-related’ shooting in Prospect HeightsMay 26, 2024 11:55 am - Two people suffered gunshot wounds in what police are calling a gang-related shooting late Saturday in Prospect Heights.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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Artist behind 2023’s Warhol-inspired portraits paints mural at Hanover Park Sports ComplexMay 26, 2024 8:40 am - Physical upgrades to the Hanover Park Sports Complex now are accompanied by an aesthetic one in the form of Glen Ellyn artist Geoffrey Bevington’s mural, “The Joy of Play,” on the previously stark south side of the field house.
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Chip factories are unions’ next target in test for Biden
May 26, 2024 6:00 am - First it was electric vehicles. Now it’s semiconductors. Unions are once again testing whether President Joe Biden can deliver on his promise of a manufacturing boom that boosts organized labor.
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Summer advocacy season begins as legislative session endsMay 26, 2024 5:51 am - The last few weeks of Illinois’ legislative session are always frenetic as politicians and stakeholders advocate to pass and block legislation, and have their priorities included in the budget.
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The Biz Week That Was: Tiny brews, outdoor theater daily showings and new outlet stores among highlightsMay 26, 2024 5:46 am - McHenry Outdoor Theater begins daily showings, kicks off getaway contest Starting May 24, the McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor switches from being open weekends o...
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Good News Sunday: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 25, 2024 9:37 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a woman traveling cross-country to honor a veteran she’s never met, a fire department welcoming a new comfort dog, and Girl Scouts pitching in to restore a butterfly garden.
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‘The worst event of my life’: Families, first responders gather on 45th anniversary of American Airlines Flight 191 disasterMay 25, 2024 6:53 pm - Family members, first responders and others with an emotional connection to the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 gathered at a memorial in Des Plaines Saturday to mark the 45th anniversary of the tragic loss of 273 lives.