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Taco restaurant to open in Wheaton, from the family behind a toda madreApr 23, 2024 1:22 pm - The Bien Trucha restaurant group is developing an entirely new concept in downtown Wheaton. “This is going to be our first fast-casual restaurant,” Julio Cano said. “We've been planning this since before COVID.”
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‘A transformative force’: Lurie Children’s Hospital breaks ground on outpatient center in SchaumburgApr 23, 2024 1:03 pm - Six months after receiving approval, Lurie Children’s Hospital broke ground Tuesday on a new 75,000-square-foot outpatient center expected to open in Schaumburg in August...
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McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally drops re-election bid, will step down as top prosecutor
Apr 23, 2024 1:02 pm - McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Tuesday that, “after nonstop agonizing,” he has chosen not to seek re-election in November. It would have been his ...
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No one hurt in fire at Wheeling apartment buildingApr 23, 2024 12:31 pm - No one was hurt in a fire at a Wheeling apartment building Monday afternoon, authorities said. The blaze was reported about 2:15 p.m. on the fifth floor of a five-story b...
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Controversial Downers Grove library trustee removed from board
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Justice Department settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7 millionApr 23, 2024 12:16 pm - The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has agreed to pay nearly $139 million to victims of former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, settling legal claims brou...
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Biden marks Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants
Apr 23, 2024 12:15 pm - TRIANGLE, Virginia — President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low...
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Theater spotlight: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages first world premiereApr 23, 2024 11:51 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages its first world premiere and “Death Becomes Her” begins its pre-Broadway run this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes first federally recognized tribe in Illinois
Apr 23, 2024 10:54 am - Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribal nation in the sta...
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Man pepper-sprayed, beaten in Park Ridge robberyApr 23, 2024 10:17 am - Park Ridge police are seeking two men who robbed, pepper-sprayed and beat a person at knifepoint early Tuesday morning in an underground parking garage. Police said the r...