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District 204 implementing changes in effort to encourage student attendance
Aug 17, 2026 1:42 pm - To encourage student attendance, Indian Prairie School District 204 is working on some revisions to how student absences are logged and how the district communicates with families about their children’s attendance going forward.
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Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park
Aug 17, 2026 1:38 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the h...
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Man accused of using AI to create child sexual abuse materialsAug 17, 2026 12:02 pm - A Kane County man is facing accusations he used artificial intelligence to produce child sexual abuse materials, including altering images of real children.
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Palatine police still searching for suspect in 2023 killingAug 17, 2026 11:41 am - On the third anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, Palatine police Monday renewed calls for public assistance in locating a suspect in the slaying.
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Addison man pleads guilty to having child sexual abuse materials, traveling to meet minorAug 17, 2026 11:07 am - An Addison man who was arrested after private citizens began investigating him has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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Cook County forest preserves will remain open as Teamsters launch strike, officials sayAug 17, 2026 10:55 am - Cook County forest preserve officials said Monday that its properties and facilities will remain open in the event of a threatened strike by about 200 workers who maintain its sites and equipment.
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Just 16 years old, teen organizes Ragtime Festival at Fox River Trolley Museum
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Suburban students return to new facilities and campus upgrades this fallAug 17, 2026 6:52 am - As students across the suburbs return to classrooms this month, they will be greeted with new facilities, additions and campus improvements in several school districts where summer construction projects have wrapped up and new ones are beginning.
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Transit diversions? No hearings? Tri-State hate? Tollway answers questions as rate hike loomsAug 17, 2026 6:52 am - The Illinois tollway could vote on a major rate hike with biennial increases baked in this week. Here’s some answers to customer concerns.
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Pediatricians push back against Trump's plan to revamp kids’ vaccinesAug 17, 2026 6:51 am - Local experts offer advice for parents amid a White House push to tear up immunization schedules, split up MMR vaccine.