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East Maine District 63 budget up for hearing, voteAug 30, 2024 10:58 am - The East Maine District 63 school board will hold a public hearing about the proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year Thursday night.
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‘This is real’: Arlington Heights event promotes OD awareness without stigmaAug 30, 2024 10:56 am - Family pictures will be on display at Arlington Heights’ North School Park Friday during a commemoration of International Overdose Awareness Day. But these aren’t just any photos of friends and relatives, they have a deadly serious purpose.
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Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin reopens 5 months after safety violations force shutdown
Aug 30, 2024 10:32 am - Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin has reopened after being closed since March because of multiple Illinois Department of Labor and village code violations.
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Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions
Aug 30, 2024 9:49 am - Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election a...
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Telegram’s Pavel Durov built a haven for free speech — and child predators
Aug 30, 2024 9:36 am - When Telegram CEO Pavel Durov sat down in his Dubai offices with Tucker Carlson in April, he drove home a high-minded message: “Humanity” needs a neutral messaging app li...
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‘A really special opportunity’: Kane County wildlife rehab groups seek volunteersAug 30, 2024 4:00 am - Places like Anderson Humane Wildlife Center in South Elgin, or rehabber Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education (KARE) for Wildlife in St. Charles can go only as far as volunteer help and donated supplies can take them.
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Barrington man gets 8 years for soliciting child sex abuse materialsAug 30, 2024 12:23 am - A Barrington man on Thursday pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced to eight years in prison, officials said.Anthony Demonte, 50, was arrested in June 2023 after an investigation conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
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Buffalo Grove Days kicks off with food and ridesAug 29, 2024 9:40 pm - The ribbon was cut to officially open the new band shell at the first night of the Buffalo Grove Days Thursday at Mike Rylko Community Park, 1000 N. Buffalo Grove Road, B...
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Mayoral candidates already making their pitch in Gurnee, Vernon HillsAug 29, 2024 8:19 pm - National politics may be the spotlight, but candidates for a pair of Lake County mayoral posts already are launching campaigns for April’s local elections.
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‘It’s an investment’: Why Kane County will provide housing for former inmatesAug 29, 2024 7:35 pm - The Kane County sheriff plans to offer transitional housing to help recently released inmates adjust to life on the outside. “It has been our biggest hurdle in ensuring successful re-entry in Kane County,” Sheriff Ron Hain says.